The Cheese Lady. Week of August
29.
FYI
Cheese Lady hours
Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday at the Muskegon Farmers’ Market
Wednesday
noon to 5 at the Bayside Centre.
IND ME UNDER THE
YELLOW FLAG AT THE MARKET –
Another
holiday coming up?!! I’ve got to tell you that the pace of the
days and weeks is nothing less than astounding. Summer is gone. How
did you do on your summer “to do” list?
This
morning at my son, Todd’s house, in Holt, I stood on the front
porch and watched the neighborhood kids walk to the bus stop. The
first day of school. Exciting! It did remind me again that most of
life’s special times are really taken from everyday moments.
THE
STEP BACK
This quick system will help you to
appreciate your life, and all that is offers. Moments filled with
happiness and contentment will no longer be unappreciated and taken
for granted.
1. REALIZE YOU'RE IN THE MOMENT
The
first step is to realize that you are in the middle of something
good. It could be a beautiful day on your family vacation, or a
perfect afternoon with your children. You are the judge of what
moments you'd like to appreciate.
2. TAKE A STEP BACK
This
is the main part of the system. Once you realize you are experiencing
a moment you'd like to have last forever, stop yourself for a moment
and take a Step Back.
Take yourself away from the situation.
Take a short walk, a quick break, or simply close your eyes.
Once
you are removed from the situation, think about it as if it happened
in the past.
Picture how happy you were, the details of the
scene, and the others around you. Feel the emotions you felt, see and
hear the faces and sounds. Remember how much you enjoyed the time,
and how much you'd like to enjoy it again.
3. MAKE YOUR
REENTRY
Once you feel the happiness of the moment, think about
this; it's no longer in the past, it's right now! You just thought
about how great you felt in that past moment, and now you can live it
in the present.
You just appreciated the current moment by
looking back on the situation. Once you are in the middle of the
moment again, remember...
4. ENJOY YOURSELF
This
will be a moment that, like all others, will eventually pass. With
this in mind, really let it sink in. Take a look around, and realize
you are in the middle of something great.
Taking a Step Back
every now and then will help you appreciate life. No longer will you
be one who takes life for granted. You will make happy moments
happier, and you will also help to make them last forever.
by
Jason Gracia - Motivation123
But I’ve not
forgotten – cheese.
Actually I often “step
back” and just be at the market. Except on Saturday.
This week, Spanish cheese.
Manchego. Valdeo’n. Murcia al Vino.
This info is from the
cheesefromspain.com site. Great info.
I cannot improve upon it.
Do click though.
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10 - Manchego
(D.O.)
La
Mancha
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 Aged
cheese, semi-cured to cured, made exclusively with sheep´s
milk.
· Click
here to
see the full page of the Manchego Cheese.
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Valdeón
Posada de Valdeón,
Leon.
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The
European Commission has aproved the new Protected Geographic
Denomination Queso de Valdeón. It's a fatty,
pasty blue cheese, made with cow's milk or a mix of cow and
goat's milk. In can be found as a whole cheese or as a creamy
shake. It is produce in the Picos de Europa area, particularly in
the village of Posada de Valdeón (northeast of the Leon
province, just south of Asturias).
It's
a rich and creamy cheese, milder that other blues from the area,
with an excellent sweetness and tang and a nice earthiness at the
ending. It's usually presented wrapped in chestnut leaves. It is
a popular cheese, often used in salads or salad dressings.
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69 - De Murcia
al Vino
Murcia
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 Aged
cheese, from soft to semi-cured, made with pasteurized goats´
milk, and aged by applying external washes with wine.
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Enjoy.
And do stop and taste these if you have not done so.
See
you at the market.
Kathleen
thecheeselady@comcast.net
or 231-744-8652