The Cheese Lady. Week of September 24

Greetings.

Truth is, I’m feeling just slightly overwhelmed. Busy and blessed.

The weeks just keep flying by. The days are short and the hours just dissolve. The Cheese Lady, in her constant attempt to get her life in order, has at least a half a dozen irons in the fire. SIMPLIFY. Why is it that the less complicated you try to make your existence, the more it seems to pile up? Are you one of those people whose “to do” list is always undoable? I’ve been trying but making very slow progress, it seems.

The Cheese Lady has a cutting kitchen at home . . . almost. Last week I sent you a picture of the construction. Insulation, drywall and kitchen fiberglass board have been installed. And I worked with the guy that did it. The ceiling has been painted 4 times. The floor is primed. The 3 compartment sink is on the road. And has been since the beginning of last week. When that arrives the plumber will be recalled and hopefully I can be worked into his schedule. But, as you know, when you displace one room of storage you create a whole new challenge. . . . enter the garage rearrange.

The Cheese Lady has a website in the works. www.thecheeselady.net Any ideas?

In this world of turmoil, believe me I am not complaining in any real sense. I am truly, truly blessed.

Today at the market it was BEAUTIFUL. I love this weather!

I left market at noon to go to a funeral. In case you didn’t know, Amado died. He and his wife, Raymonde (Frenchy) sell onions and potatoes at the market. He had been ill this year. As a newcomer to the market family, I did not know Amado well but always enjoyed teasing with him. I will miss him. I do not know if Frenchy will be coming back.

At the gravesite I stood next to two ladies speaking French. Frenchy’s sister was there from Paris, so I thought maybe these two ladies were also family. They were family of a sort. Both of them were war brides, as was Frenchy. They said that at one time there were a dozen or so French war brides here in Muskegon though many of them have died. The dozen women joined in friendship through common heritage and experience. Oh, the stories that could be told!

CHEESE.

This week try, if you haven’t, the French Pyrenees cheeses. Both the plain and with green peppercorns.

The Pyrénées cheese made from mountain milk has been produced in St. Girons in the Middle-Pyrénées for a long time. In the middle ages, almost every farmer in the Pyrénées produced their own mountain milk cheese. With their secret recipes, they wanted to get the favour of the lord/master, who paid for the best cheeses. During the centuries, a cheese skill developed that can be tasted today in this Pyrénées cheese.

PYRENEES CHEESE with PEPPERCORN: This delicious French cheese is made in the Pyrenees mountains in France. This cheese has the distinct combination of a mild, mountain cheese (similar to havarti) and spicy green peppercorns. This cow's milk cheese is semi-soft with a creamy, nutty flavor.

NOTICE

I am looking for people who are interested in

Some of the more perishable or unusual cheeses.

In the vein of a Cheese Club I would order 3-4 special cheeses once a month.

Knowing the cheeses were pre-sold, I could get those that I cannot sell easily at the market.

I have two people who have committed. With 4 more, we can start.

Kathleen

The Cheese Lady

thecheeselady@comcast.net or 231-744-8652