Comments on: Mid-August Update: Sex, Roadkill, and Electronica

By: Mike Rock

Mike Rock — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 02:18:08 +0000

Hi Penny.. skinning a deer on the ground like that looks hard.. my dad and uncle and their friends always hung theirs up first to skin and butcher, but they field dressed on the ground initially to get the organs and offal out. Nothings more “organic” than wild game that led a free and happy life.. love your blog I just discovered it..

By: jhereg

jhereg — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 11:11:53 +0000

generally i jus throw lamb’s quarters into a salad or cook them in butter. either way, pretty dang good…..

By: Andrew Jensen

Andrew Jensen — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 19:40:48 +0000

Well, it sounds to me like Pennsylvania is your home, and portland is your Home-for-now. You’ll head back to your home at some point, because that is where you are meant to live, but you have things you need to experience that you can only experience in portland. It’s kinda a quest, of sorts, like an oddessy. It’s not a place you can stay forever, but your time there will be important.

By: TrackHousingScout

TrackHousingScout — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 21:56:56 +0000

Sex?! Where?! I see no sex. I was duped again. I’ll have to wait for the release of “Scout’s On Her II: Scout explores Beaverton”

By: cole

cole — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 01:10:17 +0000

that was very pleasant. it put a smile on my face. i will see you someday in pennsylvania.

By: ssgovoni

ssgovoni — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 00:16:52 +0000

Well, you have to make it back to the east coast SOMETIME. We want a rewild camp on this coast, too! Um, please?

By: fenriswolfr

fenriswolfr — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 19:22:08 +0000

in reference to hawk circle/learning with friends.
just remember, “anything free is worth saving up for”

I gotta say I can relate to your social phobia, honesty, and selective mutism (and usually it’s not that I can’t, just I don’t care to/have nothing to say or don’t want to say anything..). I find it funny because people will try to make social phobias, xenophobia, etc. into a disease or disorder… like being lactose intolerant… when really I characterize it as more natural, and then get ridiculed and made to think you have a disorder or something is wrong….

By: impeachportland

impeachportland — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 21:54:59 +0000

Portland is glad to have you Penny. We should talk about your dreams. I have re-occurring dreams about black and purple storms…

By: Penny Scout

Penny Scout — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 15:24:49 +0000

Sweet Earth Lover- Thanks! We’re thinking of holding a rewild camp each season. Perhaps you’ll be able to make it in the fall.

miss bo batie- Well, I recently sampled some cooked lambsquarters mixed with feta cheese. They were excellent. Perhaps you might try them in place of spinach in spanokopita or a veggie lasagna. I’m also impressed with their ability to keep. I recently forgot some in the fridge for over a week and they were no more wilty than the day I put them in.

By: Sweet Earth Lover

Sweet Earth Lover — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 06:06:08 +0000

Oh, beautiful imagery in the writing of this! And the bug photo.

Thank you all for caring for the road kill deer; it feels much better that her life was not completely wasted. (ummm…backstrap…)

I am inexplicably pleased that you are leaning towards staying on in the Portland area…now where exactly is that land for $9,500? No, JK. I’ve enjoyed your blog and hope to enter the world of “rewilding” at some point. If you offer a class in something related, I hope to attend (was wage-slaving during rewild camp).

West Coast hugs,
Sweet Earth Lover