practically my number one fav thing in provo

is clifford family farms.  their eggs are utterly delicious.  one year they were giving away free duck eggs.  i've never had such perfect baked goods as the ones i made with my *free* duck eggs.

sometimes i get lazy/cheap and buy eggs at the store.  forgive me.

when spring comes, though, i go "oh, yeah, eggs!"  and i always want spring greens and asparagus and artichokes with poached eggs  or hollandaise or hand made mayonnaise.  and i want the egg and the vegetables to be of equal quality and freshness.

so i repent of my factory eggs and head to clifford family farms.

the color of the shells, the freshness of the yolk, the flavor of the egg take this beautiful little package to a whole 'nother level of egginess.

sexy close-up.  wish you could see the green color better.

 i'm thinking of making eggs benedict this weekend.  or shirred eggs.

what's your favorite egg dish?

how to get eggs:  walk in to ante-room any time of day or night.  select eggs, duck eggs, greens, raspberries or berkshire pork.  leave your money in the little bank next to the fridge.

(another rad thing about provo is the backyard chicken ordinance.  me, i'm good with buying eggs from the farmers.  but glad folks can have their own chickens here if they want.)

Boy and Egg

by Naomi Shihab Nye

Every few minutes, he wants

to march the trail of flattened rye grass

back to the house of muttering

hens. He too could make

a bed in hay. Yesterday the egg so fresh

it felt hot in his hand and he pressed it

to his ear while the other children

laughed and ran with a ball, leaving him,

so little yet, too forgetful in games,

ready to cry if the ball brushed him,

riveted to the secret of birds

caught up inside his fist,

not ready to give it over

to the refrigerator

or the rest of the day.

legwear:  grey leggings

inspiration: the color of eggshells: seafoam, ivory, cream & the deep goldenrod of a fresh yolk

looking forward:  to seeing my mommy and daddy on sunday!