A Difficult Oyster

Doing a little kitchen blogging tonight. Dinner was an impromptu affair nicely pulled together if I do say so myself. Good food and even better company quelled my brain that never lets up. I have a lot on my plate. Tonight included oysters, shrimp cocktail and rib eye steaks. Satisfying.

I've never before shucked an oyster. It used to be P's job. But since he left his tool behind, I took it on with a confidant attitude. If he could do it, how hard could it be? The things were treacherous and loaded with barnacles. I tackled the task looking for my pearl. It became a fight to the finish and a 30 minute struggle to open 6 oysters. They put up a good fight!

Clouds have blanketed my backyard view. It's really nice out tonight and has me thinking towards fall. Prematurely optimistic, yes, but something to look forward to. Finally. The long hard summer of 2007 is about to conclude.

I conquered the oyster.