BESTIE in town.  Awesome opportunity to try never-before activities.  Life share, show some host creativity, LIVE a GREAT STORY.  Pearl Street?  Been there, done that.  Hike?  Wrong time of year.

Chocolate tour & cheesemaking – bang on.  My truth.  Really thought I purchased ‘cheese & wine pairing’ tickets.  Creamery walk, bunch of local cheeses, professionally-paired wine selection.

Creamery, check ✅   Haystack Mountain in Longmont.

Local cheeses, check ✅✅  Board on the wall highlighted fresh offerings.  Long table guest prepared, each spot white plate-garnished, wine glass at 1 o’clock.  FAAANNNTASTIC, my kinda afternoon.

Took turns introducing ourselves, home location – AND our favourite cheese.  (Mine: Goat cheese – reality, mostly purchase cheddar.)  Very couple centric activity.  Glad to have a plus +1 today.

World TILT.

How many of you have ever made cheese before?  ALL hands go up.  Discussion start.  Number of classes attended, types of cheeses produced.  Reliable enzymes, most useful equipment.

College freshman all over.  Second semester calculus – first college class, 7:30am, right outta high school.  Must’va been an amazing multiple-GUESS day on that placement exam.  L-O-S-T.

Hundred years later, same freshman.  What would I do different today?  [We all have those thoughts.]  Laugh, talk more – but essentially, same ‘deer in headlight’ moment.  Just more coping tools.  LOL>

Mesophilic starter culture.  Penicillium candidum.  Rennet.  Bloomy rind stabilization?

NIGHTMARE.  Truth – I store pots in MY oven.  Notta chef, can’t even fake it.

Another truth: single bottle of white for 12 people?  Sober Saturday.

Upbeat helpful fromager (master instructor), eager excited learners & two self-made take-home cheeses end-of-the-day.  Not for eating of course – well, not now.  THREE weeks of flipping, draining, wrapping, re-wrapping, in/outta fridge, twice a day attention.

Crazy interesting/whatta science but ONE ‘n DONE folks (never-ever-again add: ‘2016 pottery wheel‘ list).  $5 slice in the supermarket never looked so good.

‘That time I made cheese.’

Sunday BREAKFAST at Lucile’s.  BEIGNETS!  Plate of heaven, powdered in sugar.

Same time next year, friend?  Gonna build a rocket ship.  Can’t be that hard 😊