Those two serving packs of instant Idaho potatoes were on sale at Walmart today, along with instant Bisquick. They are both "just add water" and both were $1 a pack so I bought 6 of each, including our two favourite flavours of potatoes, for a total of 18 packages added to the pantry. I could have sworn I bought at least two more packages of a third flavour of potatoes but they must have gotten loose in the car somewhere. 8}

We harvested a little birch bark on a nature walk at a local conservation area this morning. We also got some on a trip to a friend's cottage earlier in the week, as well as a nice score of chaga. The chaga is drying in the backyard and the bark has been added to the fire kit storage bin.