Yesterday while walking our pups, my husband and I stumbled upon an amazing mushroom. It looks as if a fairy has placed a lace skirt around it. Now we don't get a lot in the way of lace around here so if something remotely resembles lace I take note. I at first assumed it was a toadstool but further research shows that it's indeed edible. Unfortunately the way it reproduces is not by spreading spores via air like most mushrooms but by having the smell of carrion thus attracting flies, with the flies spreading the spores. The common names of this mushroom are bamboo fungus, bamboo stinkhorn or veiled lady. The latin name is Phallus indusiatus. I've uploaded a few photos to my webshots album, Dona B if you're interested in seeing my lacy mushroom. On the true lace front - this past weekend my husband and I completed a new roller lace pillow. It is based on Doris Southards design. My dad helped me make a couple of these about 15 years ago when my daughters were learning to make lace. I've since used them for many projects including my current one of yardage lace for a Christening gown. I decided that I'd like a slightly larger pillow for the next yardage as it is a bit wider so I increased the dimensions from Mrs. Southards original design. My husband made the platform and box for me and I was able to pick up the rest of the supplies while back in the States earlier this month. I'm please with the results and hope to get the next lace started soon. I'll also put a photo of my new pillow up on the webshots site if anyone is interested in seeing it. The directions are very clear and construction quite easy.
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