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| Wlad at the entrance to their house. |
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| Sophie's array of preserved mushrooms, fruits, and vegetables |
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| Antique painted chest |
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| Bryant's perfectly sealed pirogi |
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| Sophie, Martha and Wlad with some wild mushrooms (we ate some like these for lunch!) |
Wlad, our guide, and his wife Sophie have a little house way up in the mountain woods near our hotel. They grow or gather most of their fruits and vegetables, and shared their bounty and their home and neighbors with us Saturday. What a wonderful experience! Wlad is a collector of traditional things and their home is like a museum. They have two children, a son and daughter. Their son helps Wlad with his travel business.
We made pierogies, tasted hearty homemade bread baked over coals in their wood-fired tile stove, sampled a variety of berry-based liqueurs and jams, hiked in their fields and forest for berries and mushrooms, and met their neighbors. Polish hospitality knows no bounds! Bryant was in heaven as Wlad made sure to include many of B's childhood favorite foods.
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