This is why I'm in France

The update is that I'm at extended space camp in France. The important part is this:

I made a 3 mushroom soup tonight*.
it was really good
it had leeks, carrots and shallots to make up a vegetable stock.

Then i sauteed 3 types of mushroom:

Crimini Mushrooms (delicious and familiar):


Chanterelles Mushrooms (succulent and exotic):


Trumpets of Death (dark, mysterious, expensive, fragrant, rich, evil):


I failed to take a picture of the soup but it was delicious.

*This was a few weeks ago back in early December. But it captures the spirit of my enthusiasm.