“There are several variations on the methods used to make sourdoughs, most American versions being made in three stages….From making the starter to baking the bread takes about five days. I find the whole process rather unrewarding….” ~ Elizabeth David I found this quote in a charming old volume entitled English Bread and Yeast Cookery1. […]
Is Sourdough Really Worthwhile, or is it “Unrewarding”? Read More »
“Bread, the best smell on earth,” says Mr. Brown in National Velvet1, and I think I would have to agree with him. (Well, except that chocolate smells pretty good too – how about chocolate bread!) There is something tantalizing and so homey and comfortable about the smell of hot, leavened bread. Do you know that
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My feeding regimen for my geese has been evolving since the first two arrived as day-olds in the mail almost six years ago, and I’m still learning and experimenting! Probably the most important thing I have learned about feeding geese is that adjustments are necessary for different stages and seasons. It’s not weird that I’m
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All scripture references taken from the New King James Version. Greetings, fellow Anxious Ones. I don’t know about you, but I constantly need reminders to trust God. As I was staring at the draft of this post yesterday morning, I needed to talk to God about the turmoil in my heart yet again. And I
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These two posts have been lingering in my computer files for some time, waiting for me to actually get a blog started. I hadn’t fully decided when to use them, but current events made up my mind for me. As you face this pandemic and the response to it — the like of which even
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Two little yellow creatures. I saw them for the first time when I arrived at the post office that Wednesday morning. The Post Mistress pulled back the lid of their little cardboard box so I could see that they had traveled well. My sister drove home so I could cradle the box on my lap
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I’ve been thinking about starting a blog for a while (which should be read as “contemplating, planning, and procrastinating for a few years”). Finally, I decided that the time had come to quit worrying about not being properly prepared and just begin. Why a Blog? I long to write and to share that writing with
