One of the components of dough is yeast, and yeast is a living being. It has been dormant but wakes to its potential when given food and water.Ā Food and water — along with a few other things — are what all living things on this planet need to survive…. Continue reading
Before I say anything about bread I want to say something about the image posted here.Ā This is my version of a selfie.Ā I take photos of my shadows and mess with them. This one particularly pleases me.Ā It’s called Self-portrait with yucca crown.Ā Ā It would make a great album cover… Continue reading
This.Ā THIS.Ā This is the bread Iāve been looking for. You might recall that Iāve been trying to make the perfect loaf of bread for some time.Ā I started out decades ago wanting to duplicate the San Francisco sourdough I had gorged on for so many years.Ā It was a… Continue reading
āŖ I’m So Glad (Skip James, ca 1931) YouTube What is it about joy that has such power to make me teary-eyed? How can I be grinning like a maniac as Iām hauling wood from the woodpile in a wind so cold it freezes my snot? I want to ask… Continue reading
Today isĀ one of those blustery winter days that remind me yeah, it’s still winter. Blast it. Which is what it’s doing out there — blasting frigid winter wind that shoots down the barrel of my valley and through the walls of my straw bale house. Making me vow, yet once… Continue reading
Update on Isabelle.Ā She doesn’t live with me anymore.Ā Aha — bet that comes as a surprise.Ā But there’s a story to it (of course there is) and when you know it I think you’ll agree that not only is Izzy a traveler but that it’s right that she’s now… Continue reading
To make it easier to read my posts on the Grand Canyon trek I’ve compiled them all on one page:Ā Grand Adventure. Adventure is worthwhile in itself ~Amelia Earhart
For me a true adventure must be an extraordinary experience that shakes my world off its axis. There has to be an element of risk that come from the potential for real danger associated with venturing into the unknown and even unknowable. There has to be challenge, both physical and… Continue reading
And so the day came and the adventure finally began Laura and I stayed at El Tovar, the huge 100+ year old resort hotel built by Fred Harvey on the south rim of the Grand Canyon. Originally built with 103 guest rooms and 21 bathrooms, now there are 70 some… Continue reading
So this afternoon I accidentally soaked my pack and everything in it.Ā Later I had problems with my cell phone and finally gave up in frustration (WHY does Apple have to make everything so complicated?Ā Please stop asking for my !@#$%! ID every time I want to do anything!).Ā Then… Continue reading