Randomness

Yesterday I baked my first loaf of yeast-rising bread. I always thought it was this huge deal; somehow more chemistry-like than it really is. It was incredibly easy and made even more simple with my mixer. It is just a plain ol’ loaf of white bread but it was very satsisfying to make. I am going to experiment more and try and make whole wheat bread, etc. To not have to buy bread would be flippin’ sweet! And to know that it is healthy and made with natural ingredients instead of added preservatives to make it shelf stable is a major bonus. There is too much junk in processed foods! I wanted to post pics but my bread was not exactly good looking enough to post pics of. I think it would be like D-rated food porn. Eeeewww. I might want to get a better digital camera so I can take nicer pics as well. I could reinstall Gimp on my pc to edit pics. Or learn Photoshop. As soon as I bake bread again I plan to post pics and directions.

Happy Birthday Lola!! We love you!!

My garden is depressing right now. I had taken pics a month ago but I lost them when my laptop had to be reconfigured. Between last month and the present my garden has gone to hell. It is like I live in the desert or something . I am pulling out my zucchini plants and starting from seed. I should hopefully get a good harvest from them in the fall. I am pulling out the chinese cabbage as well and possibly the lettuce as it is struggling. The cilantro is biting it hard. I just assumed cilantro would grow well here. Apparently I assume wrong . I am going to buy more sunflowers and see if that will help too. The basil is doing very well as are the green beans and various herbs.

I just started reading The 4-hour Work Week. So far it is an excellent read and I look forward to reviewing it here soon.