Jennifer St. Clair's Blog, page 15

Challah!

The challah turned out well. 

Weekend

So here's what this weekend looks like:
--auction this morning a block away from my house. I am only interested in one thing. It's raining, and the auction is outdoors, so I won't be staying long. 
--baguettes this afternoon. 
--due to the weather, work on my inside list. I have this weekend and next weekend before the first Burlington, so concentrate on that. 
--six loaves of challah for order tomorrow. 
--write A Glint of Silver, laundry, bread for the week, lunches for...

Daily Bread

My daily bread--my breakfast bread, truly--is Oatmeal Nut Bread, the nut in the recipe anything from almonds to sunflower seeds to pecans to walnuts. I've been experimenting with the recipe a bit these past few months, adding whole wheat flour, changing it to sourdough, using maple syrup instead of molasses and honey, trying to get the recipe just right. 
I'll keep the whole wheat flour, but not use maple syrup again; I like the flavor of molasses in this bread so much better. And honey i...

Daffodils!

Walking

Tonight's walk was a bit rainy. 

Windstorm.

Yesterday, my greenhouse blew away. It didn't get very far; across two backyards (counting mine), across the street behind my house, and into the alley between two garages. Not far away, but dragging it back home was a workout in itself! 
I spent this morning setting it back up and anchoring it a bit better. Hopefully it won't be going anywhere now. It also now has a floor! :)

Crocuses!

My crocuses are blooming. It must be spring. :)

Oliver & Sherlock

Walking

Tonight I walked in twilight. :)

Auctions

eBay auctions will begin on the weekend. I really wanted to post some this week, but I keep running out of daylight for pictures, so I will post this weekend and maybe even schedule auctions to run during the week as well. It might be worthwhile to do that, since I have very little "extra" time during the week.