Monday

In 30 minutes, I am off to tutor Robin. And she had better be up and ready to work because she was the one who chose the time.

I have just taken a load of clothes down to the basement and sorted out the whites and put them in the machine. When I get back from Robin’s I will put them into the dryer and put on another load. Next, I will go for a walk and after that, put in the last load which will probably be the red sheets from the bed. They are red flannel and although the color has never run, I am very wary of red so they go in alone.

I made a cheese-and-onion loaf last night and although the bread is edible–in fact, rather nice–the loaf rose on the edges and sank in the middle! One of my cook books has little drawings of the weird things loaves can do and suggestions for what caused it and how to avoid it. I need to consult it . I had the recipe written out on a card–copied from one of my books–and when I came to make it, I noticed there was no oil. Now, when I do things in the evening, I am not always as concentrated as I should be, so I thought I had just left that ingredient out {especially as I often reorder the list so that they are in the order they will go into the bread pan} so rather than getting the book and finding the recipe and checking, I just added a tablespoon of olive oil. When I actually did check, there was no fat {except the cup of cheese} at all in the recipe. So, that addition may have been what caused the very odd looking top. The other thing was that I didn’t check that the water I started with was warm…

Tomorrow I am off to visit Dangnabbit the Dorm Goddess of OD fame and teach her the basics of knitting. We have met before but this is the first time I have driven to her workplace. I enjoy her company.

Until later…

Tutoring – teaching knitting. As I have said before, once a teacher, always a teacher. Great stuff!

SphinxMinx

April 11, 2005

All your adventures in bread making have inspired me to rummage around the cupboards and pull out my wheat free bread mix and make a batch yesterday. It’s very crumbly so I added an egg and some oatmeal and it’s not too bad but I think I need to add more oil as well. What does your bread book say about bread that crumbles when you cut it? Any suggestions?

Shi

Newsnut

I have red things that have been washed a million times but I’ll still never wash them with anything else. All I need is to make my husbands underwear pink…I’d never hear the end of it 🙂

gray tabby

you are always so busy! makes me feel like i’m lazy and accomplish little during the day. hope your walk is a wonderful one. i had things to do this morning during my walk time so didn’t get it in. i’ll walk twice as far tomorrow or take two walks to make up for this morning. take care,

Dangnabbit

I purchased a skein of yarn and some needles and a beginner’s how-to book. I’m ready!

Chalandra

I don’t care what bread looks like — I only care that I can eat it! You’re a busy lady, as always!

Redsirens

I am very careful with washing red things too. I want to meet an ODer !

All Cats Rule

the teacher is in you 🙂 And it sounds like you’ll have another good loaf of bread waiting!

momof2boys2

You are one busy woman. You are always starting something new. I guess that is what retirement is all about. Doing the things you love, when you want to. Enjoy!

greeneyes&sunflowers

*huggs* your bread always sounds divine.

RosieLyn

Bread machine bread does not tolerate too many additions or deletions when you make it. I haven’t made any in a few days so must get busy again. I want to teach my granddaughter to knit. She sounds keen but first you have to get her to sit down for a few minutes.

mid

all I have to say is dagnabbitt is a lucky gal….I would love to knit..can you come to california ???