The heartwarming aroma of yeast, milk and honey is already beginning to perfume my kitchen as I sit waiting for the yeast to bloom for breadmaking, and I find myself wondering why it has taken forced frugality (frugalism?) to motivate me to do something I love doing anyway. Bacondiva and I had a payless payday this week. I'm facing several bill due ( Read more... )

Just want to jot this somewhere I'll remember it, and if I have any sense at all, maybe remember to act on it. Very simple little piece of advice, really. I gleaned it from a radio ad.

"Build on your strengths. Strengthen your weaknesses."

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  Went to see my doctor yesterday. We won't talk about how long it's been. I actually enjoyed catching up with him. That is a rare reaction for me. I normally can't stand seeing a doctor for any reason, but this is my old doctor from my Hamtramck years. Both of us made our break from that shabby lady of a city about the same time.
  
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  As for the reason ( Read more... )

This is what I do on Mondays while the boss is at Rotary. I'd love nothing better than a Monday that's too busy to  play on the shop computer.

Ah, Nature

As the snow started receding in my courtyard it uncovered a bit of Mother Nature's own handiwork. For several days I had a huge chunk of ice sticking out of the snow shaped just like the head of ( Read more... )