We are having a pleasant period of warmer than normal weather. I think we broke a record a couple of days. We got up to 75° and the norm is 47.
We had a scare with Max's 97 year old mother last Thursday and Friday and spent most of the day in the ER with her. They removed a drug (a beta-blocker) and her heart rate came back up to normal and she is back home and doing well. We will go with her to the doctor (8:15AM) Monday just to be sure. That means leaving here around 7 AM. Rush, rush!
I was all primed to do some outside work yesterday but ran into some normal first of the season issues......needed new spark plugs for tillers, one needed pull rope replaced (a shop job), trimmer needed a new primer bubble. I needed some WD-40 for my Martin house pole. So, we loaded up the tiller, made a list and headed out. It usually takes us a few days to get all the equipment going. We left the tiller but found all the other parts. I will go out later and try to get the big slasher tine tiller going. I need to till the west end of the garden and make a pass over the part I tilled earlier in the fall.
I find I am having to build up to do much working outside. I am still having lots of PMR issues, if that is what it is. I am not taking prednisone any longer. It certainly didn't help me this time like in the past. I hope warmer weather and some activity besides cooking and reading will help.
Speaking of cooking, I was out of bread but wanted a coarser, nuttier one for toasting and fell back on King Arthur's easy one bowl Oatmeal Toasting and Sandwich Bread. I noticed the bread was wetter than usual and realized I had used a cup too much milk....not quite a recipe double but went back and added almost double other ingredients. Made a huge loaf in a casserole dish. I think it was still a little light on flour but it makes wonderful crunchy toast.
I also added 1/2 cup of steel cut oats for a nutty taste.
If you have never made bread, this one is a good first recipe. You dump every thing in the mixer and go.
Have a wonderful Sunday and a great week. It will be cooler for us.
We had a scare with Max's 97 year old mother last Thursday and Friday and spent most of the day in the ER with her. They removed a drug (a beta-blocker) and her heart rate came back up to normal and she is back home and doing well. We will go with her to the doctor (8:15AM) Monday just to be sure. That means leaving here around 7 AM. Rush, rush!
I was all primed to do some outside work yesterday but ran into some normal first of the season issues......needed new spark plugs for tillers, one needed pull rope replaced (a shop job), trimmer needed a new primer bubble. I needed some WD-40 for my Martin house pole. So, we loaded up the tiller, made a list and headed out. It usually takes us a few days to get all the equipment going. We left the tiller but found all the other parts. I will go out later and try to get the big slasher tine tiller going. I need to till the west end of the garden and make a pass over the part I tilled earlier in the fall.
I find I am having to build up to do much working outside. I am still having lots of PMR issues, if that is what it is. I am not taking prednisone any longer. It certainly didn't help me this time like in the past. I hope warmer weather and some activity besides cooking and reading will help.
Speaking of cooking, I was out of bread but wanted a coarser, nuttier one for toasting and fell back on King Arthur's easy one bowl Oatmeal Toasting and Sandwich Bread. I noticed the bread was wetter than usual and realized I had used a cup too much milk....not quite a recipe double but went back and added almost double other ingredients. Made a huge loaf in a casserole dish. I think it was still a little light on flour but it makes wonderful crunchy toast.
I also added 1/2 cup of steel cut oats for a nutty taste.
If you have never made bread, this one is a good first recipe. You dump every thing in the mixer and go.
Have a wonderful Sunday and a great week. It will be cooler for us.
Seventy-five degrees, time spent in the ER and the rush of getting all implements ready for spring! A crazy, busy time.
ReplyDeleteEven though I always feel I stay "busy" during the winter months, I know I usually feel like I've got molasses in my veins when I first start working outside in the spring. There's just no way (unless one goes to a gym everyday -- boo!) we can use the same muscles in the winter as we do in the spring/summer/fall being active outside so much.
Your bread looks fantastic! Mmmmm, good!
I go to the workout center every-OTHER day, but a day spent in the garden just wears me right out! I think it's my age.
ReplyDeleteOur weather has started to cool off after a warm week. It's been too soon warm, not much can be done in the garden because of high winds, and too early to plant because of freezing nights and probably days, still in the offing.
Your bread looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteHope your MIL's dr. visit goes well tomorrow morning.
Have a great week ~ FlowerLady
Visit went well for her.
DeleteWorking on excess milk this morning.
Beautiful bread.
ReplyDeleteWe are bone dry here. It has been a long time since we've had a good rain.
We are here too. WE always get nervous about hay when the rains let up. This latest front doesn't look promising either.
DeleteUp past 60F on Saturday. 99% of all that Tuesday snow is gone! Rain this week, then snow later on. Sure has been a weird winter. Wish you might've posted a pic of that big bread sliced. Is the crust tender or chewy? I'll bet it smelled heavenly. I tried to get all my spring repairs done end of the year. I find I like to hit the ground running instead of all the start up stuff. Sometimes it works out, sometimes it doesn't. Sorry the PMR gets in your way, though. Don't overdo. (Although with such nice weather, who wouldn't? *heh*)
ReplyDeleteI am doing a close-up of the bread just for you Kris! Max can handle the crust easily and that is my best test. I would say tender.
DeleteOur warm weather is gone today.
Wow! That bread looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteWe like it a lot. Makes delicious toast.
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