It is hard to believe that it is already Friday again! Though I started a number of drafts this week, ideas churning away in my head, I only managed to post one. That is a bit off my blogging goal, but my full days are making fodder for posts to come.
1. As you can see from the above picture, B has busted out the elderberries that we carefully prepared last fall. The 2014 wine making has begun. He began 4 gallons of Elderberry Melomel and 3 gallons of Gooseberry/Rhubarb wine this week.
2. I have re-committed to bread making this week thanks to this wonderful
book. There is something so calming filling the house with the smells
of fresh baked bread. Speaking of bread, I also began a new sourdough starter. I did one a year ago, and though it turned out fine, I couldn't keep up with it. This new recipe, from the same book, is slightly different in its process and I must say, it is a very happy little starter only three days in! Let's see if I can keep this baby around...maybe even pass it down!
3. I am so excited to be going out with some dear friends this evening to see the Moth Story Slam, I just can't wait!
4. B always snow blows our parking area against a big old maple tree. Then the kids use it as a mini sledding hill all season. This year with plenty of snow and the deep cold, the hill has turned to mostly ice. Perfect for making an igloo! I would say that it is more than half done. Charles and a friend dug a tunnel through the side of it, so they will use those holes plugged by some colorful sledding disks to make skylights. It is a work in progress, based on its sheer girth, and another couple of months of winter to come I would say, much of this igloo will grace our yard well into April, and we will see remnants into May!
5. I had my first committee meeting for Charles fifth grade awards/graduation celebration yesterday. This morning I am sifting through the last six years of photos. Wow, they grow fast!
linking up with Nancy, won't you join in?
5. I had my first committee meeting for Charles fifth grade awards/graduation celebration yesterday. This morning I am sifting through the last six years of photos. Wow, they grow fast!
