It's a yeast bread sort of day

[dragonbythesea]

Yesterday was acceptable until it suddenly wasn't, right at the end, uggggh. I ended up breaking my music-practice streak of 51 (or was it 52?) days, and although realistically it's not the biggest deal in the world, it feels symbolically significant.

Today, though, I'm making (or at least attempting) yeast bread for the first time in a long time, maybe since before the sourdough baking craze of COVID times; I recall rather tetchily not baking any bread then, as I didn't have the funds to go ordering things willy nilly, and all my attempts to create a sourdough starter from scratch in this living space have turned out badly.

Among the okay bits of yesterday was an unplanned seasonal item spree at the craft store, since I had an order to pick up and fall and Halloween stuff was on sale. I forgot how reckless it is to go into a Michaels at this time of year, and as a result the concentration of cauldrons and pumpkin-themed baking items in my vicinity has notably increased.

Still need to work on Many Things for the day, but it seemed like a good idea to indulge my urge to use words where other people can see them.

Comments

[liveonearth]

How did the bread turn out?

[dragonbythesea]

Gasp! I have no idea how I managed to miss this comment, your unexpected subscription to my journal, and the granting of access to yours. Some events, when I discover them, feel like they must have happened in an alternate universe that I've just reentered. ;)

I went back and checked my notes about this bread, and they say "still as flat as usual but much softer crust and springy crumb," and I kept on baking bread afterward, so it must have turned out at least not discouragingly, hahaha. Thanks for asking, and for all the rest, too!

[liveonearth]

Ha. No worries. It's a casual sort of thing, just looking for real live thinking humans out there in the internetiverse. I just looked at my reading page and you weren't there, or you were buried under the copious posts of someone else. I might remove her from my reading page just so I can see anybody else who has something to say.

What kind of day is it today?

[dragonbythesea]

I'm following someone who writes super long posts (not someone who follows back, just someone out there on the internet) and ended up creating a filter without that person's posts so I can actually see everyone else's, haha.

Today is a laundry and prepping for other days sort of day, so far. I'm hoping to make it more of a crafts and cleaning day in a bit! How about your day? 😁

[liveonearth]

Similar! Laundry mostly done. Sewing/repairing old clothing has been long procrastinated but might actually happen. A walk around the park. A chill day, I'm loving it.

[dragonbythesea]

Oh, man, there's so much in the mending pile here. The craft room needs work before it's functional again, and the cats and co do make having a dedicated craft space more of a necessity than a luxury, if I want to really get things done.

Chill days are good days, though.