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fifty walks, walk nine
I will admit that the Kid seems more eager that I complete this fifty walks challenge than I do these days. I am still pushing forward of course, but she’s been the one to nudge me out the door for the last couple adventures. The Route On Wednesday she suggested we walk to the bakery.…
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book reviews: from a heat wave
There is never a bad excuse to read, but hunkered in the cool basement to avoid the hot weather nursing a cold Coke and speed running some fanciful fiction is better than many. I won’t tell you that there is either rhyme or reason to my recent picks besides that I’m on a bit of…
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Sourdough Science Saturday
My starter is a little over two and a half years old and as I alluded to in my previous post I’ve baked about two hundred and fifty-ish loaves of bread with it, pre- and during pandemic. You would almost think I would understand it better. About an hour ago I pulled my Thanksgiving loaf…
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A Reprieve by Rain
It was raining this morning when I woke up, the light, almost inaudible patter of drops hitting the windows and roof, creeping into my zone of awareness as I lay in bed contemplating starting my day. The rain is oh-so welcome this morning, in the wake of a week-long heat wave that baked the city…