Making The Daily Bread
Onion skins! In bread?? I’ve been constantly amazed at what I can add to the mix when I’m baking bread, that makes a delicious loaf and cuts down on waste. Win-win. My experimental Frankenstein Loaf is constantly evolving… My bread-maker is the second I’ve owned. The first died from overuse and I’m sure the second will go the…
Our Version of Mindfulness
It’s funny, I’ve been trying to come up with a post about budgeting, being frugal, making do with what you have and indeed, having less, but I’ve been having a hard time coming up with the right angle. It’s getting late, so I bring the computer to bed, because I have to get something started. I…
How slowing down a bit from time to time helps us all.
A new (old) bike and an idea about making riding normal. Let me explain… I used to be a strictly go fast, in bunches, wearing lycra, kind of cyclist. I’m a member of our local cycle club committee, I race (and sometimes do well) and take part in events, both fun and a little more…
Foraging on the expressway
This post carries on from where I left off in “Foraging on my driveway (and the beach)” and details final steps in making a Native Salt and Pepper Mix from scratch. Where we left things was that I had made Kawakawa and Nasturtium powder from leaves I’d foraged on my property. It was a fairly…