Last night was fun. We jumped out of bed, wrapped up warm, and went Geminid spotting. The sky was littered with so many stars! It…
Month: December 2012
No baking to report today. Bill is fermenting nicely and is developing an attractive aroma, slightly tangy at this stage. Six couche cloths have arrived…
Bill was going like the clappers this morning when I looked in on him. I divided… discarding half, and gave the first cold water feed.…
Today is my boy’s birthday. When he was a lad yesterday would have been that day that we went to fetch the tree. After trimming…
Bill, 48 hrs: working! and fed. I missed the initial signs of fermentation, of the first odd few bubbles. I removed Bill’s lid this morning…
Sundays often see us having a Brunch and a high-ish tea, skipping a traditional Sunday main meal in favour of things that we like better……
Staffordshire oatcakes have been an unappetising mystery to me. Having seen them from a distance, they looked pale and flaccid and very … plain. I…