maker: saturday

too many books too little time: but I love the library

my americana quilt

sewing my quilt

bread making day

making sure the yeast will work

bread: mission accomplished


Today I decided to make and bake bread because I ran out
and I didn't want to run out to the grocery store to replenish this item
I know how to make bread thanks to my former mother-in-law
who taught me this skill a very long time ago
I wanted to save money because of what is going on in the world
and US and I also thought, "hey that would be two less loaves
off the grocery shelf that possibly someone else can use".
So, it was a win-win situation for me and someone else

It wasn't difficult making this bread there are lots of recipes out
there and youtube.
I only used the following ingredients:
7 cups of bread flour. two yeast packets. 2 1/4 cups of water
3 tablespoons of olive oil. 1/4 teaspoon of vinegar. 1 tablespoon of salt. 3 tablespoons of sugar

I decided to use olive oil because I thought it was healthier than butter and because of the
milk shortage and the expense of butter-I thought let me substitute the ingredients
plus it maybe more flavorful

I decided to add the quilt even though I completed this project about three years ago-it seems like
it was yesterday--I am very proud of this quilt because it was my second quilt and
the first one created with a sewing machine--the first one was a sampler created
completely by hand---Someone in American Fork, Utah quilted this for me
and there are other reasons why I'm very proud of this quilt--plus it came out great
I love using it--even when I go to the park---it is very useful--and the time I put into
it was worth it

I love reading----and I have a little personal library---but I love the public library--the photo above was
before the shutdown

I'm listening to NPR and heard a man being interviewed--he and his wife are washing their
clothes in the tub--I thought that was interesting and funny because I was doing this
before all this shutdown business occurred

I don't have a washer or dryer, attempting to save money and the laundry mats don't have hot
water even though it is an option on the machine---I guess it costs the owner extra for
hot water----and sometimes the machines barely have water inside them--and the
clothes don't come out very clean, but the same when I put them in the wash
me and the tub do a better job
I was going to take a photo of this---in case it helps or inspires someone else out there
but I thought--well it may be TMI (too much information) and overkill

and sometimes using your imagination is better----like a good book above

Hope everyone is well----I pray for world peace

from rebeca