Bad weather has given us a couple of extra hours with my sister and her husband.  Originally, they had planned to leave at 7:00 a.m. for the trip home, but the weather in their neck of the woods is much worse than it is here.  They have ice and snow, and it’s bad enough that the local university has cancelled classes.  It’s  given us a much less rushed morning.  If they wait a bit to leave the roads might be in better shape.

Today is a cleaning and tidying day.  Scraps on a Mission meets here tomorrow, and right after that the realtor is coming.  We’ll be signing the contracts to sell our house.  It will be a momentous day.

Our bread baking class yesterday was very interesting.  The chef managed to organize things in such a way that we were able to make sour dough dinner rolls, pesto rolls, a focaccia with rosemary, cinnamon and raisins, and a basic white sandwich loaf.  We learned how to proof dry yeast, and shape rolls.  I learned that salt will kill yeast, so you add it to your dough later in the process.  I also learned that sticky dough sometimes needs more kneading, and sometimes needs more flour. You always try the kneading first.

I made a lot of bread and cinnamon rolls when I was in my  20s.  My doctor suggested that I stop baking because I was getting too many carbs.  I miss making my own bread.  We’ll have to see if we can use more restraint if we resume bread  baking

Meanwhile,  we hope our loved ones have a safe trip home, and a good week of Spring Vacation.  Is there a tribal dance to bring on Spring?  We sure could use it!