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Happy Easter

  *Personal disclaimer: we did not force our dog to bear the burden of the weight of these ears for any longer than was necessary to get this shot, 30 seconds tops 😉 J

weekend. sleep. what?

So it being Saturday and all, I though that I would sleep in a bit later than usual. That was not to be. Duncan decided to answer the call of the wild that came in at 4:40 telling him that nature’s pocket needed to be emptied, immediately. Since he can’t...

Didn’t fall off the face of the earth

And am not so smitten with our new little guy that I haven’t written.  Having troubles with my personal pc which has all of my camera software and access to the server for sharing pics and such.  I need to figure out what type of WIC my machine needs, order...

We set the date

We’re picking up our dog on Saturday morning at 10:00. I think that I am not meant to run the Holyoke Road Race.  Last year I was very sick.  This year I fell on the ice and was unable to train properly.  And now we got the appointment to pick...

Baking doggie treats

So yesterday we were going to run out to the mall to pick up a couple of things, but before we left I said “let me follow up with the lady from pug rescue real quick and see where we are in the process.”  Low and behold I called and...

Mmm… chocolate….

No, I’m not eating it (athough I kind of wish that I were- at least the end result).  I’m melting it down with some heavy cream and fresh-brewed espresso to make a mouth-watering ganache.  Into this ganache I’ll be dipping the tops of chocolate stout cupcakes for a birthday celebration...

Today’s agenda

I’ve got the dough fermenting for English muffins.  Next up is mixing the bigas and starters together for both whole wheat sandwich bread and St. Lucia buns and letting them ferment.  I’m hoping that I don’t run out of yeast, but it’s definitely a possibility so I may be running...