First bread success

For the first time, my breadmaking attempts were successful!

Bread before baking:Bread after baking:Look at that deliciously browned crust! And the loaves are so round and leavened (unlike my previous bread bricks). The secret was that the bread had to rise for 12 hours overnight; the apartment was too cold for the bread to rise any faster, even wrapped in insulating dish towels.

Consumer feedback indicated success and recommended further bread research.


This post's theme word: perendinate, "to put off until the day after tomorrow," or "to stay at a college for an extended time."

New apartment

It's okay. The search was long and tiring. It's bigger than the old place, and quieter. A bit cold. The oven is broken. The water pressure and heat leave things to be desired. And I seem to be allergic either to the dirt the former tenants left behind, or the cleaning products we used to remove it. I'm getting moved in, getting used to the longer walk to work.


This post's theme word: columbarium, "a vault with niches for storing urns" or "a dovecote or pigeon house."