Tag: mini posts
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October 22nd, 2023 – Second attempt at a laminated danish loaf!
My second try at a laminated danish loaf, using both my sourdough culture and a little boost of commercial yeast. I am still having trouble with butter leaking during proofing and baking. Yeast baking is just such a different animal! But I am really enjoying the process of learning the ropes! I am able to…
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October 16th, 2023 – small pumpkin harvest!
The pumpkins I grew this year! We had a ton of rain and not a ton of sun this year so it’s been difficult and slow, but I am still so pleased with my tiny harvest! I wish Mico could be enjoying this with me ❤
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August 27th, 2023 – dabbling in wild yeast fermentation + the unexpected passing of my service animal
dabbling in wild yeast collecting + fermentation – this is sweet alyssum, alpine strawberries, and sweet woodruff with honey !! The garden feels very quiet without Mico. Late summer always felt like melancholy and now, even more so. I miss her all the time. I think I will miss her forever. When the coyotes come…
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August 10th, 2023 – the unexpected passing of my service animal
“…though you can have grief without adventures, you cannot have adventures without grief.” – Catherynne M. Valente, “The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making”, p.68, It hurts this bad because it meant so much. Losing a service animal is less like losing a best friend, or a family member, and…
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August 4th, 2023 – accidental pumpkins
Accidental pumpkins I must have seeded last year! They germinated and are doing great alongside some also-accidental tomatoes. Usually the two don’t grow well together but they’re super healthy, so I’ve just let them do their thing. I have found that some of the best results I’ve gotten, whether baking or gardening, has been things…
Dani Shapira 