tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33995861620902029722024-03-18T20:55:03.292-06:00Jessica and Thayer's RMBL BlogThayer and Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04950561814929171587noreply@blogger.comBlogger82125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399586162090202972.post-23755360992867723792013-06-15T06:33:00.001-06:002013-06-15T06:33:08.910-06:00We've decided to resurrect the ol' RMBL blog for posting picture of our move from our apartment to our house so that our families can see what's going on!<br />
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Master bedroom</div>
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another shot of the master bedroom</div>
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this is our new house!</div>
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Dining room with adorable tile!</div>
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We have a tiny red deck for sitting on!</div>
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Our house from the street</div>
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The house came equipped with protector geese, warding off evil spirits with their matronly headgear.</div>
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Our back sunroom</div>
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The front hard has a miniscule gnome hidden under a bush</div>
<br />Thayer and Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04950561814929171587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399586162090202972.post-49295412580543173872010-06-02T10:06:00.002-06:002010-06-02T10:14:25.918-06:00MovingOn Friday, Thayer and I are leaving RMBL. We both have such mixed feelings about this move. On one hand, I'm thrilled to be moving into a newly-renovated two-bedroom apartment near campus in Norman, OK. I'll be able to walk to classes and bike to the farmer's market! And there are lots of coffee shops (and a knitting store) within an easy biking radius. Not to mention that we'll both be starting grad school! But RMBL is just beginning to come alive- more people, more plants, more animals (the marmots are up to hilarious antics). And since we're moving to a different climate, we're pretty much missing out on spring and early summer. The NOAA forecast for the day we move into our new apartment is 'HOT' (98 F to be precise).<br />
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We start our journey early on Friday morning. We're stopping in Pueblo, CO for lunch and a yarn store visit. Then we'll spend the night in Pampa, TX before arriving in Norman, OK around lunch time. Wish us luck!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnP-vqR4zdbxmvlNQvbT-SxsvhCDdwf8QEd5XvWq_Vke2nwuF5liL9y9cMnRaxOLN9YvHH8UUnrDNLXAFd8rgwn0wUJOGl7LgTKCLIEOH5MloLeue5CCovC5pDtK8_mq9DlRufYGspcX1j/s1600/IMG_0018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnP-vqR4zdbxmvlNQvbT-SxsvhCDdwf8QEd5XvWq_Vke2nwuF5liL9y9cMnRaxOLN9YvHH8UUnrDNLXAFd8rgwn0wUJOGl7LgTKCLIEOH5MloLeue5CCovC5pDtK8_mq9DlRufYGspcX1j/s320/IMG_0018.JPG" /></a></div>Gothic isn't nearly as clear as this- there's still a fair amount of snow around our cabin. Our porch is clear though, and I'm looking forward to reading outside once the weather warms up (32 F and windy with off and on snow is <i>not</i> warm enough).<br />
[T - the south facing hillsides are totally out of the snow now, and the little sprouts of plants are starting to poke out of the dirt! It's really exciting] <br />
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The sheer volume of melt is amazing. Believe it or not, 397" of snow adds up to a lot of water, even if it's dry snow. Here's a view of what the recent cold snap did to some of that melted snow.<br />
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[T - every little valley between hills turns into streams at this time of year. This is one that runs under the road]<br />
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[T - they're blue all over! When we saw it, we we had no idea what it was, since the midwest has <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_bluebird">eastern bluebirds </a>which are quite a bit different. We wondered if they had different bluebirds here, especially since it's just so...blue, how could it be anything other than than a blue bird?]Thayer and Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04950561814929171587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399586162090202972.post-50713720638763465552010-04-23T09:35:00.003-06:002010-04-23T10:23:47.052-06:00The melt was going so well! Rivers of melt water were running past our cabin.<br />
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And then.... <br />
We had three new inches of snow added two nights ago, but yesterday's sunny afternoon managed to melt most of that. Then upon waking up today, we discovered that another two inches of new snow lay on the ground. It's currently snowing (ugh). On average, the snow pack is at about two feet- the more snow we get, the longer it'll take for the road to open. But as you've seen in earlier posts, it's melting very unevenly. Our 'front yard' is mostly free of snow now, as is the slope down to the river.<br />
I just checked the NOAA forecast: 5-9" today. Yuck!!!<br />
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[T - it's also covering up our poor brown snow that is responsible for such a rapid melting. The clean white snow will melt much slower. Hopefully more dirt will blow in, or else we'll be stuck with snow forever. Very disappointing...] <br />
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As for the shawl I'm working on, it's actually lace that needs a serious blocking. It's nearly finished- just needs the addition of a border on one edge.<br />
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There's a big temporary stream full of snow melt opening up right in the middle of Gothic, next to our cabin.<br />
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I'm working on a new shawl- 'Courting Sophia' by Kat Coyle.<br />
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Hot cross bunnies!<br />
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And what do you get when you add dried fruit to enriched, spiced bread dough, make rolls, and top them with flour paste crosses and orange glaze?<br />
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Hot cross buns! (recipe from <a href="http://www.citrusandcandy.com/2010/03/easter-obsessed-1-hot-cross-buns.html">here</a>- although beware, it's in British- grams, celsius, etc.) They are so delicious, especially hot out of the oven. I used chopped dried cranberries in place of raisins, and made my glaze out of strained orange marmalade (with a little extra water and white sugar).<br />
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Here are my conversions, if you're interested in baking these: 1 and 1/3 cup milk, 5 Tbl sugar, slightly less than 5 cups of flour, 4 Tbl butter, finishing amounts for paste: ~half a cup of flour, 1/4 cup water) <br />
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Happy Easter! I made this bunny yesterday, but since I don't have any black embroidery floss on hand, he remains faceless. Pattern available <a href="http://www.spudandchloe.com/blog/2009/09/rabbit-free-pattern/">here</a>.<br />
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[T - they were really good, and almost as easy as plain sugar cookies]<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx3znyVC85aPBj3fWh09A7uV4kLl-IHGd_I4D_mEWwOQ6dKoo6w_jI2pt1SYCpTXXW7q6ZIA5yImtfjft9-13aaWeNhyphenhyphenYgtT1zNiwR1AS37d3JreiivOGpDCUuKwAooz6SKOoP5K7syWyg/s1600/IMG_0001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx3znyVC85aPBj3fWh09A7uV4kLl-IHGd_I4D_mEWwOQ6dKoo6w_jI2pt1SYCpTXXW7q6ZIA5yImtfjft9-13aaWeNhyphenhyphenYgtT1zNiwR1AS37d3JreiivOGpDCUuKwAooz6SKOoP5K7syWyg/s320/IMG_0001.JPG" /></a></div>As you can probably see from the first too photos, the wind is bringing in a storm. We're expecting a foot of snow (or more) over the next few days. The snow was already blowing in over the mountains when I woke up.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik1K4CtGEjwBkqcIVwHZpTRBKXqfC_c20GFg7VV7co4gMC21zcfDouSiFnmhclTMf0Ft8m_7-m_5EEJA6cZKAojqTjAF6vdymNzXaMMwT2hJordkChYXyZSvmjd08ONfZIpD8P5Ra6dNFi/s1600/IMG_0018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik1K4CtGEjwBkqcIVwHZpTRBKXqfC_c20GFg7VV7co4gMC21zcfDouSiFnmhclTMf0Ft8m_7-m_5EEJA6cZKAojqTjAF6vdymNzXaMMwT2hJordkChYXyZSvmjd08ONfZIpD8P5Ra6dNFi/s320/IMG_0018.JPG" /></a></div>Thayer and Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04950561814929171587noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399586162090202972.post-67849641005522565482010-03-30T08:16:00.000-06:002010-03-30T08:16:31.276-06:00Delicious!Thayer and I just made a marvelous batch of very easy vegan brownies. Even in our remote cabin, we had everything on hand that the recipe called for. The end product was moist, chewy, very chocolatey, and a little cake-like.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrlpAr4RKHrdxOrAPF7hSd0oY_R7YGvTyYa8K15qlk7Ny5VSulOcUgieuTEm_ZqAO2VTTTOp4LfkKqj-niJT8Ec_p1bUWh18SEmkdA_ZX1fdH4l6TMvcgHv32adNqD_3pwPGq6ln1qUM47/s1600/IMG_0002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrlpAr4RKHrdxOrAPF7hSd0oY_R7YGvTyYa8K15qlk7Ny5VSulOcUgieuTEm_ZqAO2VTTTOp4LfkKqj-niJT8Ec_p1bUWh18SEmkdA_ZX1fdH4l6TMvcgHv32adNqD_3pwPGq6ln1qUM47/s320/IMG_0002.JPG" /></a></div>Here's the recipe (reprinted from<a href="http://www.recipezaar.com/Scrum-Diddly-Umptious-Vegan-Brownies-150473"> here)</a>.<br />
<div class="ingredients"> <ul><li> 1 cup unsweetened applesauce </li>
<li> 1/2 cup raw sugar (or refined sugar) </li>
<li> 1 teaspoon vanilla </li>
<li> 3/4 cup unbleached white flour </li>
<li> 1/3 cup cocoa powder </li>
<li> 2 teaspoons baking powder </li>
<li> 1/2 teaspoon baking soda </li>
<li> 1/2 teaspoon salt </li>
<li> 1/2 cup semisweet vegan chocolate chips (or cut up some dark chocolate) </li>
<li> 1/3 cup walnuts (optional) </li>
<li> 1 dash cinnamon (optional) </li>
</ul></div><div class="steps"> <ol><li><span class="recipetext">Preheat oven to 350 and lightly spray or oil an 8 x 8 baking pan.</span></li>
<li><span class="recipetext">Mix applesauce, sugar, and vanilla in a medium bowl. In another bowl, whisk flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt (and cinnamon if using) together.</span></li>
<li><span class="recipetext">Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and add the applesauce mixture. Mix until just combined. Gently fold in chocolate chips (and walnuts if using).</span></li>
<li><span class="recipetext">Spread in prepared pan and bake 25-30 min, until center is firm and not sticky. Cool completely before slicing.</span></li>
</ol></div>Thayer and Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04950561814929171587noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399586162090202972.post-296194249831428212010-03-30T08:08:00.001-06:002010-03-30T08:11:18.963-06:00Not snowing, but it's going to....My red sweater is very nearly finished (click for a larger view)! It's just missing 7 buttons which I'll have to buy upon my return to civilization.<br />
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Here's what it looks like outside our cabin today.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4x5nsqXsh3P7qa84Yad00BmEWnNlGmrefcLq9jQz7bl3wUyG_2HY0s87Uy_OSvxwigAaB-tRcEp-LhhAgHcCmMywazeZlHxdPlDSMlTekzNTpOtSbMQlKdSUiN586lvjcYa56pbUEDKkk/s1600/IMG_0005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4x5nsqXsh3P7qa84Yad00BmEWnNlGmrefcLq9jQz7bl3wUyG_2HY0s87Uy_OSvxwigAaB-tRcEp-LhhAgHcCmMywazeZlHxdPlDSMlTekzNTpOtSbMQlKdSUiN586lvjcYa56pbUEDKkk/s320/IMG_0005.JPG" /></a></div>And here is what the snow looks like, piled under the eave of our porch.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ydR_Mdb6n5LKCzEgLIUkamuHAjZyqTE7jjfbABL0VLO3XPdSbv5a9si5cF82J3Hcyi-m55S5d60gxK8xTaUs0LjKlILYinTNKHLD5WInulkFve05K1QalGUDqj2p-wFpgb58TDzY2pDk/s1600/IMG_0004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ydR_Mdb6n5LKCzEgLIUkamuHAjZyqTE7jjfbABL0VLO3XPdSbv5a9si5cF82J3Hcyi-m55S5d60gxK8xTaUs0LjKlILYinTNKHLD5WInulkFve05K1QalGUDqj2p-wFpgb58TDzY2pDk/s320/IMG_0004.JPG" /></a></div>In very very exciting news (to me at least), my sweater is nearly finished. It's just waiting for its hems to be sewn up and buttons to be purchased/attached. Do you remember <a href="http://rmblblog.blogspot.com/2010/02/sweater-frustration-and-snow.html">all of those damn gauge swatches</a> I made for this sweater? I ended up having to reclaim that yarn to have enough for sewing the hems down. But here is what the sweater looks like. It's not quite this pink; when I finish it, I'll have Thayer take a photo outside to give a more accurate idea of the color.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRiFTgeJPbxoYaKTwWu8U5u_JolrCnuj5XDaMBoxIuiiMeMoQiQTwGXKKylywtbjjg7NTL0o-pnOHD8aa4EnIyP9KDDsqxaNPPgNm4CprXhDg0TWbvVrESDT3VdUQmfQ_aSvvmOKq77l8j/s1600/IMG_0009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRiFTgeJPbxoYaKTwWu8U5u_JolrCnuj5XDaMBoxIuiiMeMoQiQTwGXKKylywtbjjg7NTL0o-pnOHD8aa4EnIyP9KDDsqxaNPPgNm4CprXhDg0TWbvVrESDT3VdUQmfQ_aSvvmOKq77l8j/s320/IMG_0009.JPG" /></a></div>The cuff detail<br />
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</div>Thayer and Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04950561814929171587noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399586162090202972.post-65705343888002451412010-03-10T15:10:00.001-07:002010-03-10T15:25:54.640-07:00Ack- we haven't posted in such a long time. It's been a pretty busy couple of weeks, I suppose. Since our last post, I visited both the St. Paul and Duluth campuses of the U of MN, and got to spend a little bit of time with Carolyn and CR. The time spent on the campuses was busy but very informative; I talked with loads of people, all of whom had different and interesting perspectives on the program to which I'm applying- the Water Resource Science MS/PhD program. Then I flew to Madison (yes, I flew from Minneapolis to Madison- it was ridiculous- I could have driven there in the same amount of time). I spent two days touring the campus and meeting with people in the Center for Limnology. I also got to catch up on some Olympics and eat out at tasty restaurants.<br />
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[T- during this time, Gothic had a big snowstorm, so I skied back from bringing Jessica to town in quite a blizzard, and then had a lot of shoveling to do. It was very light snow, so even with snowshoes everyone was sinking into the snow quite deeply. It looked as if John and I had shoveled trails everywhere, but it was just that we made trenches in the snow wherever we went. I had to dig the weather instruments out of their snowpiles, we got so much snowfall. I was tired most of the time she was gone, from all the shoveling - even snowshoeing and skiing was extremely tiring. The cabin was very quiet without her there, and I can't say that I cared for it!] <br />
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After this whirlwind trip, I relaxed and slept a lot for three days before Thayer and I took our trip to Oklahoma University (in Norman). We had a wonderful time touring the campus, meeting with current grad students and other prospective grad students, and best of all, we visited the OU Biological Station on Lake Texoma! Also, the weather was wonderful- 50's and sunny the entire time- although we're informed that it's not <i>always</i> like that in Oklahoma. All in all, we got lots of useful information for choosing programs (which must done by April 15).<br />
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[T - the trip was very fun, and Rich, the grad student who housed us, did an awesome job. He was really nice and really gave us a great feel for OU and Norman. However, We don't want to say too much about our campus visits and what we think since the blog is public and we haven't made official decisions yet] <br />
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So we're back in Gothic, recuperating from our busy trips. The weather here has been relatively warm (mid-30's) and mostly sunny. We've been getting intermittent dustings of snow, but nothing to compare to the massive amount of snow that was dumped on Gothic while I was in Minnesota. Most of that snow has compacted now, and the skiing and snowshoeing are, in general, pretty great. We're looking forward to some warmer and sunnier weather that's headed our way this weekend, although winter won't be over for us for quite some time.<br />
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[T - we looked around for our porcupine, but he was nowhere to be found. We saw our fox yesterday though - we were on the porch and he came around the corner of the house and was very surprised to see us. He eyed us suspiciously for a moment, and then trotted away, keeping an eye on us. He is definitely not the fox that lives down across the road by John, because we have seen that fox follow people really closely. We suspect feeding has been involved.]<br />
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I've been making more progress on my red sweater. It was originally intended as a project for the Ravelympics- meaning that I was supposed to complete it in the duration of the winter olympics. I failed at that (I blame my week-long trip to the Midwest), but I did make a good start on the sweater. So far, I've completed the back and one of the front pieces.<br />
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Yesterday, Thayer made oatmeal bread. It turned out extra delicious and very pretty, in my opinion.<br />
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[T - I didn't make it all, Jessica kneaded it for me, because she's much better at it. It was a noble sacrifice on her part, because the oatmeal dough is a very naughty sticky dough and we don't have a mixer or even a paddle scraper to facilitate the process]<br />
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For Christmas, Carolyn and CR gave me a little knitted polar bear ornament. I was intrigued by its construction, and set about to duplicate it. The brown bear in the picture is my attempt to do that.<br />
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Another book that I picked up from the library- <i>A Blessing of Bread</i>- has yielded lots of recipes that I want to try (Israeli Pita Bagels, anyone?). At the moment, I have a batch of Lithuanian Challah rising in the oven. Unlike most Challah recipes, it's made without any eggs, except for the final egg wash.<br />
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We went into town today. I picked up some knitting needles for that red sweater. Also stopped by the library to get bread books! I checked out The Bread Baker's Apprentice (which on first glance I LOVE), A Blessing of Bread (Jewish bread traditions), and Mastering the Art of French Cooking Volume 2 (solely for the French Bread recipe, but I'm also intrigued by the vegetable section). I don't know what I want to try first! All of the recipes look so fun and different from my other bread books.<br />
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But first, I have two new bread trials that I want to report back on. First, we made James Beard's delightfully garlicky focaccia. I think my dough wasn't wet enough (which often happens with Beard's recipes....), but otherwise it turned out very tasty.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqXUUdfbV-k2nHhoBR6ryODg7JoaM59cjIW5bBO4QU8X01fzdQkItupUcdLPZZwwM1hA6IerB5MvqevIbItc88bX0CAP7NRpYhfnT56F4dw-_iSDLvuSxKHP-VgO41kO6BXVLf4whyphenhyphenDaBB/s1600-h/IMG_0002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqXUUdfbV-k2nHhoBR6ryODg7JoaM59cjIW5bBO4QU8X01fzdQkItupUcdLPZZwwM1hA6IerB5MvqevIbItc88bX0CAP7NRpYhfnT56F4dw-_iSDLvuSxKHP-VgO41kO6BXVLf4whyphenhyphenDaBB/s320/IMG_0002.JPG" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I also made the Italian bread featured <a href="http://www.thefreshloaf.com/recipes/italianbread">here</a>. Very similar to my "French" bread except for the addition of a bit of olive oil and some milk. It turned out quite tasty. I've had problems shaping free form loaves in the past, so I was pleasantly surprised by these loaves.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOMREjaMVFFfD2tf5KEptOXczWBrruSiINBQbh2KQhunFb9835quJNGLd3udOQtGfe7uP8HjiGKB6K11v4SUk2AAbBGktf82NGHsMOJ4QZimJffkxaHMbeOCABWJZaT6CqFLAfjE0h6da6/s1600-h/IMG_0006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOMREjaMVFFfD2tf5KEptOXczWBrruSiINBQbh2KQhunFb9835quJNGLd3udOQtGfe7uP8HjiGKB6K11v4SUk2AAbBGktf82NGHsMOJ4QZimJffkxaHMbeOCABWJZaT6CqFLAfjE0h6da6/s320/IMG_0006.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My sweater is done and fits wonderfully. It's quite toasty and- so far- buttonless. </div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmk6bLwKwxEL76P3Uhxx85KzQi9Nw5q1h-nYFiUycixWTjLgya-_h4haHIFDuujNyeRHRhIRMtoyOUfZHHfIS72Z-S0esT_er06UN1p6JQMcJCWSvgm62uHiwLVy5vkxHPxTkcPIWtsiNh/s1600-h/IMG_0044.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmk6bLwKwxEL76P3Uhxx85KzQi9Nw5q1h-nYFiUycixWTjLgya-_h4haHIFDuujNyeRHRhIRMtoyOUfZHHfIS72Z-S0esT_er06UN1p6JQMcJCWSvgm62uHiwLVy5vkxHPxTkcPIWtsiNh/s320/IMG_0044.JPG" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm_RSO4pTL2uW1J9CoKiaW0Hje0kksscGNuavXYg1myJ33lT_bYN6fBCklGR3KXI9jN2zb3DU3R8Fmk97WK3kGXXr38TWM4K9UGYUzZYTurJtTmlJ8We3Qv0wVEGwo0fYfCiGmp0Fsnsov/s1600-h/IMG_0039.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm_RSO4pTL2uW1J9CoKiaW0Hje0kksscGNuavXYg1myJ33lT_bYN6fBCklGR3KXI9jN2zb3DU3R8Fmk97WK3kGXXr38TWM4K9UGYUzZYTurJtTmlJ8We3Qv0wVEGwo0fYfCiGmp0Fsnsov/s320/IMG_0039.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The weather was beautiful and clear and sunny today. Linda was kind enough to loan me her snowshoes, and I took them out for a spin today. So fun! I was slightly amazed with how much easier it was to get up hills; I'm really clumsy on skis. To celebrate my new mobility, Thayer and I went up to Judd Falls.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSu3QWwTVtdBaZAU132zImhuQyYWju50EY8n9ktLv6vn6e8YHw3bjj1p1R-dMfCCu2jo-_t4_9sj-E61R8WT-wlJADWUzSISx-4ZLnmKr_va2Ek2LW8dx5kTdSAjnzQ-XXQB0WzInarGLE/s1600-h/IMG_0022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSu3QWwTVtdBaZAU132zImhuQyYWju50EY8n9ktLv6vn6e8YHw3bjj1p1R-dMfCCu2jo-_t4_9sj-E61R8WT-wlJADWUzSISx-4ZLnmKr_va2Ek2LW8dx5kTdSAjnzQ-XXQB0WzInarGLE/s320/IMG_0022.JPG" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit112DqJ0QBMlAObLUM_n8oNEIVeo-UB4GcpK-Z2l9DXw4fAt6e-RtLXXivafi2hkQcQ-Q-OsgONMpD61a4remOHM0A7NBYs5thFq1rFuwGNkTt6ZjjXivVbHDhvsVuLOLnmCc1gUHF0s2/s1600-h/IMG_0035.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit112DqJ0QBMlAObLUM_n8oNEIVeo-UB4GcpK-Z2l9DXw4fAt6e-RtLXXivafi2hkQcQ-Q-OsgONMpD61a4remOHM0A7NBYs5thFq1rFuwGNkTt6ZjjXivVbHDhvsVuLOLnmCc1gUHF0s2/s320/IMG_0035.JPG" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLOx6tC_sob88F13DELkke2b96l2HB7JP2KbRE51RjSCIWCvSCQujfH5Fg887H27Qnr-hbPsbvOG795lf8WPZ7_oaZ4lS1dYUcGjTDMTTUnd6CJS6nSMU_XvACsBNOzuuloWPWFg8xi5BB/s1600-h/IMG_0028.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLOx6tC_sob88F13DELkke2b96l2HB7JP2KbRE51RjSCIWCvSCQujfH5Fg887H27Qnr-hbPsbvOG795lf8WPZ7_oaZ4lS1dYUcGjTDMTTUnd6CJS6nSMU_XvACsBNOzuuloWPWFg8xi5BB/s320/IMG_0028.JPG" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDhkaxm4I44vjm85XWShKizhsWk0zHOaZcQOV9sFxFLodDF2eyh0HQcBJ23tNlwOwp_BAiqxIfrhbcI_R2SaZUayUTh8dHSvMh8vof9dvDXmJCULbKls_FePf87IHhos8GraVU_GSkX7z5/s1600-h/IMG_0011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDhkaxm4I44vjm85XWShKizhsWk0zHOaZcQOV9sFxFLodDF2eyh0HQcBJ23tNlwOwp_BAiqxIfrhbcI_R2SaZUayUTh8dHSvMh8vof9dvDXmJCULbKls_FePf87IHhos8GraVU_GSkX7z5/s320/IMG_0011.JPG" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpspAAo2Zm1eJg1yIKHLnHlUoc4GbWwE_74bMjxht9SA_cuYr3IUIboxy3ueFL1NPL3yhEqViPscemmA82Gj71RtVRE-GaioSFFHU8eVpRRDMHK-201stnJWH_8FEu0Kv1dTATSfUV-wrC/s1600-h/IMG_0036.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpspAAo2Zm1eJg1yIKHLnHlUoc4GbWwE_74bMjxht9SA_cuYr3IUIboxy3ueFL1NPL3yhEqViPscemmA82Gj71RtVRE-GaioSFFHU8eVpRRDMHK-201stnJWH_8FEu0Kv1dTATSfUV-wrC/s320/IMG_0036.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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