Friday, January 31, 2025

Baking with Steve and cute winter boots

Today I had to go back to the radiology place to pick up the disc with my xray on it, to give the Ortho at my Valentine's Day appointment.  They were so ready, took about a minute including signing for receipt.

Do you have an appointment?

Here for pickup 

Medical records?

Yes

For yourself?

Yes

You called ahead?

Yes

Perfect, id please, here's the stuff, sign here, bye 

And I was on my way. In the car I read the notes from the X-ray doctor. Advanced (!) osteoarthritis, such an overachiever, with some things which I looked up -- bonespurs!!

I refuse to have that in common with T***p.

Anyway I'm all set to see what's next. 

Meanwhile here's my bread adventure, from a new source, artisanbreadwithsteve. Using simple recipes and tools - bowl, spoon, spatula, I'm making cinnamon raisin bread.

This has to proof, covered, till tomorrow. Then stir a bit, then proof again. Then bake. 

Some for afternoon tea, toasted and buttered, some to Gary for breakfast, some saved for Handsome Son when he visits next week.

On the boots front, today's actions:

Messaged Gov Pritzker of Illinois,  to thank him for banning Jan 6 rioters from Illinois State gov jobs.

And by end of day got an acknowledgment, yes, boilerplate, but counted.


Messaged Kristi Noem to ask she reinstate TPS for Venezuelan refugees in the US. 

Tried repeatedly and failed to message DIA, Defense Intelligence Agency, about their ban on Black, women's and LGBTQIA observances. Either they've disabled their contact function or they're flooded.

This afternoon I'm knitting, drinking tea and reading Hamish Macbeth on my Kindle. 

Happy day everyone, do your bit and then take time off to live.

Online with friends this evening.






6 comments:

  1. Oh I love toasted raisin bread! I Hamish McBeth I do love those books and the very old tv show.
    Cathy

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  2. Raisin bread! It was such a treat when I was a kid, "fancy" bread that got served to visiting guests, certainly not for everyday use or consumption! The kind my Mom bought was round and pre-sliced, and she served it with butter.

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    1. Yes, bread used to be serious stuff, not fancied up except for special occasions. My mom baked a lot of bread, wonderful stuff, but raisins were reserved for teacakes

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  3. Raisin bread reminds me of Christmas Eve supper in Newfoundland which was always salt fish and raisin bread. So good together. We had salt fish recently without that bread-not near as good.

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    1. That's a combo I wouldn't have thought of. Noted!

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