tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6818681790839939460.post3531908803015442041..comments2023-11-02T08:59:10.441-04:00Comments on Too Old, Cripples: Too Busy To BlogGreyWolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09509772394021322139noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6818681790839939460.post-17673591886602415182008-11-26T00:44:00.000-05:002008-11-26T00:44:00.000-05:00Mmmm! That bread is just beautiful. And I'm sure i...Mmmm! That bread is just beautiful. And I'm sure it tasted good, too.<BR/>I'm sitting here munching some potato bread that I made in my breadmaker today actually. I'm still on a b.r.a.t diet (bland) so no butter or goodies on top, but it's a very rich delicious flavorful bread without it.<BR/><BR/>We've been lucky so far with our heat. Last year our temps were in the below zero mark for a while and in the teens most of the winter, at night. Brrr. We spent about $1,600 for propane. gah!<BR/><BR/>Of course, my family was crazy and spoiled running around in t-shirts, shorts and cranking the heat up to 75F!<BR/><BR/>This year we've got some sense. lol!<BR/>We've had temps in the 60's during the day, so far, and down to the upper 20's and low 30's at night. We haven't even turned on our furnace yet, and we've only used our gas fireplace for a few cozy evenings watching TV.<BR/> <BR/>We got smart and bought a couple electric heaters for the bedrooms to take the chill out of the rooms before we go to sleep, too.<BR/>And I have an electric blanket as back-up. lol!<BR/><BR/>I think we've also been so lucky because our house has passive solar and our days have been beautiful and sunny, which heats up our house using all our windows all day long.<BR/>So far so good.<BR/><BR/>Stay warm, my friend,<BR/>Lisa<BR/>New MexicoLaughing Orca Ranchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03562627840013868980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6818681790839939460.post-9632416848595732182008-11-25T00:32:00.000-05:002008-11-25T00:32:00.000-05:00Agnes: Ha, you guys hardly took anything. The woo...Agnes: Ha, you guys hardly took anything. The woodstove does a pretty good job of heating the house. We do keep an electric heater running in the living room though. <BR/>The bread wasn't dense at all. And we started with the smaller of the 2 loaves. It was light and flavorful.<BR/><BR/>Warren: I agree with you. There is nothing like fresh baked bread.<BR/>It's hard to be blue when you have a thick hot slice dripping with butter raised up to your mouth.<BR/><BR/>Maude: Ha Ha, you really have to visit her house in the middle of winter to appreciate it. But they are used to it. You should hear them complain when they visit our "sweat-box" in the cold weather.<BR/><BR/>Kim: I am thinking of naming our woodstove after our grandson Ethan...it's always looking for "lunch" too!<BR/>And Harley isn't a Lab...He's a MOOSE that thinks it's a dog. He only had 3 brain cells and lost 2 of them during the neutering process. Oh, I jest, he only had the 2 to start with!!! No, he actually is a pretty good dog, just not the sharpest tack in the box.<BR/><BR/>Dorothy: Well she wasn't quite dancing around the kitchen but she was VERY pleased with herself, "dancing on the ceiling" (Lionel Richie song)would be more like it. And she about fainted when I told her it was better than my Mother's!!!<BR/>Definitly do try it, but make sure you talk to Agnes first. She needs to add the amount of salt to the recipe she posted.GreyWolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09509772394021322139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6818681790839939460.post-60705979466079041672008-11-24T20:54:00.000-05:002008-11-24T20:54:00.000-05:00Wow, you have been busy! And despite it all, you *...Wow, you have been busy! And despite it all, you *still* found time to get some exercise! lol. You poor thing, all that limping around you had to do!<BR/>Ok, for a first time breadmaker, your wife did an incredible job. Kudos of course to the recipe originator (Agnes), but -wow- if my first ever bread loaves had turned out like that, I'd have been dancing around the kitchen. Wait, maybe she is. Is your wife dancing around the kitchen right now? They are beautiful! I need to go check out Angie's recipe, that much is certain! :-)Dannihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12623233206043947281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6818681790839939460.post-56752305511004536122008-11-24T20:51:00.000-05:002008-11-24T20:51:00.000-05:00Woodstoves do eat LOTS of wood. I feel like I'm a...Woodstoves do eat LOTS of wood. I feel like I'm always tending the fire. Love your other name for PT.<BR/>I'm jealous of your labs, I want one!Country Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391306626662391336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6818681790839939460.post-74435518995274881382008-11-24T14:28:00.000-05:002008-11-24T14:28:00.000-05:00Pretty bread. I bet it taste fantastic. This is ...Pretty bread. I bet it taste fantastic. This is our first year with a wood burning fireplace and I have been really surprised at just how much wood I can go thru! Of course, I like it kinda warm in here. Nothing like Ang, who lives in a house like the tundra!frugalmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03013856124264535872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6818681790839939460.post-77992530538647750792008-11-24T10:20:00.000-05:002008-11-24T10:20:00.000-05:00Great looking bread! It's hard to beat and may, i...Great looking bread! It's hard to beat and may, in fact, be the only cure for cabin fever!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6818681790839939460.post-43997238737185607932008-11-24T09:35:00.000-05:002008-11-24T09:35:00.000-05:00You guys shouldn't have given us all that wood whe...You guys shouldn't have given us all that wood when you need it!! Have you guys been able to go without turning the heat on? <BR/><BR/>Tell mom to give the loaves more rise time for both rises and the bread will be even larger and less dense, which makes it a great sandwich bread. This is our all-purpose bread now, I no longer buy any.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com