All Spent

So I've not posted in a little while (not that I have any reader's—guess I'm just boring). Believe it or not, I do have a reason for this.

Following the late night of the fourth, I got up early, had a job interview, picked up cousins from airport, and then went over to cousins house to help them move furniture and stuff from their old house. This was followed with a late night of swimming, not getting to bed until two in the morning. The next day (the sixth) I again woke early and helped them load up and move even more stuff and swam a little more after the unloading. Today, I slept in slightly, but again wore myself out with sword training followed by battle gaming with foam swords.

I didn't get any writing done, but it was much fun and I met several cool new people. Now, though, I'm completely exhausted and should probably take nap… Yes. I think I'll get right on that. Writing will wait until next week.

Go mbeannaí Dia duit,
M. S.

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Another holiday has come and gone… Good times. Laughter. Family. Party. Barbeque. Beer. Celebrations…But no fireworks this year—fire hazard, no burn order thingy. That's okay. Don't need fireworks to remember those who fought and earned our freedom, those who made this the greatest country on earth.

Now I'm left feeling empty, spent, and yet strangely content. Life is good. God has blessed me in many ways. He has blessed this country, and all in it—even if they do not all realize it. We have it good here in America. Very good.

Anyway, I should probably go to bed now. I'm using fragments… And I have a job interview tomorrow…

Go mbeannaí Dia duit,
M. S.

I'm in heaven…

Okay, not really, but that's not not the point. The point is that my experimental baking has once again paid off :)

At least once a month, I like to go to the counter without a specific plan or recipe to follow. That's what I did to day. I ended up starting with a basic whole wheat yeast dough enriched with eggs, milk, and butter. Then I decided I wanted to add oats to it.

I'd used a honey oat filling a couple times before (just last month, in fact), but not in a whole wheat dough. Still, I didn't want to do the same thing. So instead of mixing honey and oats, I used 2 parts trad. oats, one part brown sugar, and enough heavy cream to create a spreadable mix. As I was spreading the filling onto the rolled out dough, I got the idea to add a little nut meg, too. So add I did.

The bread came out of the oven a few minutes ago, and I got the idea to glaze the crust with honey. It was simple, nothing special, but after devouring almost half the loaf by myself, I'm very pleased. It's like candy, and I'll probably be making it again some time. My new favorite creation.

Sorry, no pictures. I don't have a camera at the moment, but maybe next time I will. In the mean time I'm going back to the second best part of baking: eating the finished product.

What about you, bake or cook anything delicious? Any creations or achievements you're particularly happy with? Any woeful tales of failure? Surprising results?

Happy Baking, have and nice week, and
Go mbeannaí Dia duit,
M. S.