Well its birthday season and I can hardly keep up - seems like someone in my family is having a birthday every day and Im too far away to celebrate with anyone. Maybe we can have a big catch-up birthday party when I get home in August.
Welcome to my blog....I thought i would give this a try....this is a personal on-line journal to help me stay connected with family and friends at home while I work and travel.
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
It s Wednesday, hump day. Mom is at the Ivey eye clinic today, getting her eyes polished. Ashley is working in Mount Brydges. I don't know Alicias schedule today but she has to get a growth removed from her eye tomorrow at the Ivey eye clinic so she will be out of commission for a few days. But its time to organize a cleanup day at Vanneck. It would help if Alex had his drivers' licence. He is scheduled for July 13 for a road test. In the meantime, we will have to get creative.
The house needs some major TLC and since I'm not home to do the work, i will try to orchestrate something from this distance.
I know this looks like a runon sentence but its how my brain works.....
Ok we may have a plan......
whole wheat bunsThis recipe makes 3 small loaves
3 cups warm water
2 pkg yeast
1/3 cup oil
1/3 cup honey
1 cup milk powder
1 tbsp salt
8 or 9 cups of whole wheat flour
mix some of the flour, yeast and salt. Combine honey, oil and water. Add to the dry ingred.
Mix well, let rest 10 or 15 minutes or until double. Add rest of the flour. knead 10 - 15 minutes, Shape into loaves or buns. Let double in size.
bake at 350 degrees for 30 - 35 minute for a loaf, 15 minutes for buns
i am going to make these buns later today. I don't have any honey on hand so i am going to substitute molasses. i will let you know how it goes.....so I mixed up the buns on my lunch break, let them rise until 5pm, went out for dinner, came home and threw them in the oven to bake. I baked them until they were golden brown and tested them - about 12 minutes - still a little doughy,,,,baked them another 10 minutes - I think they are ok but will have to remember for next time.... maybe ill make them a little bit smaller next time and be more careful about checking them before I turnoff the oven.
Okay
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Monday, June 27, 2011
The Golden Spruce: A True Story of Myth, Madness and Greed: Amazon.ca: John Vaillant: Books
The Golden Spruce: A True Story of Myth, Madness and Greed: Amazon.ca: John Vaillant: Books
I read this book three or four years ago and have recomended it to many others who are interested in learning about Haida Gwaii and its history, inhabitants, weather systems and lots of other stuff - also the story of the golden spruce.
I read this book three or four years ago and have recomended it to many others who are interested in learning about Haida Gwaii and its history, inhabitants, weather systems and lots of other stuff - also the story of the golden spruce.
salmonberry season
its June in Haida Gwaii and its time to start picking berries. Salmonberries are starting to get ripe.
hike to regier lake
Sunday, june 26, 2011
This is my first attempt at blogging so i thought i would just share with my family members and a few friends. Being away from home for the summer, I am hoping to stay connected by sharing some photos and other things during my stay in Haida Gwaii. Maybe my kids will feel inspired to share their summer with me this way as well. At any rate, i will attempt to create an on-line scrapbook for myself and perhaps even learn how this how process is supposed to work.
Today i hiked through some beautiful old growth forest to the top of a "mountain" - not a snow-covered mountain but a steep climb nonetheless to a beautiful pristine lake that few folks have seen. Our pharmacist at work and his family cleared this trail over the past 2 years - (he is my hero) - i have to say i have gained a huge amount of respect for these people - this was a huge project and i get to enjoy it. It was a real pleasure.
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