A good week, something I hesitate to say because my mind assumes something good is naturally followed by very bad things. But we must press on regardless. I felt good, busy, keen to get things done, and enjoyed doing them. § Lots of baking this week: a loaf of bread (this one, but 50% whole wheat); a surprise fruitcake while Mary was away, for her birthday later in the week; pizza dough for Friday night pizza; and two more loaves of the same bread. When baking bread by hand (instead of using the breadmaker) I usually do that bread from Ken Forkish’s Flour Water Salt Yeast, preparing the dough through the late afternoon/evening and baking the next morning. Occasionally I do the “Saturday” whole wheat instead if I need to get it all done the same day. Both are delicious, although they never quite have the amount of rise I hope for. The loaf at the beginning of the week was probably the highest-rising I’ve had… and that was made without the aid of weighing scales due to our decades-old…
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