Barbara [Svetlick] Wilson

Blogamatically Challenged

MAY 18th

Well, how long have we been living in isolation from the hustle bustle of life? Other than enjoying going out [getting out of the house because we work and live here] for lunch or dinner, we are just working in the yard, learning how to handle cooking all the time without asking what is for dinner and Lewis has been working a lot on new cartoon characters and wondering if being in crowds will ever be part of our life again.

My sourdough baking has gotten better and my last batch of English muffins came out really good. To use sourdough, you really have to be diligent in feeding it. I have gone to boiling water in the microwave then feeding my starter before placing it in the microwave with the hot water for an hour [do not turn on the microwave]. That seems to be helping a lot.

At the moment, I am working on a mandolin that really is too new so I decided to paint the front before deciding on where to put the flowers. I won't buy a mandolin this new again but the price was good. This one I am painting with my pallette knives. I have a lot of photographing to do this week so I'll try to get photos of it up this week.

So, still in a holding pattern but I guess sometimes downtime is good. Stay healthy, stay safe and take precautions when you are out and about.

Barb