Sourdough

Peggy started making sourdough bread.  Philomena learned that sourdough bread is easier to digest for people with IBS and asked me to get some starter from Peggy so we could bake bread.  I've had to throw away a bunch of fails but now I've gotten the hang of it.  I can make a good loaf of bread, a pizza crust, and pancakes with the sourdough starter.  They all taste good!

 

Outside

I was eyeing a birdbath at Earl May but couldn't justify buying a want when we have things we need.  Philomena bought it for me as my birthday/Christmas/Mother's Day gift for the next 2 years which I told her was just fine!

I've also started composting.  I watched a youtube video on how to make my own cold compost.  I bought a $20 trash can and drilled holes in it.  The main thing I'm composting is the dirty hay and poop from the guinea pigs.  It's been a big portion of my trash and when I learned I could compost it, I thought I've got to learn how!  It was starting to get full and difficult to mix, so I looked on marketplace where I happened to find someone selling the trash can for $12.  I drilled holes in it and was able to move compost from the first one to the second one which enabled me to mix it up better.  So I'll keep adding to this one until it is fuller before I start filling the other one.  It is supposed to take 2-3 months to turn to usable compost and you don't have to regularly mix it; you can just leave it sit.  We'll see!