Bread, is it? That and more, I do believe.

Running late but running well. I did not arise before the noon hour, but when I did it was relatively quick and painless. Without effort, or even realization, I had stayed awake until after 5:00 this morning! So, the sleep period is fine again, if I can just shift it a bit.

I put on a spot of coffee, and checked the news. When the coffee was finished, I began consuming it and viewing the blogs. Then I began to map my day. The policeman needed a return call, the ingredients need to be turned to bread and in order to do so I realized last night that I needed bread pans, and there are little odds and ends I can and will get finished, started, or at least do a few intermediate steps toward their completion this day. The boat is not on time, but it is chugging right along.

I placed a call to the officer in question. It seems I would have been fine by calling him later. He works the second shift. I left a message with my name and phone number, and an invitation to call at his best convenience. I then popped into the shower and watched it rain. Luckily, there was no lightning with that downpour. Having dressed, all save the tying of my boots, I am just about prepared to face the crowds and make my way to a fine little culinary store which has served me so very well since I found it some years back. Prices are fair, they carry the best product for their inventory stocking capacity whether it be All-Clad, Kershaw Shun, or Oxo, rated by function more so than form, though truly not lacking that latter as I have seen it. The queer shops downtown are for the snobs, this one is for the humble home chef. It almost puts me to mind of the old five and dimes, or even some of the remaining good hardware stores, as a store model. Nice. So, bread pans, cooling racks, a salt pig, and maybe a honey dipper jar. Oh, and I will be looking for paraffin and cheese clothe for sure, and maybe parchment. I wish to at least inquire as to the price of these things, but more surely the last. If this bread thing works, I have a few recipes involving baking and dough which have been languishing, the greatest of these is Beef Wellington, old school.

Oh, I did many of the things on my list for last night. Bother the notion, since I stayed up all the night dinker doing. Still, it was good to get a list done, minus the nightcap. And, it will be quite easy to get to the bread this day, with a clean kitchen smiling at me and daring me to try. Now, to see if I can get the kitchen to hum along with my work and sing praises in the form of the sweet smell of fresh bread. Oh, I will check my list for the homemade cheese, I wish to try this on the third or fourth piece of fresh bread.

Off with his, hrmmm, boots? Bye.