Quilts, wild yeast bread, and other goings on.

Well, I've been doing to twice daily feedings of my 'mother.'  I've made the bread each Saturday for, I think, three weeks now.  It is getting better each time, but still doesn't have a great taste.  Not sure if I just need to be patient and let the yeast mature or what.

 It looks good but it tastes more like English muffins than bread.  Kind of hard and thick.  I took half the mix and made some delicious sourdough cinnamon raisin bread. I accidentally doubled the cinnamon, brown sugar, and raisins...oops!  The recipe was to make two round loaves of it but I wanted one regular bread loaf.  Doubling those things didn't hurt it a bit.  In fact, it was outstanding.

I'm going to continue the twice daily feedings for at least another week, then transition it to a refrigerator mother, and feed only once a week.  I don't want to give up on it too soon.  I love the thought of making bread the way our ancestors made it centuries ago.

I've finished a couple of quilts lately.....

This is the one I did for my friend and her husband, made from the shirts of her son that passed away a few weeks ago.  I used the Nova pattern.

I had my heart set on making two of these Christmas throw quilts for the twin beds but after I finished one, I just wasn't that thrilled with it. The backing was from Hobby Lobby and wasn't a really good quality flannel.  No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't match the checks.

So I decided to make the second one in a different pattern.  This pattern is called North Star and I really like it so far.  Of course, it takes more fabric than the other, so I have had to order a few more fat quarters.  This is my progress so far....

Have any of you discovered pomegranate seeds?  Oh my goodness, I love them!  They are so yummy with homemade granola and vanilla greek yogurt.  Trying to eat healthy over here :)

They have lots of flavor and fiber.  I've also started a couple of things recently to try to build some bone.  My bone density test this year was not good.  Surprising since I run.  I've joined Osteostrong.  I hope it works.  It is a weekly session using four machines.  You push/pull to get to a certain weight which is supposed to activate the cells that build bone.  I'm willing to try it because I really don't want to go on the medication.  I've been doing it for six weeks and have increased my strength 25% since starting.  I feel stronger too.  Of course, that isn't all I'm doing.  I'm also working out with weights 2x a week at our workout center we have at the job site. I've only been doing it about three weeks.

It's that time of year and it seems like everyone and their brother is decorating already for Christmas. I am just not one to do a lot of decorating but I have been pulling a few things out.  We will be having our Sunday School class over for a Christmas party on the 21st, so I guess that means we will need to get a tree.  There have been a few years recently when we didn't get a tree. Without the kids, parents, family, or guests, I just haven't wanted one.

I can't end this post without a picture of the grandkids.  I get to go visit in less than three weeks and I am so excited.  I will be helping my son take care of them while their momma is on a girls weekend. I've had fun buying some crafts and things for us to do.  I want to make it a very special time for them, and keep them busy so they won't miss momma too much.

They are growing up so fast.