A Boy and His Truck......

Candlemas Cookies

These I found in Joy of Cooking. They are called Meringue Kisses, but really make me think of little drifts of wind-sculpted snow. Perfect for today, considering the weather......;)

The Snowstorm

"Announced by all the trumpets of the sky,

Arrives the snow, and, driving o'er the fields,

Seems nowhere to alight: the whited air

Hides hills and woods, the river, and the heaven,

And veils the farmhouse at the garden's end..."

~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Easy Artisan Bread

Into a large bowl measure 1 1/2 Tbs. of yeast; 1 Tbs. of salt; 3 cups of lukewarm water; and 6 1/2 cups of flour (~I usually add a couple cups of whole wheat along with the white flour).Mix together until no large clumps of flour remain. Cover, and let set for two hours (or put in the refrigerator for up to a week). When ready to bake, pull out a grapefruit sized portion of dough, and shape it into a nice round loaf. Let it rise for about 40 minutes on a cutting board in a bed of cornmeal. Meanwhile preheat your oven (with a cookie sheet or bread stone on the middle rack) to 450 degrees.


Sprinkle the top of the risen loaf with flour, and score it. Then slide the loaf gently from the cutting board to the hot cookie sheet in the oven. Bake for 25~30 minutes, and enjoy with lots and lots of butter! ;)

They say....

......that we could get up to a foot of snow over the next two days. That, coupled with high winds, could result in some pretty exciting drifts. I'll believe it when I see it. But I did get all of my grocery shopping done today, just in case. The kids are pretty excited............

......and I must admit that I am too!:)

Feast Day Quote

"Nothing is so strong as gentleness.

Nothing so gentle as real strength."

~St. Francis de Sales

Knitted Socks for Boots.....

He flatly refuses to let them leave his feet.......

.......I foresee problems when washing time comes around.