This has been a year with fewer posts and, truly, less enthusiasm about baking. It isn't that I don't have good results, nor that my baking is unappreciated, but with only two of us to bake for...and neither of us needs the extra calories of my favorite baked goods...it's just not as high on my list of things to do.
I have been spending more time doing art, both watercolors and acrylics paintings. Most ordinary activities take longer than they used to, including the washing up after baking...or cleanup after painting.
And then there are the hours and hours taken up with dealing with the non-acute but still time consuming medical stuff that goes along with aging, from wellness checks to PT to figuring out the ins and outs of poor sleep. Not only do you have to show up for visits, but more time is taken up with online sign-in, messages, video visits, dealing with pharmacies and new equipment like CPAP machines. Still, because of all of this care I'm doing pretty well overall and counting my blessings that it's true for both myself and Sweetie.
Soooooo, expect fewer posts, more posts about cooking than baking, and probably more posts about a certain upcoming wedding. Our daughter is taking the plunge in May and there are bound to be stories to go along with it!
If you get bored with the current blog, there are many, many (over a thousand at last count) recipes to see since I started in 2006. If you see this on your phone or tablet, you may have to scroll down to the last post seen and look below that for the "Web version" link...that version has the link to the recipe index. The link is the photo of a set table with a rust colored table cloth. Wander around the index, use the years listing on the web view (Blog Archive), or just keep scrolling down to see some of the recipes of this year and all the way to fall of 2006.
Wishing you, dear reader, a good and as happy as possible New Year! Don't be a stranger.
(This is Tanita, as Google has decided it doesn't need to let me comment on Blogger anymore...)
ReplyDeleteWe've run into the same problem - no less enthusiasm for foods and cooking, but we're eating a lot less and our baking projects last so much longer that we're not really photographing them or really doing much. As the weather warms up, we'll start sharing them more, but... it's the quiet season. As I stare down my deadline (next week!) I'm trying to take advantage of that...