Many good things in today’s morning post, not least of them a new fountain pen
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Many good things in today’s morning post, not least of them a new fountain pen
Author archives: Scattered Thinker
Cut and come again
Recent rain has brought the grass on and today’s glorious weather has brought out the mower. It stubbornly refused to start, of course. We jump started it from the Land Rover, and what a faff that was. The battery is under the seat and the mower won’t work unless somebody is sat on the seat… …
Squee!
In my mailbox this morning, a reminder: [box title=”MUMS” color=”#d7e9ea”]This is the second of two invitation emails, and also a reminder that the Melbourne University Puzzle Hunt is less than a week away! The first set of puzzles will be released on Monday (13th May) at 12.00pm, with the first prize of course being $300 …
Brioche Part 2
The Brioche went into the oven after lunch, but not until after it had been painted with egg wash. Reminder of how it appeared before rising Ten minutes at 180°C in my fan oven, followed by 25 minutes at 160°C resulted in this Which I hope you will agree, looks almost good enough to eat 🙂 It …
A Red Letter Day
My first snail mail receipt from this latest phase of letter writing has arrived. Can I tell you how pleased I am that it came in a RED envelope – I doubt it. It tickled me pink anyway – and it came from Mia. When I registered at Lettermo last week, the first person to pop up and greet …
Baking Bucket List: Brioche
So why have I never made Brioche before? It’s extremely straightforward! I was tempted to say “easy” but I shall bite my tongue until the results emerge from the oven. I used the recipe from the River Cottage Handbook #3 and the locally available white bread flour. The recipe was recently reproduced at The Guardian, …