Today we have rain in biblical proportions (>40mm in 24 hrs) and the garden is once more a lagoon. The wind is still blowing, though settling back a little now. We lost power at around 4 a.m., so once the animals had been fed this morning we returned to bed and cuddled, listening to the …
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Oaty Wholemeal
Mr L sent out a dove this morning and it returned intact. The waters are receding, for now. We face more strong winds from the South east soon. The phone rang yesterday afternoon. It was M, the lovely chap who makes the deliveries for our local courier. He explained that he had dropped two bags …
Bill Update 3
Bill was going like the clappers this morning when I looked in on him. I divided… discarding half, and gave the first cold water feed. Bill has now been moved from the warmth of the server cupboard and back to the kitchen, where it is much cooler. The spelt is going down fast – must …
Bill Update 2
Bill, 48 hrs: working! and fed. I missed the initial signs of fermentation, of the first odd few bubbles. I removed Bill’s lid this morning and initially thought that he was still not working, but the smell gave him away. The surface of the brew was dead smooth and almost glassy, but the volume had …
Update Bill
Bill at 24 hrs: no activity discernible
Not much to see here
Not a lot going on this weekend. A tray of mince pies just emerged from the oven, ready for our Open Studio afternoon, but I failed to make my marmalade this morning due to an insufficiency of available sugar. I did manage to get my Spelt Starter going, though. He’s sitting here on my desk, …