DSCF6293, originally uploaded by criosa.

I got a bread machine from Goodwill last weekend. it’s pretty old (the booklet is copyright 1996!), but I couldn’t pass it up - only $10! and it seems to work.

here’s my first attempt. I was going to attempt the basic white bread, until I actually read the recipe and realized I didn’t have dry milk. so I went for the next ‘fool proof recipe’ that I had all the ingredients for: Garlic Herb Bread. (garlic, basil, rosemary & thyme. yeah, doesn’t quite match the song, but it’s still in my head.) It’s quite yummy, and seems to have turned out pretty good even though my yeast is a bit old.

so, Kashka & I moved into our new apartment yesterday. and Kashka is obsessed with climbing into the lower kitchen cabinets, closing the door, and then hopping into the next one through a small gap at the top of the cabinet wall. she’s driving me absolutely nutty with this (and it’s been less than 24 hours).

anything I can get to put on the (old beat up wood) cupboard doors to get her to ignore them? especially considering that I had been planning on putting cleaning products in the center ones (under the sink). I don’t want it to keep her out of the kitchen entirely though, since that’s where her food & water are (on the opposite wall).

DSCF6286, originally uploaded by criosa.

that’s the fiber I’m currently spinning.

DSCF6285, originally uploaded by criosa.

This is the basket I made.

The fiber in it is a 75/25 wool/angora blend from Kimmet Croft.