And lo, there was bread

I just can't thank Jane enough for pointing me to this recipe for No-Knead Bread. Now, I'm thoroughly cooking-impaired, and I generally make bread that'll break your toes if you are unlucky enough to drop a loaf on your foot. But this came out perfect -- light, crispy, tasty, and incredibly easy. You need to start the night before in order to have bread the next day, but as long as you're not in a "must have bread NOW!" situation, it's fantastic.

It's been snowing intermittently since Thursday, so I'll console myself with bread. Sigh.

World's oldest tree ... looks kinda familiar

Scientists discover the world's oldest tree in Sweden. I had to giggle at that because it looks so much like the poor scrawny little trees that we have around here. I mean that with all possible affection, but, well ...

( Exhibit A )

Plus another picture, since I haven't really been posting pictures lately. Is editing the rough draft of a story any less painful with colorful markers?

( Uh, not really, but it's more fun )

On Friday I dropped by old college buddy Jamie Smith's signing for his latest books at Gulliver's (local indie book store). It was nice to see Jamie again -- I've been so out of touch with, well, everybody, and I've been feeling it lately for some reason.