So, after all the freaking out about the plumber coming today, he called at 8:55 (he was supposed to be here at 9:00) and said that he was "tied up" and wasn't going to be able to come.* He said maybe he would come this afternoon** or maybe Thursday. He didn't ask if I was available either this afternoon or on Thursday. Clearly, the model of the solar system needs to be revised, as the world revolves around this plumber, who I found out today isn't really even a plumber, he's just a handyman guy who does some pipes stuff. Wow--that fills me with confidence. He also told me today that he thinks that he's going to need to knock a hole in my bedroom wall to address one of our issues and that "the shower might not work for a few days."***
This seriously messed up my day. Since I'm taking some time off from work this summer, an unplanned sabbatical, we'll call it, I find that I need to plan out my time. I feel kind of like the character Will in "About a Boy" who does nothing and organizes his day into 30 minute units of time. My time units were all messed up today.
However, as Scarlett O'Hara says "tomorrow is another day."
I did enjoy an impromptu trip to Whole Foods today to pick up some Rye Flour
, as I am now the proud owner of "Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day." This book does live up to its cover tag line: The Discovery that Revolutionizes Home Baking. I enjoy the flour aisle at Whole Foods, as I get to think about all the grains that I know nothing about.**** The flour aisle is like an aisle of possibility. I love baking. The only thing about this book that makes me kind of sad is that the bread doesn't need to be kneaded. To most people, that's a good thing, as they don't want to have their hands be all goopy for 8-15 minutes. I do miss the kneading and will probably try my old bread recipe, complete with 12 minutes of kneading, but the new baking techniques and see how that turns out. Or maybe I'll just make some Play Dough and knead that.
, as I am now the proud owner of "Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day." This book does live up to its cover tag line: The Discovery that Revolutionizes Home Baking. I enjoy the flour aisle at Whole Foods, as I get to think about all the grains that I know nothing about.**** The flour aisle is like an aisle of possibility. I love baking. The only thing about this book that makes me kind of sad is that the bread doesn't need to be kneaded. To most people, that's a good thing, as they don't want to have their hands be all goopy for 8-15 minutes. I do miss the kneading and will probably try my old bread recipe, complete with 12 minutes of kneading, but the new baking techniques and see how that turns out. Or maybe I'll just make some Play Dough and knead that. I worked on my felt corn today--that took several tries and many failed attempts at corn silk. I think that I've perfected the process, so I'm off to make a whole field of it now.
*Seriously, who saw this coming?
**Nope. That didn't happen.
***I'm guessing that in plumber/handyman land that means that it will be down until Christmas.
****What the heck is Spelt. I'm going to need to Google that later.
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