Twice we had a babysitter for Baby Harbat this weekend. Two times. That’s more than the last six months. On Friday we got to go out to see Julie and Julia while BH was watched by our neighbor friends. Sunday…
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A Weekend of Luxury
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Staycation 3: Peril on the High Seas
We have lived in San Diego for five years and still haven’t done the bonfire at the beach thing yet. That was reconciled during Staycation ’09. We all packed up and went to Coronado Beach, a beautiful wide sandy strip…
Staycation 2: Bread and Heat
During my vacation I wanted to tackle the Next Big Thing in bread. Namely, natural levain. I tried making a sourdough starter once before, but didn’t keep up with feeding and didn’t know how to use it. This time I…
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Staycation 1: Mountain Biking
Okay, I didn’t get to this yesterday afternoon. But don’t they say that tomorrow is the new today? Well. In response to the proddings of my brother, I decided to get my mountain bike back up to running condition. The…
Triumphant Return
I am back from an action-packed week-long vacation. It began on Saturday morning when the waste lines in our house clogged up. The first five hours of my vacation? Running the snake down the drain, getting it stuck and bent,…
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Cookin’ With Gas Part 3 (I am a Super Genius)
There are now two functioning ovens in the Aurora Bakery kitchen. Last night I installed the new safety valve. All told, it took about 20 minutes. Because I am Uncle F%$#-Up, however, I’m waiting for the other shoe to drop. …
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Detention
Here’s the ultimate desk location for detention. I saw it yesterday at a local high school. Picture 985 Sure, the view’s great, but there’s only shade when there’s a solar eclipse. Plus it was a hundred degrees, so that you’d…
Fine. I SAID FINE!
Okay, so I’m the worst parent ever. Well, no that award might actually go to this guy. Deathwish But every so often you do something that makes you feel like a tyrant. Last night Baby Harbat was playing with…
Sleep
When I saw this picture, my heart went all aflutter. Picture 498 I love my little munchkin with no bounds. But I am not a morning person. And when my “morning” begins at five A.M. I am not even…
UPDATE
Here is the dark rustic bread, cut open for lunch. The people at my office have eaten half the loaf so far. I have not gotten any complaints of abdominal cramping or broken teeth yet. The crust is very chewy…
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