Honey Bread

Fence from the road.

Same fence but from the other side of the fence in the field

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This morning it was 30 degrees, very still and sunny with some clouds.  Went to the post office first and dropped another Netlix down the mail slot.  Then continued around the Farm Loop.

I saw a red tailed hawk up in a tree and in the surrounding tree tops were about 20 crows.  As I got ready to take a picture the hawk flew off and the crows took off after it.  Wonder what that was all about.

No cows today out in the field by the road at Farmer Bill's farm.  I saw them all up the hill in another field.

Once back to town I took a loop around the ball park loop and then headed home.

I saw a lady that lives 2 tenths of a mile from the ball park get in her truck and DRIVE to the ball park, walk twice around the loop which is a 1/2 mile,  then get back in her truck and drive home!! That is just unbelievable to me!!

Today's walk was 5.3 miles.

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Yesterday afternoon we put up our Christmas tree.  We got an artificial one this year and got one that fit perfectly in the front bay window.  It doesn't have the tinsel on it yet.  I know most people don't use tinsel anymore but I think the tree is missing something without it.

I put the tinsel on it today.  Tired to take a picture of the entire tree with the tinsel but it was just too bright by the window so I took a couple of close ups.

I baked some Honey Bread this afternoon.  It is an old recipe of my friend Bernice's grandmother's who gave it to me many years ago.

Honey Bread

• Cream 3/4 cup of butter and 2 cups sugar.
• Beat in 4 eggs
• Add 3/4 cup honey

Sift together

• 4 cups Rye flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger

Add to mixture alternating with 1 cup buttermilk.

No buttermilk? A substitute is 1 tablespoon lemon juice in cup filled rest of the way with milk.

Pour into 2 greased loaf pans.

Bake one hour at 350 degrees.

I made some the other week but the middles didn't bake enough.  This time I made 4 smaller loaves and still kept them in the oven the full hour and they came out fine.

I had trouble finding Rye Flour but my friend Trish spotted it when she was out and bought some for me.  Being her nice self she wouldn't let me pay for it, so one of these loaves are for her. : )  

I finished knitting 4 more scarves which brings the number up to 13 of them and I'm working on number 14 now.  I think I will have just enough for my project which I'll be able to tell you about by the end of the week. : )

That's about it for today.  Plan on having my ice cream later and knitting some more on that last scarf.
 

Hope you found happiness scattered throughout your day.

happyone : )

"Face your deficiencies and acknowledge them;

but do not let them master you.

Let them teach you patience, sweetness, insight."

~ Helen Keller