Scoakat's Blog

I was looking through the pictures I took last week and found there weren't many.  I truly did just try to take it easy, and apparently ...

I've been on vacation this week, and today I turn 58 years old.  Normally I have a certain main project to do on my vacation, plus a lis...

Plus commentary, that is. My wife and I spent time on separate chores this morning, mine at home and hers more unexpected and difficult.  By...

I've been busy this past week, resting and recreating takes a lot of time and effort.  I'm on my first real vacation in a year since...

On Sunday, Kate and I finally rolled up our sleeves and got some work done in our small yard and gardens.  She was determined to try tomatoe...

I haven't really been in a writing mood recently.  I managed to post about the pavilion, but there are a few other topics I've been ...

Boy, this focaccia bread is super good.  It came out of the oven about noon today and is already gone. I might make a couple batches of che...

King Arthur's 2025 Recipe of the Year For the second weekend in a row I made King Arthur's 2025 recipe of the year, a big and bubbly...

Well, time to break the seal with the first new post of 2025.  The holidays have come and gone, and we've settled back into daily life h...

It was -2ºF (-19ºC) when I got up this morning, and I believe we only got up to around 10ºF (-12ºC) this afternoon.  It was damn cold, the c...

It's shameful how I've been neglecting the fire pit this year, but fall is here so I think it will be easier to get out there more n...

It appears our new neighbors moved in late last week, ready or not.  There's still workers over there every day and as I write now, but ...

I've been feeling much better this week but for continuing sniffles, since being sick the prior two weeks.  It's just been going aro...

 Was a good night for it, but got colder soon after dark.  Here you can also see some of the work on neighbor Dave's house, where the in...

I don't believe we've had any rain since I posted about it last, but we did have a couple minor air quality warnings that didn't...

I've a few things on my mind and I have a new keyboard to get used to so I need to do some typing to see if I still like full size keys,...

Well, I don't feel like writing but I should at least draft some notes of what I've been meaning to write about. Recently the trail ...

 It's not the warmest or brightest day today, but it feels good outside.  I made baguette this morning so the house smells like bread, a...

Yesterday I made the drive to pick up another quarter cow, a split half - meaning we get cuts of meat from the front and back half.  We defr...

I think I'm getting this baguette thing down pretty well now.  My latest bread-related purchases were heavy duty reusable bread bags and...