Misty Meadow Journals

  I am certainly no expert baker, but I wanted a loaf that was custom-tailored to be gentle on my system. I wanted to use ancient grains to take advantage of the higher protein they provide. So, I asked Google AI to help me and she gave me this recipe! It combines old-world stone milling with a 24-hour cold ferment and a hands-free bread machine hack to make a truly gut-friendly masterpiece.   I've recently made a lot of changes to my diet. I gave up all artificial sugars. I've been making most of my own foods fresh from scratch. I learned to make sourdough starter.  About every 2 weeks I make myself 2 loaves of bread.  Making this bread has become a regular part of my life that I enjoy.    I have a redundant colon with a bend. This means my large intestine is longer than normal, so it has to loop and twist around to fit inside my belly. I have slower digestion and harder stools. I've been changing the way I eat to keep things moving smoothly....

Every morning just as it starts getting light my dog Ida Mae and I  head outside  for our morning walk.   On the first of September it doesn't get light until 6:00am.  A sure sign that our summer is ending.                  But look at what this morning has brought...  A misty meadow.  

  I am enchanted by Prima Marketing's "Nature Academia" papers and wanted to create a book that holds the little world of imagination the papers create.  The cover is cotton fabric dyed green and stamped with some texture stamps. Tim Holtz Bubbles and Bo Bunny Rough it up stamps. Then I folded the fabric at the edge adding paper leaves, wool fibers, laces and fabric strips tying to make it look mossy like the forest floor.     I used some paper clay in the collection silicon molds painted them with acrylic paint . Also bought the paper ephemera and decorated with with them.   There is some 49 and market ephemera used in there too. I made 2 half inch deep box frames and built up a couple of the papers inside of them by fussy cutting layers of the images.   I have some die cut Leaves from Sizzix and Tim Holtz Wildflower stems there too.                  ...

Hi Friends! I am sharing a Photo Folio I created.   I used Maja Designs "Autumn Poem" paper collection to create this folio.  I also fussy cut elements from 2 of Prima Marketing's "Pink Autumn" paper collection.I believe the Prima paper names are Pink Autumn and Sweater Weather.  I created some die cut flowers with Spellbinders Large Die of the Month (January) - Club Blooms.  I inked them to give them some more dimension and interest.     It has a burlap ribbon to tie it closed, and it also has magnets holding it closed.  Fully opened it is 29 inches long. There are tuck spots. And tags to journal on. Or you could put photos there. I have put a little envelop that is held closed with a ribbon. It has a booklet inside the envelope. A pocket with 4"x6" photo mats. There is a removable photo booklet.  It will hold 4"x6" photos. A waterfall that will hold 4"x4" photo's Here you may untie the bow and remove the booklet. A tuck spo...