Farmhouse Friday - Week 4

 Good Friday morning!

I made something that may now become one of my favorite treats.  Sourdough crackers.  They were so good!

So easy to make too!  Just 2 T melted butter and 1/2 cup sourdough discard.  Mix together until smooth and spread on a parchment lined cookie sheet - super thin.  Sprinkle with favorite spices, flaky salt, everything bagel is what I did.  Bake 325 for 10 minutes.  Take out of oven and cut into squares.  

Place back in oven for another 20-25 minutes, until lightly brown and "dry."

I couldn't stop eating them!  

To start out this week, I did something I've never done before.  I know, even at 58 - (wink, wink).  My friend, Meg, treated me to a pedicure and manicure.  I'm not really one to do this kind of thing, that is why I've never.  However, I already made my next appointment.  This was so enjoyable.  

I love how cute my thumbs are...teehee.  Meg said "I'm so surprised that you did such bright colors.  I thought for sure you would have picked clear or light pink"  Nope, I can be a bit wild at times.  

Al and I also went up to Rhinelander to the main Golden Harvest store.  Happy to find more "juicing" veggies.  It was sub zero all weekend and into Wednesday.  He was busy processing all the beets into the freeze dryer.  He did like 70 pounds of beets into 11 quarts and 4 pints of powder.  We already are adding it to our water and juice.  

We are still working on the carrots.  

We worked on a puzzle.  Finished it, moving on to the next.

We stopped at a thrift shop and I found a book to read.  I'm trying to quit scolling so much (eek).  The title appealed to me and I like easy reads, mysteries.  I really enjoyed it.  I looked up the author and she has over 35 books in this series about Agatha Raisin.  I found 6 on ebay of her early ones, I bought them.  

Sub zero was this week for sure!  We have been doing the sauna every day if we can.  So we were happy to fire it up on Wednesday afternoon when it warmed up.  This morning it was -12.

Our sump pump died....Al caught it in time...thank the Lord.  Not the septic, the "grey water" one.  We don't have enough snow on the ground to insulate the pipe.  So, good thing we buy out estates and had 1 or 2 spares in the barn.  He "fixed" it enough until spring.  

Tomorrow we are having an estate sale of items we moved to our office space.  Next week we are on to working on the next one and a consult for another.  Spring is coming...calls are coming in...

Blessings from Ringle, Wisconsin.