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Jan. 7th, 2011 11:11 pmThis morning I braved the poisonous fume that is our air to get a HEPA purifier. (It seems to be working!) As a reward I promised myself a healthy bran-type muffin, but Target and its captive Starbucks refused to sell me one. So I broke down and made my own.
Because I didn't want it to turn into an all-morning displacement activity, I found a machine-made banana bread recipe and altered it. I traded all white flour for 3/4 whole wheat, the white sugar for 1/2 a cup turbinado and a squeeze of agave nectar, and the bananas for two servings of pomegranate applesauce (best stuff ever!). Then I added walnuts and dried blueberries. To my dismay, I realized I have no cinnamon, so I poured in a healthy glug of chai and a dollop of ginger (and a little more flour to offset the new liquid). I also added salt, because salt is important. The result is blue-tinged and delicious, though not quite right without the cinnamon.
2400+ words today on Kingdoms, but much of that was rewriting an old scene to account for the new character. I'm fond of the new girl so far--she actually talks, and the change in age and gender gives me more interesting dynamics to play with.
I must also admit, grudgingly, that a change in the timeline that![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
matociquala talked me into making seems to be helping. I still think it makes the opening weird, but it ratchets up the tension in later chapters.
As you may have heard,elisem had a stroke recently. She's fine now, with no permanent damage, but she is fine because people recognized the symptoms and called 911 immediately. Timely intervention is critical for strokes, so please, learn the symptoms and call for help.
Because I didn't want it to turn into an all-morning displacement activity, I found a machine-made banana bread recipe and altered it. I traded all white flour for 3/4 whole wheat, the white sugar for 1/2 a cup turbinado and a squeeze of agave nectar, and the bananas for two servings of pomegranate applesauce (best stuff ever!). Then I added walnuts and dried blueberries. To my dismay, I realized I have no cinnamon, so I poured in a healthy glug of chai and a dollop of ginger (and a little more flour to offset the new liquid). I also added salt, because salt is important. The result is blue-tinged and delicious, though not quite right without the cinnamon.
2400+ words today on Kingdoms, but much of that was rewriting an old scene to account for the new character. I'm fond of the new girl so far--she actually talks, and the change in age and gender gives me more interesting dynamics to play with.
I must also admit, grudgingly, that a change in the timeline that
matociquala talked me into making seems to be helping. I still think it makes the opening weird, but it ratchets up the tension in later chapters.As you may have heard,
elisem had a stroke recently. She's fine now, with no permanent damage, but she is fine because people recognized the symptoms and called 911 immediately. Timely intervention is critical for strokes, so please, learn the symptoms and call for help.
