Leavening

Have you ever watched bread dough rising? I have. Trust me on this, it’s boring! When my Mamaw baked bread, she always told us kids to be quiet or the bread wouldn’t rise. I don’t know if that’s true … I think she was just making a feeble attempt to shut us up.

My cousins and I watched, fascinated, as our grandmother added hot water to the yeast germs … and they began to bubble! Mamaw told us that they were alive! She said that when she gave them the right ingredients (flour, salt, sugar) the yeast would ferment … or “leaven.” Her explanation was that the yeast was “breathing” which caused the bread to rise.

Now, my Mamaw was no scientist (nor am I) but she knew her “stuff” when it came to bread baking. She made some darned tasty bread, a skill that is not inherent in my makeup.

But, I’m not really talking about bread here … I’m talking about the fermenting. You see, I realized that I have a lot of ideas floating around in my head right now. There are many things I would like to write … but, like that yeast germ, they need to ferment.

I’ve decided to take a little quiet time for the holidays. I want to give my ideas the right ingredients (reading, enjoying my family, taking time for fun) that will help those ideas “leaven.”

Now, I’m coming upon my three year “bloggiversary,” and I’ve written 935 posts in that time. Over the years, I have gone in many different directions with my writing.

• I’ve bragged about my neck of the woods — the Lone Star State.
• For a while I was fascinated with trying to be artsy-fartsy and taking pictures in black and white.
• I participated in the Thursday Thirteen meme that was going around for a long time (and those posts were often funny)
• Sometimes I just write silly stuff.
• I’ve worked on projects for kids with cancer.
• And, I’ve had my Only The Good Friday series.

Those are just a few of the topics that have interested me. While I take time to let some ideas ferment, you can poke around in those archives a bit. I’ll be back with the new year. I’m not leaving … I’m leavening!

Y’all have a merry Christmas!

Here are some of my friends who also try to post “the good.”
RV Poetry; Candid Karina; All My Great, or Not So Great Adventures; Inside Mo’s Mind; Thorne’s World; Down River Drivel; Duward Discussion; Ramblings of an Unstable Mind; Insightful Nana; Newbie Lifeline; Everyday Tarot; West of Mars; Life’s Journey; Round Circle; Barbara’s Travels; Blog of Revelation; Desert Diva; Blogjem; My Life As It Is; Genre Cookshop

Other posts you might enjoy:

1. Resurrected Rye
2. Bread Pudding That Is Worth The Wait
3. Mamaw Didn’t Make Bread Pudding With A Hacksaw
4. Bacon Quest
5. Good To The Last Bite

Tagged as: and Storytelling, Only The Good Friday, STORYTELLING & SCRIBBLING, Words