my own schedule / myLot

Centralia, Washington

October 11, 2023 4:06pm CST

Last night I slept poorly, hearing wind and rain blasting outside my window. Today more rain greens my world. I can do what I want these days since I no longer work. I decided I would not go to the pool this morning. I did duck out the back door to grab a bread bag of apples from the tree. I chopped three cups of apples and made a batch of apple bread. Daughter gave me dried blueberries last year. I tossed in a half cup of that fruit and some walnut chunks. The bread mostly has whole wheat flour in it. I cut the sugar back to half what the recipe called for. And you know what? The bread-cake is plenty sweet. I will never understand the difference between a quick bread and cake. The photo is one I took last summer. That's Fred behind Rufus, the garbage can and Peter in the photo. And the side of my house! The walnut tree leaves are there, too.

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (78250)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

11 Oct

The bread cake sounds delicious, Nice photo, Dark and gloomy here but no rain coming down presently,

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Lenore Plassman

@sallypup (60075)

• Centralia, Washington

11 Oct

@RasmaSandra Do you get heavy drenching rain?

Lenore Plassman

@sallypup (60075)

• Centralia, Washington

13 Oct

@RasmaSandra Your description reminds me of the time my hubby and I visited Charleston, N. Carolina. The rain there was crazy hard. In just seconds the streets turned into raging rivers.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (336051)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Oct

Next time I make my ginger walnut biscuits (cookies) I'm going to cut the sugar in half.

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Lenore Plassman

@sallypup (60075)

• Centralia, Washington

12 Oct

@JudyEv That's a great idea. Your cookies sound tasty.

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Lenore Plassman

@sallypup (60075)

• Centralia, Washington

12 Oct

@JudyEv Agreed. There's a formula for everything when it comes to baking.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (336051)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Oct

@sallypup Sometimes if you cut out too much of one ingredient, they don't come out as good but I'll have a go and see what happens.

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Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (102977)

• Marion, Ohio

11 Oct

Sounds like it would taste good

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (317036)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

12 Oct

It's nice when your time is your own and you can cook or bake when the urge hits. The quick bread sounds delicious. With that much fruit, you might not need any extra sugar.

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Lenore Plassman

@sallypup (60075)

• Centralia, Washington

12 Oct

@just4him You are right about the fruit. The sugar adds a certain consistency to the bread, though.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (317036)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

12 Oct

@sallypup It's good it does.

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Dena Miller

@Dena91 (16511)

• United States

12 Oct

Apple bread sounds good.

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Ruby Hawk

@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

12 Oct

It’s nice to see your picture. Your quick bread sounds delicious.

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Amber

@AmbiePam (89618)

• United States

11 Oct

Rufus is such a cutie. I wish I could pet all their little heads. Your bread certainly sounds amazing.

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snowy

@snowy22315 (177794)

• United States

11 Oct

It is supposed to rain here on Saturday...looks like they could be some big storms..hope not..

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Kayla Tsukino

@kaylachan (66429)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

11 Oct

Doesn't it feel good to work on your own schedule?

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (112480)

• El Paso, Texas

11 Oct

I remember mom making apple cake and she never used sugar, the apples she used were sweet enough for her cake ..... besides, I don't really like sweets much.

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Marie

@Tampa_girl7 (49955)

• United States

11 Oct

It’s drizzling here now. They all look relaxed.

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LegTech

@rina110383 (24494)

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12 Oct

The bread cake sounds incredibly tasty.

LindaOH

@LindaOHio (172712)

• United States

12 Oct

Great picture. I like not having to follow a schedule too. Your quick bread sounds good. Hope you got some rest last night. Hope you and the crew have a great day.