Getting back in the groove

Slowly getting back in the rhythms of life here at the Tryst Inn.

Started a couple of loaves of sourdough last night, giving the starter an additional ten hours to get extra sour. I jump started it with additional instant yeast, because get this - its still in the 50s up here! We're not expected to get up to 70 until July. Boggles the mind, doesn't it? Going to follow up this bit of bread making with Beer Butter Bread Saturday.

Seems the hay fever that has been knocking my ass was New England based. While I'm still coughing a bit with sore lungs, my sinuses are clear. Sadly, Mum & Emily finally succumbed had to bite my tongue from telling Em to walk to the drugstore so she would feel better.

I had scheduled a dump trip today, but in the spirit of tradition, I'm putting that off, too.

Once again, my damn knee

Stood up this afternoon to attend to the buzzer telling me the sourdough was most likely done and my knee hyperextended. Shit. I stood for a few moments on the other leg, then tried gingerly to stand on my bad leg when it buckled at the knee. Fabulous.

Two Alleve, hot soaking bath and elevation later it still hurts. Not "go to ER" hurt, "cursing the stupidity of shitty engineering" kind of hurt. Swelling and aching on the inside of the knee and front, though it held my weight the rest of the evening just fine. Obviously, I took it seriously easy as I slowly fed the bunnies and dogs this evening.

While I appreciate that I've got bursitis in that knee, I really don't think it should be hyperextending and buckling a few times a week with that diagnosis.

Looks like another visit to the Doctor for me.