Mysteries, bread and such

Oh, sweet mysteries of life - or maybe it's ghosts?  Lately there have been some decidedly 'odd' things happening here at Chez Magpie.  First of all, I discovered quite a sizeable chunk of the countertop veneer in the our bathroom had disappeared.  Gone.  You'd think it would be on the floor and be swept up, but no.  Resident Chef claims no knowledge of what happened and I certainly didn't do it.  So...gone, who knows where.  Incident #2 - a brand new (only washed a couple of times) kitchen towel developed a rather large hole in the middle.  Can't figure THAT one out either.  AND....the biggest mystery of all.....we were both engrossed in something (he - jigsaw puzzle, me - sewing) when suddenly there was a gigantic crash.  After checked to be sure the other of us was okay we started to investigate and discovered a plastic tote had quite literally jumped off the shelf in our storage room.....launched itself halfway across the room....and landed upside down on the floor.  Okay.  Hmmm.  First of all nobody was near it, nobody had touched it for months, and nobody had touched anything even remotely near it for months (top shelf - rarely used stuff).  Secondly....just HOW did it get to the edge and leap off?  Thirdly, and the biggest mystery of all, HOW in the world did it not only fall off the shelf but launch itself half way across the room while it was at it?  The contents were heavy so you'd think it would simply pretty much fall straight down.  Yep....spooks.  Now, if they'd just decide to leave a bunch of money lying around.....

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Over the past couple of days I've done a 'oh look, squirrel!' and sidetracked myself into making this little guy....

He's a baby Baby Yoda, measuring about 9" tall,  to accompany the big Baby Yoda I already made for our #2 grandson (altho' I secretly think it was for his daddy!).  Anyway, my thought process was that maybe, because he has a new baby brother, perhaps he would like to play 'big bro, little bro' with the Yoda's.  And besides, I used up some stash yarn!  The pattern came from HERE.  

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The question arose about the beer bread recipe we've been making so thought I'd share it here...

BEER BREAD

4 c. all purpose flour

3 heaping tsp. baking powder

1 heaping tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. salt

1/4 c. white sugar

473 ml can beer (regular, not the light)

Sift dry ingredients together REALLY well.  Mix with

beer and pour into greased loaf pan.  Brush with

melted butter.  Bake 1 hour @ 375 degrees.  

Remove from pan and cool at least 15 mins.

NOTE:  do not use light beer or it won't rise.
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Today's quote is from Ralph Waldo Emerson..."Knowledge is knowing that we  cannot know"

Stay safe. Stay well.