Strands of Thought

Sharing my life, thoughts and strands of beads.

• — Feeling Lucky

  
  As many of you know, I haven't lived in any one place for very long since I was 18. Passing the 3 year mark here in Exeter, NH had me longing for a change. Knowing we are not moving any time soon I needed to find something new and exciting. I made an effort and reached out to a local Arts Organization called Main Street Art. Located in Newfields just down the road from me, I found a gem.
  
  This Fall I am teaching three classes. The first...

• — And so the bagels...

  
  As a creative type I tend to recreate the wheel instead of trusting the original directions. After our first attempt at bagels I decided to change a few steps. Instead of rolling the dough into a snake and forming a ring I formed a pancake, poked a hole and swung the dough around my finger. It was rather fun and the vote is to keep it. But, changing the baking temperature was not such a good idea. I dropped it from 500 to 450 and opted to bake...

• — Bagels - Yes I Can!

  When we lived on Long Island, NY I fell in love with New York bagels. I had always liked them after my first introduction in college, but had to make do over the years with a store bought version. Moving to New York wasn't exactly my dream location, but the weekly bagel sandwich for lunch at a local deli sure eased my pain. It has been 3 years since we moved to New Hampshire and I really miss a good bagel.
  
  This past week I stumbled on a bagel recipe and decided to give it a...

• — Newsletters, my vow

  For the past few years I have had what I call a newsletter I send out to my mailing list. I offer specials most of the time. Only I'm not the most exciting newsletter on the block. Mine consist of a few sentences that get right to the point. Is that a good thing? Probably not.
  
  And even worse, my mailing list program doesn't seem to like me these days. It stopped letting links work a long time ago, forcing people to cut and paste. How Neanderthal! But I'm...

• — We've Been Nominated for a Poppy

  Now this is cute. My children call one of their grandfathers "Poppy". Isn't it fitting that my jewelry shop So Claudia! I run with my daughter was nominated for a Poppy award? Even if the darling factor doesn't get you, the blog will. Here is the link to vote for our shop and while you are there explore Poppytalk. It's a blog you will thank me for recommending.