Backwoods Babble

What is this you ask? Two posts in two days? Whatever is wrong with her. I just learned about this new place that I must go and I had to share it. I don't know how many of you are gluten-free, think of being gluten-free or even care about being gluten-free, but I am and need to be. I am much healthier and happier now that I am and my body thanks me for it. So, on that note, look what I just found out about in Las Vegas. A gluten-free bakery! For those of you who are not gluten-free and have not ever had the incredibly, terrible frustration of trying to make your own bread then you probably have no idea why I am so excited. You seriously, kind of need to be a mad-scientist to be a brilliant gluten-free baker because it's a super precise way of baking, if your ration of liquids to flour is off at all, huge disaster and you have made yet another batch of amazing tasting gluten-free crumbs or croutons. I am a bit mad, so I am persisting in my endeavor and because I may be...

I have been up to lots, thanks for asking! I recently started a Couch to 5k run/walk program and will be running my first 5k.... eventually. It's slow going. I am way more out of shape than I would like to admit. Remember those days when you could play all day and by play I mean run around like a crazy person and never get tired? Those were good times. It's a shame that we appreciate those days more when we are older. I am starting to sound like those people I thought were sooooooooooooo old when I was a kid, I'm not certain that I approve of this change. I have plans to do lots of fun excursions over the next few months. Well, if you have been around long enough, you know my idea of fun usually entails driving somewhere remote (though not always) taking a bunch of pictures and boring the boogers out of you with all the details when I get back. HAH! And, as always, I must leave you with a photo because that's just what I do. This is from an excursion I took ju...