Some of the tomato plants I’m growing indoors. The trick is to make sure they get lots of sunlight.

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One of the nice little creeks winding through Avon lake, Ohio. although the flash against the green is too hard, I do like how it captured the light on the water.

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I started some new sourdough starter to make bread, rolls, pretzels, etc. My last starter I used up without adding to it, which is a shame because I had that starter for years. Sourdough starter is natural yeast. Why do I want to make and use it instead of just buying yeast? Well, commercial yeast is not bad per se. It is usually a by-product of whiskey distilleries. But quite often the production of it involves a great deal of hoopla and manufacturing. Also, it costs money. Making my own starter is free! and simple, and easy.

How to make sourdough starter:
1. You’ll need 2 tablespoons of whole wheat flour and one and a half tablespoons of warm water. Tap water should be fine but if your water is hard you may want to use bottled water. Mix in a glass or plastic container, bowl or jar. I used glass. Loosely cover and let sit at room temperature for 24 hours.

2. After 24 hours mix in flour and water, same amounts. Loosely cover and let it sit again for 24 hours. Repeat for a total of 7 days.

3. After day 3 you should see bubbles on the surface, which show that yeast is developing and making gas.

4. After 7 days you will have about a cup and a half of sour dough starter. Then you can put it in a permanent container and refrigerate it. On day 7 you’ll have enough starter to bake a loaf of bread with enough left over to keep feeding for next time. If you want to store a larger quantity, just make more by adding more flour and water using the same measurements as before.

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Although I prefer a natural unsculpted look I really like the landscaping at the Bay Village, Oh library. so pretty!

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Poster I saw at the Bay Village, OH library. Although Cuyahoga county makes a special effort for computer recycling in the month of August, you can recycle your old computers at any time. Here’s how:

1. Take off your personal info that is stored on the computer. This includes financial information, photos, address book/contact information, and education records such as papers you/your kids have written. You know, things of that sort. If, like us, you have an old computer that won’t even start up you may be puzzled as to how you can get your old info from it. One way is to take out the hard drive and add it to your new computer. Here’s how: How to take hard drive out of computer

2. Once your computer is wiped of all your information, call your local sold waste disposal department. This is handled either by city or county depending on where you live. In my state (Ohio) it is handled by county. If you are not sure, you can call your city hall. They will be able to tell you exactly who/where you should call.

3. When you call, find out drop-off dates and times or if they will pick up. Some smaller communities will actually pick up!

4. All you have to do now is drop your computer off at the recycling station or other drop-off point, or leave it out if they provide pick up. See? that wasn’t hard at all

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