Greetings followers!
It was a cold and foggy morning (not to be confused with a dark and stormy night), but a warm glow was being emitted from the kitchen. This, plus the savory smells, could only mean one thing: BAKING! We're talking breads! We're talking yogurts! We're talking cheeses! Why?! Well because the homesteaders made these foods of course! We split into five groups to concoct these marvelous delicacies. We made a variety of breads including cornbread, oat bread, and potato rolls. As Beth instructed, we dropped the dough for the rolls from great heights to aid in the kneading process and produce a "velvety texture". The cheese was an all day process. Before dinner we hung the curds in cheese cloth to let the whey separate. And there it remains, awaiting our return to season it into a scrumptious morsel. The yogurt also had to cook in a crock pot for most of the day. After dinner, we flavored the set yogurt which we divided into quarters to produce maple, banana, vanilla, and plain yogurt. Bet you wish you were here for breakfast tomorrow ;)
Then over the hills and through the woods back to the Earth shelter for some more service work. Today, we continued scraping and painting. Half the walls are painted with a final coat, and everything else is primed and ready to go! We also started painting the beams on the ceiling with primer. Hopefully, we will finish up painting the walls tomorrow and get everything back in order. We did a fine job moving the furniture around but unfortunately, all of the desks clustered in the middle would not be functional in an office setting.
After a productive afternoon, we went traipsing back over the hills (well I guess mountains) to the yurts. And truly they were alive with the sound of music! Some of the group walked at a faster pace and soon traveled out of sight of their comrades. Little did the second group know, an ambush party awaited their arrival in the shadows of the trees. Snowballs in hand, the warriors leaped from their rocky perches with cries of war upon the sight of the second group. The battle was short lived, but the success warmed the chilled hearts of the first group. Boy there sure is nothing like an impromptu snowball fight!
After a fine dinner of burgers, Sarah, Shawna, and Lizzie led the reflection. The overall theme was overcoming challenges and individual reflection. It was different from previous reflections because it was more meditative and personal. It showed how far we have come as a group.
The hysterical laughter upstairs reminds us that you cannot read this blog all day and must return to your families. As the sun sets,...actually it's already long gone... we return to our bunker with the anticipation of a fantastic tomorrow. Thus, we leave you with the anticipation of a new blog post. In the words of Jigme: Hasta la vista baby!
Sincerely yours,
JS^2, (aka Jess and Jenny)
Glad to hear everything is going well! And now that I see you've learned how to make some new dinner items Jenny, you'll have to teach me when you come back! =)
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