Sourdough discard French bread recipe

​https://countryroadssourdough.com/sourdough-discard-french-bread/

Making friends and connections

​I met a lovely young person at a craft event at the library in May. She said she was new to the area and looking to meet people. She didn’t suggest exchanging contact info and neither did I. I thought about it but it seemed too forward. 🤷‍♀️ Anyway I did say: see you next month at the next craft thing and she agreed. I’ve regretted I didn’t get her contact info ‘cause since then I’ve been to or hosted a couple events with young people that she would’ve been a delight at. So I’ll be signing up for the June event soon, and I hope Brooke signs up too! I’m putting this here to put it out to the universe that I hope to see her again. Of course she and I could be friends, but also I have 8 or so people her age that I could introduce her to. 

And also I’ve met with an organized group of ladies my age — Girls n Pearls Krewe — that I’m considering formally joining. But I thought I’d put off the decision for a few weeks. I liked several of them, and I got some indication those women are liberal or at least not MAGA weirdos. But I don’t want to rush into a commitment. Then, today? The group page posted a positive, no-holds-bar supportive Pride Month post. Ok, even as a group, they’re not right-wing wackos. GOOD! I may have already started thinking about a party in our backyard for this group. 

Meanwhile, I’m organizing an outing to a board game day with at least 3 people who don’t know each other. This is tangentially related to me getting the local gamers all organized with a schedule of all the local gaming opportunities in this county. 

So I’m up to my usual tricks of creating adventure and organizing information and making connections for other people. This is my super power. 

Plus my daughter *still* wants to hang out with me, which delights me to no end. 

Six months in, I’m doing okay here socially. Not that anyone had any doubts.

Of course I believe that it helps that I’m not desperate for friends ‘cause I have such a good network back in Palm Beach. And that I genuinely like hanging out at home with Peter and Sean.

Ins & Outs for June

​In:

• Journaling 
• Summer heat and tolerating it anyway
  
• Train travel
  
• Stretching
  
• Mini vacays with massages and pedicures 
• Reminding myself that eating less is good, and I also need to keep making healthier food choices
• Putting off big commitments 
• Unpacking again! 
• Finishing Count of Monte Cristo
• Church that supports Pride and progressive causes 

Out:

• Excess carbs
  
• Candy 
• Looking at phone at home 
• Google products

Accomplishments this week

• ​re-organized my Things 3 app, cleaned up a lot of old tasks and unneeded tasks, made more efficient 
  
• Improved my dental health with deep cleaning and medical rinse
  
• Got an ad posted for condo roommate 
  
• Got Nora & Jon together with other geeky 27 year olds 
  
• Entertained 8 people at our house for game day
• Entertained 6 people (hosting 2 of them) for weekend reading retreat 
• Walked around Lake Morton
• Finished two jigsaw puzzles (with help)
• Noted: a full year of baking sourdough bread
• Helped team win first place at Brass Tap trivia 
• Finished reading a book before book club day
• Coordinated trip to NC in July
• Planned two small vacays to Tampa
• Coordinated a visit from Susan in June 

REPORT on my week

​Reading: finishing Crying in the H Mart

Eating: not a lot. But also not healthily. I need more veggies and good protein. 

Playing: Formula D with 9 people was a hoot. Flip 7 and Telestrations with a crowd. Also taught Moon Colony Bloodbath, Velonimo and Knarr.

Obsessing Over: renting out room in condo

Researching: trains to NC, certified financial planner programs, the depths of various Lakeland lakes, schedule of board game days in Polk County

Treating myself: more moisturizer

What made you happy this week?

​For me: 

Time with friends, lots of reading, recognizing my energy limits, a calendar that’s only half full, being offline more, a fun Italian movie with Peter. 

And always a fresh loaf of bread.

Lakeland mural tour

 got info from 2025 from FB

Heres a fun scavenger hunt. #LALtoday posted murals around lakeland, and I asked ChatGPT to organize them into a tour.

If you want to make it a challenge, the Amazing Race Lakeland Edition, you can just print and cut out the addresses into slips of paper and hand them to teams, and have them race to take their photos in front of it.

Lakeland Murals tour

L’Hermione

Address: 3825 S. Florida Ave., Lakeland, FL

Directions from Bartow: Head north on US-98 N/Bartow Rd for approximately 10 miles. The mural is on the right side.

You Are Beautiful

Address: 4520 S. Florida Ave., Lakeland, FL

Directions from L’Hermione: Continue north on S. Florida Ave. for about 1.5 miles. The mural is on the right.

LoveBird Almost Famous Chicken

Address: 2101 S. Florida Ave., Lakeland, FL

Directions from You Are Beautiful: Continue north on S. Florida Ave. for approximately 2.3 miles. The mural is on the right.

Florida

Address: 740 S. Florida Ave., Lakeland, FL

Directions from LoveBird Almost Famous Chicken: Continue north on S. Florida Ave. for about 1.4 miles. The mural is on the left.

Dixieland mural

Address: 950 S. Florida Ave., Lakeland, FL

Directions from Florida: Head north on S. Florida Ave. for approximately 0.2 miles. The mural is on the left.

Flights of Fancy

Address: 901 S. Florida Ave., Lakeland, FL

Directions from Dixieland mural: Continue north on S. Florida Ave. for about 0.1 miles. The mural is on the right.

360 Unlimited

Address: 911 S. Florida Ave., Lakeland, FL

Directions from Flights of Fancy: The mural is adjacent to Flights of Fancy at the same address.

Crape Blossoms

Address: 913 S. Florida Ave., Lakeland, FL

Directions from 360 Unlimited: The mural is next to 360 Unlimited at the same address.

Let’s Ride

Address: 1058 S. Florida Ave., Lakeland, FL

Directions from Crape Blossoms: Continue north on S. Florida Ave. for about 0.2 miles. The mural is on the right.

AstroKnights

Address: 844 S. Florida Ave., Lakeland, FL

Directions from Let’s Ride: Head south on S. Florida Ave. for approximately 0.2 miles. The mural is on the left.

Dixieland THEN

Address: 948 S. Florida Ave., Lakeland, FL

Directions from AstroKnights: Continue north on S. Florida Ave. for about 0.1 miles. The mural is on the right.

Lakeland swan mural

Address: 1035 S. Florida Ave., Lakeland, FL

Directions from Dixieland THEN: Continue north on S. Florida Ave. for approximately 0.1 miles. The mural is on the left.

Angel Selfie Wall

Address: 1113 S. Florida Ave., Lakeland, FL

Directions from Lakeland swan mural: Continue north on S. Florida Ave. for about 0.1 miles. The mural is on the left.

Welcome to Lakeland

Address: 110 W. Highland St., Lakeland, FL

Directions from Angel Selfie Wall: Head north on S. Florida Ave. for approximately 0.2 miles, then turn left onto W. Highland St. The mural is on the left.

Tobacco Leaf

Address: 112 S. Tennessee Ave., Lakeland, FL

Directions from Welcome to Lakeland: Head east on W. Highland St. toward S. Missouri Ave., turn left onto S. Missouri Ave., then right onto E. Main St., and finally left onto S. Tennessee Ave. The mural is on the right.

Watchful Woman

Address: 235 N. Florida Ave., Lakeland, FL

Directions from Tobacco Leaf: Head north on S. Tennessee Ave. toward E. Lemon St., turn left onto E. Lemon St., and then right onto N. Florida Ave. The mural is on the right.

Magnolias

Address: 230 N. Kentucky Ave., Lakeland, FL

Directions from Watchful Woman: Head north on N. Florida Ave. toward E. Pine St., turn left onto E. Pine St., and then right onto N. Kentucky Ave. The mural is on the right.

Exploring Innovation

Address: 235 N. Kentucky Ave., Lakeland, FL

Directions from Magnolias: Continue north on N. Kentucky Ave. for about 0.1 miles. The mural is on the left.

Rec Room

Address: 202 N. Massachusetts Ave., Lakeland, FL

Directions from Exploring Innovation: Head south on N. Kentucky Ave. toward E. Pine St., turn left onto E. Pine St., and then right onto N. Massachusetts

Butterfly Wall

Address: 310 E. Pine St., Lakeland, FL

Directions from Rec Room: Head south on N. Massachusetts Ave. toward E. Pine St., turn left onto E. Pine St. The mural is on the left.

Art/ifact Studios Mural

Address: 820 N. Massachusetts Ave., Lakeland, FL

Directions from Butterfly Wall: Head north on N. Massachusetts Ave. for approximately 0.5 miles. The mural is on the right.

Artcade Mural

Address: 1035 E. Main St., Lakeland, FL

Directions from Art/ifact Studios Mural: Head south on N. Massachusetts Ave., turn left onto E. Main St. The mural is on the right.

Blue Sky Mural

Address: 114 E. Parker St., Lakeland, FL

Directions from Artcade Mural: Head west on E. Main St., turn right onto N. Kentucky Ave., then left onto E. Parker St. The mural is on the right.

Tapestry Mural

Address: 220 E. Pine St., Lakeland, FL

Directions from Blue Sky Mural: Head south on N. Kentucky Ave., turn left onto E. Pine St. The mural is on the left.

Wildflower Mural

Address: 221 N. Tennessee Ave., Lakeland, FL

Directions from Tapestry Mural: Head west on E. Pine St., turn right onto N. Tennessee Ave. The mural is on the left.

Sunflower Mural

Address: 207 E. Bay St., Lakeland, FL

Directions from Wildflower Mural: Head south on N. Tennessee Ave., turn left onto E. Bay St. The mural is on the left.

Celestial Mural

Address: 101 N. Kentucky Ave., Lakeland, FL

Directions from Sunflower Mural: Head west on E. Bay St., turn right onto N. Kentucky Ave. The mural is on the right.

Lake Mirror Swans

Address: 121 S. Lake Ave., Lakeland, FL

Directions from Celestial Mural: Head south on N. Kentucky Ave., turn left onto E. Lemon St., then right onto S. Lake Ave. The mural is on the left.

Geometric Lake Mural

Address: 502 E. Orange St., Lakeland, FL

Directions from Lake Mirror Swans: Head north on S. Lake Ave., turn right onto E. Orange St. The mural is on the right.

Cypress Tree Reflection

Address: 1500 E. Memorial Blvd., Lakeland, FL

Directions from Geometric Lake Mural: Head east on E. Orange St., turn left onto N. Lake Parker Ave., then right onto E. Memorial Blvd. The mural is on the right.