The kitchen was thoroughly cleaned, and yet, passing by it, I would catch a whiff of something "off". It was not unlike the experience of opening the refrigerator door and knowing that someone had forgotten some broccoli in the dark, back corner.
We have an open floor plan, so I looked under the loveseat nearby. Nothing. I scrubbed the sink again and put baking soda in the drain. Not it. And then, I looked over at the canister that contained Wilson, our sourdough starter. I have been so very busy, I had it on my list to feed and tend to Wilson, but just couldn't get to him. And, by rights, Wilson should have been in the refrigerator.
Maybe it is Wilson, I think to myself. I opened the lid and inhaled deeply. Anna said my face resembled that of a baby that has been given a vaccine shot, in those five seconds when they are so shocked and hurt and mad with their mouths hanging open but no sound emits as they screw up enough energy to burst eardrums. Ahgggg! I have NEVER smelled ANYTHING, anything, and believe me, I have smelled some bad, bad things, that smelled as bad as Wilson. It was B-A-D.
Guilt set in. I have been so busy, I let Wilson die. How could I? Fortunately, unlike the Tom Hanks character of Castaway, I did split Wilson and put some in the refrigerator. All is not lost.
Notes:
I am going to have to get a bigger calendar. I can't everything into the 2" squares on the current one.
Today, it is cloudy, but no rain (that's tomorrow). Lauren said the sky is pouting.
Anna is painting the Ohio River. She has finished a beautiful painting I would love to share, but it isn't completely dry or cured. Any attempts to photograph it shows this, and you can't quite see the beauty of the real thing. So, you'll have to wait. Her "Sky Over July" was accepted into a local art show/contest, though they didn't know that she is only sixteen.
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Wilson is a forgiving entity that lives in many locations and forgives your forgetting a bit of him...
Aloha from Hawaii my Friend!
Comfort Spiral
Have I seen "Sky Oveer July"?, Dad
Thank you Cloudia. May he rest in peace.
Dad! You caught me! It actually is "Clouds Over July" featured at http://lifetimelearning.blogspot.com/2010/01/clouds-over-july.html and also at the top of my blog. My mistake.
I've been trying to start a starter. I gave up and washed it down the sink. Getting ready to try again. A friend of mine who's a chef said nothing can live in the starter that can hurt you. He didn't say it wouldn't make you sick though. :)
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