Exploring the Utility of Whimsey
Yogurt
Yogurt is easy to make. You heat up some milk, let it cool, stir in either yogurt starter or old yogurt, and then keep it in a very warm place for 4-8 hours. Easy. Done it plenty of times. I normally use a nice, round, 2 quart glass jar, but the last time I made yogurt both of mine were already in use. I dug out a square one of equal dimensions instead. It was only after stirring the starter into the cooled milk that I discovered the square jar didn’t fit in my round yogurt incubator (a discovery that brought with it a strong sensation of deja vu). But that’s fine, right? Thousands of generations of yogurt makers subsisted without electric incubators. I don’t have the hearth that these ancient crafters probably would have used, but I decided I would just warm the oven up a bit and put the jar in a heavy pot with boiling water. That should be close enough, right?
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2026 TBR & BDR
Last Updated: 2026, April 23rd
A rolling list of (some of ) the books I’ve read and plan to read in 2026. New books added to the top. My goal this year is more fiction and non-fiction and fewer murders.
Foundation, Book one - 26/04/23 The Storm Before the Storm - Michael Duncan Harlequin’s Moon - 26/4/21 The Communicant Lord of the Rings - (Audiobook by Rob Inglis, becoming an annual thing) Theo of Golden Duty and Desire Walden1
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