I know someone who breeds pigs. Anytime I need bacon, ham or pork mince, I get it from him.
A few times, I've even helped him prepare the pork belly that would eventually become bacon, so I know what he adds to the meat.
Making bacon from scratch is certainly more labor-intensive, but well worth the trouble. 😋
The Dough and the Window Light
Cira — second day of the week, associated with rhythm and learning.
First Flame, early morning.
Several dawns had passed.
The city had dried. Cedric had said nothing about the old monk near the baker’s row, and neither had the boys. But the silence between them had shifted—less a shield now, more a waiting breath.
They worked, rested, laughed—carefully.
Morning arrived pale and slow, pouring in through the high bakery windows in golden
The Door Left Open
Elaris, the day of thresholds and caution*
Starcall, twilight—when endings hover and change begins
It began with a door.
Not slammed. Not even shut loudly.
Just… left ajar.
Ailin had gone to the well for water before Starcall. The light had nearly gone by the time he returned, the kitchen door—usually bolted, always secured before the light faded—was open a sliver. The fading sky threw its last gleam across the threshold, casting long gold into the quiet r
Currently preparing for a family vacation in the Olympic Peninsula. I've always wanted to visit Washington state, and I'm finally gonna make that dream a reality.
@Flip-Flop I noticed a continuity error in the last chapter. Towards the end, the calendar jumped from Vena (Wednesday) to Auryn (Saturday). The passage has been corrected, so it makes sense now.
Jellyfish.
You just suggested that Bucket should let the Wallabies rugby team form a naked Conga line through his bedroom...yet, somehow, Spike is the pervy one?
By any chance, do you also have a bridge for sale in Brooklyn?