I am making a little progress on the freelancing front. I have been talking to one company that has a couple of Toyota projects that I could work on. They are waiting for the go-ahead before I can start on one of them. These two jobs alone could give me work for 5-6 weeks. Pretty cool.
Ken and I spent last weekend up north at Lost Lake. Playing golf, of course. Naturally, on the day when I was poised after 9 holes to beat my best score ever, we were rained out after 11. Seriously rained out. Heavy downpour with hail. We managed to finish the 11th hole before the club pro told us he was closing the course for the rest of the day. So now I can say I've chipped and putted through hailstones.
We wanted to play on Sunday, but it looked like Lost Lake's course was going to be booked until late afternoon. After checking around on the Internet, we decided to try out White Pine National Golf Resort, in nearby Hubbard Lake. What a mind-blower that was. When the home page says "we haven't made major alterations in the terrain," they ain't just whistling Dixie. We're talking hitting your ball over deep ravines to elevated greens. Making tee shots that look as if they'll fly off the edge of the earth because you can't see where the fairway goes. My frustration got pretty high, but my score looked better than I thought I was playing. We'll have to go back and try that one again.
Made my first attempt at slow-cooker oatmeal and the results look pretty good. I started with Alton Brown's recipe, but after reading many comments about how the results were awful, I made a few alterations. Left out the dried fruit. Reduced the liquid to 3 1/2 cups water and 1/2 cup half-and-half. Cooked on low for about 5 hours. Checked on it occasionally and gave it a stir. So the 8-hour cooking time would have been way too long in my slow cooker. Not practical for overnight unless you wake up at 1 a.m. or put the cooker on a timer. But it works for me to microwave it in the morning.
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