Anything down that well?

Let's see.   What to type?  I think it will have to be various and sundry topics.  I'm trying to reprime the blogging well.  Here goes.....

I'm waiting on the final rise for two loaves of bread made with a sponge starter as described in the New Joy of Cooking.  (Not the new New Joy, just the old New Joy.)  The bread rose the first time in the fridge overnight because I started the starter yesterday afternoon.  The type of starter and a slow rise usually result in a very tasty bread.  We'll see tonight if that's still so.

Wow, on the feeder there are several goldfinches that look almost olive today along with a few of the muted winter yellow.  

I've been grazing the Internet regarding growing hair long or longer.  One interesting hair-related item I found was that for some people, use of shampoos containing sulfates can result in an itchy scalp.  I believe it relates to the sebum on the scalp and clogging of pores but then again I may have that a bit off.  Anyway.....I found that I am one of those people.  I switched to a sulfate-free shampoo and conditioner and my scalp is so much happier.  No wonder the dandruff shampoo was not working.  

Also hair-related, as I'm growing my hair, I have also decided (at least for now) to forgo the highlighting at the salon.  This holiday season I got a really good look at my gray hair.  I must say it has been a bit of a mental adjustment seeing the gray.  (Yes, that is an understatement.)  However, I am beginning to really like it.  I'm maybe ten to twenty percent gray.  Of course, the growing out of the highlighting may be challenging if I'm also trying to increase the length of my hair.  /sigh

There has been knitting.   This is an "old" photo; I've actually knit a few more inches on this sock but I'm too lazy to document it right now.  Maybe when I show you the bread, I'll give you a new view of the sock.  This is a restart of socks using yarn I won from Joan many moons ago.  I'm using magic loop on a US 1 addi turbo.  It is a nice thinner fabric.

There's also been spinning.  I met with the/my local spinning group again this past Monday.  It was really nice.  

I've been having dinner with my husband every night this week.  Work night dinners with my husband.  Nice.  

Happy Friday.  Be well.

Comments

[Anne]

Before I hacked my hair off, I ditched shampoo, started using baking soda to "wash" my hair and dilute white vinegar as a rinse. Now I use Chagrin Valley shampoo bar to wash every 4-5 days and use the vinegar rinse every day. My hair and scalp are much happier, and my hair is happier, shinier, more manageable. I am so happy I gave up shampoo!

[Kitten]

I thought about giving up the shampoo, but it's such a part of my routine, (and this is going to sound dumb, but) I feel like I'd miss the lather. ;-) I can't think of a single person I've seen that I thought looked better with dyed hair than with the natural gray. (Ask me how I feel about that when my hair has enough gray to actually show gray instead of strawberry blonde and you might get another answer...)
YUM BREAD.

[Vicki]

I love my gray; in fact, the one time I did color my hair, we kept the gray (which, in my case, basically just frames my face) (currently) (subject to change, I'm sure).

Sulfate-free, huh? I will DEFINITELY have to look for that, as I think I must be sufferin' the sulfates, too!

And I'll just have to second that "YUM BREAD" remark.
; )

[Kim]

Growing out the gray hair is tough. I have tried and usually end up dying my hair after I get about 3 inches of gray roots. I wish there was a way to dye my whole head gray just to test out the look. Some women who embrace the gray look so vibrant & their skin looks awesome. You will fall in that camp.

[Cookie]

Let me know if you want the tip I found when I was trying to remove some of the color from my hair a couple of years ago. Btw, I have more gray than you do. :p

I LOVE that you're getting to have dinner every night with Wilson. You need to do that more often.

xo

[Nora]

Hm. I'm a big fan of shampoo, and my scalp seems to like it, so I guess that's all good! Growing hair can be quite tedious, but not so bad when you consider it doesn't take any actual work on our parts!

xoxo

[gayle]

My hair is long and laced with gray. I made the conscious decision never to dye it - I've seen too many women who start out dyeing, then stop, and end up with that "skunk-stripe" while their hair grows out...
Better to just roll with the gray.

[LoriAngela]

Thanks for the shampoo tip. Lucky you to have hubby dinners. We're in a long work/travel mode. So I'll enjoy your posts even more. Mmmmm bread.

[Ramya]

This is my mother's hair recipe:mix Henna +Yogurt+ egg whites, let it sit for an hour before washing it off. The hair is supposed to grow longer, plus it's a great conditioner. The red dye from the henna helps to cover grey(if you don't like red highlights, then it's a bad idea. I don't know about the hair growing part, but it definitely conditions my hair. Enjoyed reading your post :)