Staff of Life – Hive and Nest

I love a good fake holiday.  You know, “National  ________  Day” (fill in the blank with just about anything: potato chips (March 14),  yo-yos (June 6th),  Chocolate Eclairs (June 22nd.  Why have I not been celebrating this?!),  square dancing (Nov. 29th), and moles (Oct. 23.  I don’t know if it celebrates the animal or is a day to check for skin cancer).

Today is a really lovely day; it’s the World Day of Bread. Not only is bread one of my favorite foods (I have filled up entirely on the bread that comes before a meal because I love it so), but it is found in every culture.  It’s truly a global food. And what else is as comforting as freshly-baked bread?

So how about making some bread today?  If you’ve never made it, maybe you should give it a whirl. If you have a bread machine that’s been languishing in a cupboard, how about dusting it off and putting it to good use?   Think how happy everyone will be on a cool, autumn day to walk in the door to be greeted by fresh, warm bread.