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Every note, newest first. 45 so far.

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7 NovemberMoving house
2 NovemberBaker's percentages, finally explained to myself
28 OctoberLight pollution, measured from the back step
16 OctoberAndromeda and the Pleiades in binoculars
11 OctoberDark rye, and the one bake I cannot rush
30 SeptemberSaturn's rings are raining into Saturn
19 SeptemberSaturn with the rings nearly edge-on
3 SeptemberThe four minutes I chose not to drive to
25 AugustThe eclipse trip, and the bread that came with it
13 AugustPerseids from a field with no name
30 JulySomeone else's Milky Way
19 JulyA frying-pan flatbread for a hot week
3 JulyWhat's up in July, and what is up from here
14 JuneShort nights
8 JuneOvernight focaccia, or how to use the waiting
17 MayThe first proper loaf from the new starter
23 AprilLyrids from the back step
22 AprilA small refractor and no patience at all
3 AprilHot cross buns, counted in percentages
27 MarchA light rye for spring, and someone else's proving basket
14 MarchStarting over with a new starter
7 MarchPlanning for 12 August: a total eclipse within driving distance
16 FebruaryMorris
29 JanuaryBaking in a 15-degree kitchen
11 JanuaryJupiter at opposition, sketched with cold fingers

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20 DecemberStollen, with Morris doing some of the work
15 DecemberGeminids from the back step, at minus three
6 DecemberDew, frost and the hairdryer of last resort
29 NovemberBarbari, and an oven I will never own
13 NovemberNovember, according to NASA and my cloud cover
16 OctoberThe long nights are back
26 SeptemberTwenty minutes from rye field to loaf
8 SeptemberThe eclipsed Moon came up behind the neighbours' roof
14 AugustPerseids 2025, and the Moon that ruined them
24 JulyMorris goes in the fridge for the summer
6 JulyA dew shield made from a cereal box
20 JuneThe nights that never quite get dark
17 MayA Mischbrot, after watching someone else's kitchen
6 AprilA first-quarter Moon at 70×, with a drawing I am not proud of
22 MarchA year of the Sun, in three minutes
11 MarchA brick, with notes
23 FebruaryThe everyday loaf, written down properly
9 FebruaryMorris, and a rye starter filmed by someone else
18 JanuaryJupiter, Mars, and a red spot I could not quite see
5 JanuaryQuadrantids from the back step, and the first loaf of the year