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at the end of last year i thought of a project

involving all kinds of things i like

(besides making jewellery that is)

flowers, food, books

and somehow combining those things

so here is what i came up with

a picture essay on Last Night in Twisted River by John Irving

- my very own and clearly non- academic take on this novel -

full of bears, loggers, giant women, more or less likely weapons

impending mud season, deadly do-si-doing

all kinds of true and ever lasting love

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and who can´t help but fall in love with Ketchum

writing angry faxes

armed at all the times in case of "critters" and mad cowboys

dating a wrestling girl friend called Six-Pack-Pam

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with one of the main characters being a cook

there were lots of tempting recipes hidden in this book

including a fateful bit of honey in the pizza crust

but i opted for a pancake recipe

inspired by the loggers breakfast in the river driver town of Twisted River

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100 g spelt flour

50 g buckwheat flour

1 tsp baking powder

1 tbsp cane sugar

pinch of salt

roasted chopped up almonds

250 ml milk

frozen blueberries

maple sirup

mix the flours, baking powder, sugar, salt and almonds in a bowl

pour in the milk

mix until well incorporated

let sit for a bit

heat up the blueberries until hot and sirupy

heat up a non stick pan

and laddle in the batter in small batches

to bake small fluffy pancakes

add more flour in case the batter is too runny or more milk in case it´s too firm

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somehow i can´t find an end when working on projects i love

so i though i just had to press publish and move on

but at first i want to thank W for being a perfectly patient and hungry assistant

Franz for his collection of fixed-blade knifes to choose from

NINA for the lovely tin box

and E for her insights even though i didn´t follow her advice

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i already have some more books in mind to work on

but i´d love to hear your recommendations

could also be a movie, poem, song...