Comments on: Riehlife Poem of the Day:Stephen A. Kuusisto’s “Basho and the Crickets” http://www.riehlife.com/2009/04/04/riehlife-poem-of-the-daystephen-a-kuusistos-basho-and-the-crickets/ Creating connections through the arts and across cultures Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:30:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Stephanie Farrow http://www.riehlife.com/2009/04/04/riehlife-poem-of-the-daystephen-a-kuusistos-basho-and-the-crickets/comment-page-1/#comment-4836 Stephanie Farrow Sun, 05 Apr 2009 03:50:29 +0000 http://www.riehlife.com/?p=2147#comment-4836 A lovely poem, Janet. What an honor. I was struck by his line about baking bread. I've never used a bread machine ever because it eliminates the most alluring part of bread baking-- the kneading of the dough. It's such a sensuous,meditative action. I'm wondering if that's part of the appeal for someone who isn't sighted--concentrating on feeling the life inherent in leavened dough. Stephanie A lovely poem, Janet. What an honor.

I was struck by his line about baking bread.

I've never used a bread machine ever because it eliminates the most alluring part of bread baking--
the kneading of the dough. It's such a sensuous,meditative action. I'm wondering if that's part of the
appeal for someone who isn't sighted--concentrating on feeling the life inherent in leavened dough.

Stephanie

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