Hi from southern California, particularly, Redlands, CA! Happy 4th of July to those of you in the USA. I'm fairly new into baking, less than a year. I got the somewhat-maligned Artisan Bread in 5 minutes a Day first and was pretty happy with the results. Then I was fortunate enough to find this website and started to do a lot of reading and watched a lot of videos.
I'm writing with a shameless plug for Ridgecut Gristmills. I don't have any connection, other than as a satisfied customer who hopes that this new business succeeds. The owner is very friendly, and I've been very impressed by her stone-milled flours and her willingness to custom-grind whatever grain I ask for.
I just found this site a couple days ago when I was researching fresh-ground flour for my new Nutrimill. (I've already embarassed myself by accidentally posting my first entry twice - the site seems to be sluggish and I got impatient.) I live in Morro Bay on the Central Coast of California, alone except for my five cats who do nothing except eat, sleep, excrete, shed, shred, and vie for my lap. I'm retired except for a part-time job and volunteer work. I love to knit, especially lace shawls.
