Karen Karn

Recipe, as requested.  Allow at least 4 hours for these. Please read through the whole recipe before starting to bake, or making a shopping list. Disclaimer: I tend to work intuitively, so I don't know how accurate the measurements are for flour. If you can bake, this recipe will work. If you're a novice, try a site like  Joyofbaking.com . Here 's their version of cinnamon rolls. Cooling on the rack, pre-frosting. Makes: 24 Time: all day For the bread. Start with 1.5 cups all purpose flour, you’ll add more later 1.5 cups wholemeal spelt 1.5 cups rolled/porridge oats 450mls water I packet / 12g dry yeast 1/4 cup sugar 50g butter melted 1Tbsp cinnamon 1Tbsp honey or molasses. For the filling - measurements are to taste As much cinnamon as you want - about 5-7 Tbsps About 150-250g butter, soft About 2 - 2 1/2 cups soft brown sugar For the frosting, type 1 Combine the following: 100g cream cheese (optional) 50g soft ...

In the pages of one of my notebooks, also bound for the fire, I found a few sketches, some of which I've posted below. And a fairytale! All from July 1998.

In the spirit of minimalism and letting go of the past, I decided it was time to burn my journals. I decided to destroy them a while ago, and today, due to a lack of fire wood, I decided to have a go. I had a conversation with my daughter a long time ago, instructing her that I didn't want her or anyone else to read my journals (in case something happened to me before I had a chance to destroy them). She said I could have them buried with me. A good idea, I thought, but why hold on to any of it any longer? The photographs are a little blurry because of the low light. 2001, the worst year of my life, soon committed to flame. After finding some unused notes and a precious photograph of the kids, I meticulously went through each journal to prevent the destruction of any other hidden treasures. I got through all but three journals yesterday. The sheer volume of paper meant that the wood burner just couldn't handle them all at o...