On 16 Jan 2006 14:48:46 -0800, "Christopher Helms"
> wrote:

>>Whenever I tell people that I have a bread machine they scoff and say "no one
>>ever uses their bread machine!". I do. I use it all the time. It's one of the
>>appliances that rarely leaves the counter because I love it.
>
>I use mine a lot, too, especially in the summer when running the oven
>would generate a lot more heat than would be comfortable.

I just told my partners I'm gonna buy a bread machine today (at the
thrift store) and they laughed. I've turned down several of them in
the name of keeping clutter down, but I finally caved to my desire for
one. James says if this is how I deal with my mommylonging (our
shorthand for this nesting impulse I get from time to time where I do
a lot of baking and I have a deep desire to have a baby), then he's
all for it. :-)

serene