Greetings from the Aussie in Texas

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Catharina
Hello and Happy ANZAC Day,

My name is Catharina (pronounced Cat-tree-na) and I am an Australian (originally from Perth) currently located in Houston Texas USA (stinking hot and humid).  My hubby, and best friend, Dave and I recently moved back here after a 2 year assignment in Singapore.  In a past life I was an IT manager for a large offshore drilling company.  Today I am proud to say I am a PhD student who has finally found a passion.

I fell in love with the sourdough thingo many years ago when I was given a potato starter by someone --- unfortunately customs officials do not close their eyes to  beasties growing in a jar and I have had to tip many a wonderful starter down the sink when moving countries.  I recently cultivated a new starter using the pineapple juice method and it is growing great guns --- infact a batch in doubling right now in preparation for a light caraway rye experiment.

Anyway - just thought I'd say hi.  I love reading this site --- it feels like I am quite at home with all the aussie accents and multicultural input.  I am inspired to retry some of my spelt recipes and make bagels again --- oh - my Canadian hubby will be pleased!

Speak to you soon,
Catharina

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Maedi 2008 April 26
Hey Catharina, a warm welcome to the site. We used to be called 'Sourdough Bread Australia' but it's more of an international focus now. I do all the technical stuff so let me know if you run into any problems when using the site.

Can't wait to see your bread.
Maedi

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