Why bread?

I retired in June after 30 years in public education in Louisiana.  My husband thought I would be bored after a couple of months.  Surprise, I'm not bored yet.  I've always liked to bake and cook.  My baking had been limited to sweets, but I have always wanted to learn to bake bread. I love everything about baking bread.  I love the feel of the dough. I love the aroma of baking bread.  I love warm bread out the oven.   I started by searching for a good bread cookbook, and I found one, The Bread Baker's Apprentice.  The book is more than just here's a recipe, good luck.  The book addresses the principles and processes behind bread making.  My goal is to make a different bread each week.  I started 4 weeks ago with focaccia.  It was a two day process, but the end result was definitely worth it.  I made a focaccia with black olives, feta, caramelized onions, and dried oregano.  The bread was light and airy.  We ate it plain, but we also used it for sandwiches on our panini press.  Adventures in bread baking had begun.