Bits and Bobs: Pandemic Crafting
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forestofgloryBits an bobs is my many short unrelated things make a post category. Comments on any topic welcome, no need to comment on all of them.
*Our neighbor got some yeast form her daughter's restaurant and shared it with us! R made some yummy sandwich bread and I the kid and I made challah. We also got some bread and pastry for a local bakery. There was mix up and our order was ready to pick up on Friday instead of today, so for bit we where worried we would have too much bread! But we gave my mom a loaf of the challah an where able to freeze some of the other bread so none of it should go to waste.
*We have been taking the kid on some walks and such to try and get some of her energy out. Last Wednesday for Earth Day we went on a longer walk with some signs telling us about the native plants. It was nice, but the trail was super narrow it was hard to pass people.
*The weather here has been pretty nice. It was so rainy last month that everything is still very green! But except for the last few days which have been a bit too hot it has been pleasantly warm outside, which makes for especially lovely walks.
*I have gotten slightly further with the dress I'm sewing that uses a new pattern. I have printed out and taped together all the pieces! Meanwhile I have also cut out all the pieces for yet another quilt top -- yes I know I have three unfinished quilt tops, and I shouldn't really start another one. But I like making them so much. Sadly I don't like making the rest of the quilt as much as I like piece the tops, but I am making small amounts of progress towards finishing the others in that I have ordered fabric for backing, and batting. My local fabric store is doing curbside pick up!
*Yesterday was my mother's annual tea party. She has one every year to celebrate the anniversary of her cancer diagnosis. 23 years this year! We have whole menu that we do most years, scones, and ginger pound cake, and little sandwiches. Of course we couldn't do that this year. But I made some scones and my brother took some across town so he and my parents could have some. And we had Zoom call with lots of my mother's friends. It was nice that some far away people could join us, who normally wouldn't make it, but I still wished that I could feed everyone scones!
*Our neighbor got some yeast form her daughter's restaurant and shared it with us! R made some yummy sandwich bread and I the kid and I made challah. We also got some bread and pastry for a local bakery. There was mix up and our order was ready to pick up on Friday instead of today, so for bit we where worried we would have too much bread! But we gave my mom a loaf of the challah an where able to freeze some of the other bread so none of it should go to waste.
*We have been taking the kid on some walks and such to try and get some of her energy out. Last Wednesday for Earth Day we went on a longer walk with some signs telling us about the native plants. It was nice, but the trail was super narrow it was hard to pass people.
*The weather here has been pretty nice. It was so rainy last month that everything is still very green! But except for the last few days which have been a bit too hot it has been pleasantly warm outside, which makes for especially lovely walks.
*I have gotten slightly further with the dress I'm sewing that uses a new pattern. I have printed out and taped together all the pieces! Meanwhile I have also cut out all the pieces for yet another quilt top -- yes I know I have three unfinished quilt tops, and I shouldn't really start another one. But I like making them so much. Sadly I don't like making the rest of the quilt as much as I like piece the tops, but I am making small amounts of progress towards finishing the others in that I have ordered fabric for backing, and batting. My local fabric store is doing curbside pick up!
*Yesterday was my mother's annual tea party. She has one every year to celebrate the anniversary of her cancer diagnosis. 23 years this year! We have whole menu that we do most years, scones, and ginger pound cake, and little sandwiches. Of course we couldn't do that this year. But I made some scones and my brother took some across town so he and my parents could have some. And we had Zoom call with lots of my mother's friends. It was nice that some far away people could join us, who normally wouldn't make it, but I still wished that I could feed everyone scones!
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Date: 2020-04-27 09:39 pm (UTC)