Covid-19 Challenge July- September

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 Well for someone, who had been in lockdown since 25 June, I have been busy.

July saw me do a click 'n' collect on our new car. It's lovely to drive but we can't go anywhere.

I've taken up the jigsaw craze, and have done 13, so far. 



I finished the rug, I was making and it's snuggly. I'm knitting myself a jumper, should be done by next winter.

Cooking has been fun with my first attempt at making sourdough bread. It takes ages, as bread making does and Paul and I enjoyed it. I made two dozen cupcakes and two dozen scones and did a neighbourhood scone run.




Sourdough


Miss 5 was having a birthday, so I made and iced (pink) cupcakes and we had a Zoom party, with her.

Other things I cooked were a weetbix slice, fruit cake, chocolate mousse and a meat pie.


Counting this post, I've done 12. I took part in the Family History Month, Genalife in Lockdown Challenge, were we were challenged to write about some part of out family. I worked on the Galbraith side of the family and discovered more about them.

I took 238 photos, mostly of the garden as the bulbs, wisteria, weeping cherry and other spring plants bloomed.



My Goodreads Challenge is behind by five books but I still read 36 books and heaps of magazines. I get the magazines, online from the library.

I also discovered Book Grocer and treated myself to a box of books and as a surprise sent a box of kids books to Master 7 and Miss 6. They loved them.

I also caught this Magpie, using my sheets as a swing, yes the Currawong is swooping it!

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