Sourdough:
- To use up excess sourdough starter during the week, I made some simple injera/dosa-type flatbreads using millet flour.
- Over the weekend, I made a batch of Sourdough Oat Biscuits for breakfast, and some Millet-Corn Muffins to go with a black bean, corn, and chicken chili that Steve made. Both of these came out... interesting.
Garden:
- There was only one reasonably clear and sunny day during the week, so Steve did a bit more work levelling the dirt under the pavers in the back garden.
- The compost tumbler is still rather smelly, so the hunt for more "browns" continues. On which note...
- Every weekday, I walk past a couple of small parks on my way to and from the train station. We've had a few stormy days recently so I've been picking up a handful of fallen sticks and small branches each day to add to our compost.
- During a brief spell of clear weather, I planted out a bunch of carrot seedlings from our conservatory. Yes, January is a fantastically stupid time to be transplanting anything outdoors. Yes, carrots tend to dislike being transplanted at the best of times. This is one of those things that will take some explaining.
- Over the Christmas break, I ended up chopping a bunch of woody, dead bramble stems that were growing near the gate to our back garden. I finally got around to scattering them around the front garden as mulch, in place of wood chips. (Use what you've got, right?)
Crafts:
- On Tuesday, I managed to pick up another skein of matching embroidery floss, so over the weekend I was able to finish the embroidery/seam treatments on my Viking smokkr! Next step: shoulder straps.
- I finished the cuffs of my nalebound mitts! I still need to make the thumbs and the flap that goes over the fingers, but they should be wearable within the next week.
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