Unexpectedly busy today
Mar. 11th, 2026 08:30 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
wiseheartAnd I had hoped Wednesday would be calm and relaxing. *insert sarcasm*
It started with the fact that I got some free pears at school yesterday, when I went to choir practice. Pears are ridiculously expensive in the shops nowadays, so I jumped at the chance and today I made pear&ginger jam. It was a real burner at last year's fair, and jam does not expire quickly, especially if you add enough sugar and leave the jars in dry damp (yes, I know it sounds stupid - it means to wrap them into a blanket and let them cool down slowly over two days or so) properly. So, now I have four lovely little jars of delicious pear jam. I added a few cubes of crystalized ginger and a few cloves to each jar before filling in the jam, so they look really pretty.
Then my young cousin showed up unexpectedly, bringing an external speaker for our telly, which Mum can put on the coffee table and actually hear what is being said in the programme. We gave it a trial run and it worked well; of course, this means we'll have to switch the speaker on every time, as it goes into sleeping mode fairly quickly. Still, it was nice of Danny.
After he left and I was finished with my jam, I took out Mum for a walk. We added another short stretch to our path, reaching the first bench on our way to the corner café. If the weather remains nice, we might be able to reach the café in two or three days. *fingers crossed*
Ugh, I just see I forgot to mention the crafting part, which was the very first thing I did in the morning. I made little bunnies out of large pom-poms and put them into the hand-woven little paper baskets that have been waiting for half a year or so to be used for something. I'll add little chocolate eggs tomorrow, assuming I find any at Lidl, and they'll be perfect little gifts for friends. A photo will be coming up as soon as the eggsies are added, I promise.
And just now I've typed up a whole page's worth of hand-written stuff. So I consider this day full of accomplishments.
It started with the fact that I got some free pears at school yesterday, when I went to choir practice. Pears are ridiculously expensive in the shops nowadays, so I jumped at the chance and today I made pear&ginger jam. It was a real burner at last year's fair, and jam does not expire quickly, especially if you add enough sugar and leave the jars in dry damp (yes, I know it sounds stupid - it means to wrap them into a blanket and let them cool down slowly over two days or so) properly. So, now I have four lovely little jars of delicious pear jam. I added a few cubes of crystalized ginger and a few cloves to each jar before filling in the jam, so they look really pretty.
Then my young cousin showed up unexpectedly, bringing an external speaker for our telly, which Mum can put on the coffee table and actually hear what is being said in the programme. We gave it a trial run and it worked well; of course, this means we'll have to switch the speaker on every time, as it goes into sleeping mode fairly quickly. Still, it was nice of Danny.
After he left and I was finished with my jam, I took out Mum for a walk. We added another short stretch to our path, reaching the first bench on our way to the corner café. If the weather remains nice, we might be able to reach the café in two or three days. *fingers crossed*
Ugh, I just see I forgot to mention the crafting part, which was the very first thing I did in the morning. I made little bunnies out of large pom-poms and put them into the hand-woven little paper baskets that have been waiting for half a year or so to be used for something. I'll add little chocolate eggs tomorrow, assuming I find any at Lidl, and they'll be perfect little gifts for friends. A photo will be coming up as soon as the eggsies are added, I promise.
And just now I've typed up a whole page's worth of hand-written stuff. So I consider this day full of accomplishments.
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Date: 2026-03-11 08:00 pm (UTC)I'm getting too old for this overly technical world.
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Date: 2026-03-12 11:49 pm (UTC)Great.