Challenges

I have a week off work and have set myself some challenges to complete before I go back to work next Monday, in the hope that this will make my lockdown holiday a bit more inspiring and I will go back to work feeling refreshed and invigorated and as though I’ve achieved something.

Some are quite mundane and because they need to be done, others are because I want to learn a new technique, some are because I think I’ll enjoy them.

1. Make choux buns DONE!
2. Make suet crust pastry I’ve decided to postpone this challenge (because it conflicts with my weightloss plan)
3. Make puff pastry (not rough puff, REAL puff). I’m half way through this… using my Aunt Joyce’s recipe. Will share if it works ok… DONE! And then I made some sausage rolls
4. Make hot water crust pastry (and the raised pie!) I may postpone this one too, for the same reason
5. Make a more interesting bread than my usual
6. Make creme patissiere
7. Make some biscuits to post to people I’ve made another batch of ginger nuts, which might be my current favourite biscuit. Will pack some up this afternoon. DONE
8. Finish knitting the baby jumper for Liz’s wee man
9. Make the knitting swatches for my Knitting Retreat on Sunday ALMOST DONE. I’ve finished the first one, and half way through the second one. I need to block one now as per instructions
10. Finish the latest bonnet
11. Get sorted to be able to start my Advent Knitting Project I’ve got the pattern and wool ready… I just need to make sure I’ve got the right needles.
12. Organise my knitting / sewing / crochet patterns (real life and online) Online ones DONE. Still need to do the paper ones, but I now have a plan
13. Organise my room (ie give it a big tidy/declutter!) STARTED, but nowhere near finished.
14. Organise my WARDROBE (ditto)
15. Give Puck a BATH
16. Plant hyacinths, garlic, broad beans
17. Make a plan for Christmas (and start making gifts)
18. Post a blog post or two DONE! If I include this one. And I feel back in the groove, so will post more regularly again
19. Make mincemeat DONE!
20. Make mincemeat frangipane tarts
21. Make some more face masks, including ones for the Captain out of his metrosexual shirt DONE!

I’ll update this list as I make progress.

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