I haven't sat still today until now! I went running in the morning
(brrr...a chilly 5 C when I started out...and of course my Minnesotan self is
laughing hilariously that I just called that cold). Then I walked to Lidl and
hauled 100 Euros of groceries home. Workout #2!
During lunch the kids helped me
mix the ingredients for lebkuchen, a traditional German spice cookie. The dough
is sitting in the fridge ready to roll out. This recipe involves 2 lbs of honey,
1 lb of butter, and loads of spices. Mmmm....
Once the kids were back in school,
I went into the communist apartment and did some floor sleuthing. There was a
spot where the old terra cotta tiles were gone and there was loose earth/dirt.
We've been digging away the layers of earth to see what's underneath and how
deep it goes. Finally about 5" down I hit some old wooden beams. I suspect they
are the cross-beams that sit on top of the large beams that span the length of
the apartment.
The kids had piano lessons with my mom right after school. We had
a staggered dinner (more Thai larb salad because I had the ingredients on hand)
with whoever wasn't having a lesson. We got out the huge stepladder and hung up
our one strand of Christmas lights (left by a previous renter).
I have lots of
fabric left over from sewing masks, so I decided to turn the rest into infant
scale slings. I cut, hemmed, ironed, folded, and tacked all five into place.
They're ready to finish tomorrow. I'm going to offer these as Breech Without
Borders donation perks for people in Europe & the UK.
In the background you can
see my Bernina. She dates back to the 1940s or 50s. I was super excited when I
found her a few years back in a sewing machine repair shop. Unlike most sewing
machines, this one has a knee pedal rather than a foot pedal.
While I was sewing, I heard Zari ask Dio, "Can you eat fermented spider eyes?"
"Yeah, I think so. Give them a try."
(They were playing Minecraft.)
(They were playing Minecraft.)
Oh, and Eric got
his final grades submitted! The semester is officially DONE!
So that was my day!
I'm ready to snuggle up with a hot water bottle and read some brain candy now.
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