As the shelter-in-place draws on and on, I am going through waves of excessive energy and the urge to stay busy and make things, followed by periods of near paralysis, glued to a video game for a few days or a week. I think I enjoy both, and each is kind of a re-charge from the other. The past 2 weeks have been a huge up-swing in energy and making things. While this week is much more sedate, which allows me time to actually sit and sift through a million photos and write about things. I’m not usually prone to such differences in mood, but I think the news and…
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Croquemouche – Birthday Baking
It is 2020 and we are still under shelter-in-place orders, so for my birthday, I celebrated #atHomeTogether. I wanted to plan a relaxing, luxurious day for myself, but also have some fun and not be bored. This resulted in what I called my “Birthday Obstacle Course”. I sectioned my back yard into activity stations, with a lounging area to play Animal Crossing, a refreshment area stocked with an array of charcuterie and accoutrements, a table with a hand-sewing project to work on, and through it all, I kept open a Zoom chat wherein pretty much anyone I know could drop in at any time and have a chat. It was…
