Hey Blog! It’s CHRISTMAS! 2022, and my second year of Home Ed in a Shed. You’ve been privy to most of my goings on for more than a year, but that doesn’t mean the fun ever lessens. This week I’m going through three things – the Great British Bake Off, making Dad’s Christmas present, and Christmas itself!
Last spring, in The Great Bailey Sewing Bee, I talked about watching the Great British Sewing Bee, and being inspired to make a bag (you may be pleased to know I have now finished all the badges to sew on it). The aforementioned program was designed as a spin-off of the Great British Bake Off, which we have now discovered too. The two programs are similar, but instead of making stuff with fabric which you can wear, Bake Off is about making stuff with food which you can eat. We have decided the Sewing Bee is slightly better, but still…
This program has also been an inspiration. Dad always says he doesn’t want “stuff”, just edible presents. This year I decided to make Pretzels for him, using the BBC recipe (https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/pretzels_71296) by Paul Hollywood, one of the judges on Bake Off! My big sister Sophie is here for Christmas this year, and so when Mum and Dad went out on one of their mysterious Christmas errands, me and Soph made the pretzels. They looked just like the real thing! When Dad came back, we whipped off the cloth and revealed them. They were DELICIOUS! We had them (and the copious amount of cheese we got in for Christmas) for lunch, and then …
… then I left my laptop on and disappeared to read a book, so Mum decided to upload my blog just as it was. Happy Christmas!
I DIDN’T WRITE THAT!
Then I decided to say that I can’t think of much more to write so please tune in next week.
Merry Christmas!