I stamped a whole lot of jewelry blanks, several different times, with several different materials - after reading a whole book about it - in an attempt to make a gift for a friend. They all turned out really ugly -- too ugly to even show pictures of the attempts. I also find this hobby really loud and my hands are too weak to stamp anything but pewter well. I just don't enjoy it. It isn't my thing. I tried, though! It is done.
Original goal list posted here
Yesterday, I went with my mom and my daughter to visit my sister in Welland. I did some yoga stretches before bed.
At her request (pointing at my yoga mat and repeatedly throwing both arms up), I did a bit of a Cosmic Yoga Kids video with my daughter. She wasn't into it for very long. I didn't bother to do anything else because it wasn't a good day, so I didn't feel up to it.
I went on a short walk around the neighbourhood today with my daughter, running errands. I also stopped to sit in Gibson Park awhile while she napped. It was nice.
6503 steps today.
It's been a little while since we had a longer walk, so I bundled up my daughter and I and we headed to The Grocery Outlet. It's an interesting walk because it goes from multimillion dollar mansions to boarded windows really quickly, and that's kind of North York in a nutshell. I was hoping to get some ingredients to start working on some Polish and French Canadian/Indigenous dishes for Christmas, so that our daughter can grow up with a fusion of her parents' traditions. The stock there, however, is dependent on overstock elsewhere, so it is never consistent. The only ingredient I managed to snag this time was shredded coconut for macaroons. I also bought some size 3 Seventh Generation diapers for overnights, and three-for-$5 packs of vegan chocolate covered peanut butter cups that both my daughter and I like. I kept two packs and left the third in a cart outside a really well-kept makeshift tent on an overpass I pass frequently. I've never seen the owner, but I hope they aren't allergic to peanut butter.
15005 steps today.
Yesterday, I did a yoga video.
Today, I went to the ROM with my daughter. It was a lot less anxiety-inducing as a place that clearly is accustomed to, and welcomes, toddlers more than some places.
I used this recipe. It wasn't difficult, but it was (in a periodic, drawn-out sort of way) time-consuming. The loaf is currently cooling down on the counter and I hope it tastes as good as it looks. I made some homemade mixed berry (raspberry, blueberry, blackberry) jam to go with it. (Jam, on the other hand, is so quick and easy, I'm not sure why anyone BUYS it. Bread, however, I can now understand why store bought appeals.)
