Finding the new in the everyday
Sharp, tart, colourful - rhubarb is one of my all-time favourite fruit/vegetables. I played around with it la few years ago when making my favourite summer drink, a rhubarb cordial (rhabarber schorle), and made the supremely delicious (and dangerously addictive) rhubarb and ginger oat cookies from Anna Jones. This year, as well as already having… Continue reading Rhubarb Chutney
Here's a lovely, simple and seasonal new thing that I've been meaning to do for a long time, picking some elderflower and making a cordial. For all my chat last year about wanting to forage and make something delicious with, like a wild garlic pesto for example, it never happened. I was always a bit… Continue reading Elderflower Cordial
Today's new thing was a super quick and easy one. I used to love doing word searches in my Grandparent's puzzle books. I'd sometimes treat them like a magic eye, relax my eyes, and see what words jumped out at me. Today I decided to try and create my own. I found a website aptly… Continue reading Day 245 – Word search
This is something I've never done but always wanted to. I'm a hip hop fan and love a dance, so it seems like a perfect fit! I was looking for more ways to stay active whilst social distancing and came upon a Hip Hop workout class. Ok, so not a true Hip Hop class, but… Continue reading Day 81 – Hip Hop dance class
Like yesterday, I'm still full of cold and feeling a bit sorry for myself. Wanting to stick to the challenge I needed something quick and easy to do, so I looked through my list and saw that my good friend Vikki had suggested learning how to write a word in Chinese. Perfect! I chose the… Continue reading Day 50 – Chinese characters
Today had to be a quick and easy one, as I'd spent all day on the sofa, full of cold and feeling sorry for myself. Luckily, I have a very stylish and helpful husband who could help me with today's new thing – how to tie a tie. I have actually never worn a tie,… Continue reading Day 49 – Tie a tie
I had an absolute blast learning to juggle. After making my juggling bean bags the other day I was ready and raring to get going, hoping that I could run away and join circus by the end of the day. My juggling bean bags, full of dried beans. Ok, so I was maybe a bit… Continue reading Day 48 – Learned to juggle
Today was one of those fantastic days where life led me to a totally unplanned and unexpected new thing, one I would never have tried outside of this challenge. The Städel Museum in Frankfurt is a beautiful old building with one of the biggest and best collections of art in Germany. Since last year it… Continue reading Day 46 – Self-driving bus
This one is at simple as it sounds. I have "learn juggling" on my list and really want to try it, but I don't own any juggling balls. What I do have, however, is a drawer full of random sewing supplies - including a pack full of fabric squares. An idea was forming... So, on… Continue reading Day 45 – Made juggling balls
A few new things ago I wrote a letter to a sick child using Post Pals, and I mentioned my post mad nephew. I've written to him a few times over his four years, but none recently, and none in German. My nephew doesn't know any German, neither does my sister or her partner, so… Continue reading Day 44 – Ein wichtiger Brief
New Day, New Thing 