Week 56
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I was making bread, sometimes sourdough, ābefore it was coolā. Itās not that difficult. I made some āthis weekā, which was fine, and Iāll make some more this week, cool story.
Adrian āToby jug of hot pissā Chiles, who is a broadcaster whose work I enjoy, has shared his soda bread recipe and his sourdough experiences, in response to a supposed shortage of dried yeast. Iām tempted to try Chilesās soda bread recipe, simply because āAdrian Chilesās soda bread recipeā is a fun idea, just like Julia Sawalhaās hummus, Rory Bremnerās orange soufflĆ©, etc.
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I have a robot vacuum cleaner now.
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For reasons, I got it delivered to the āAmazon PopUpā in the Morrisons cafe, which is apparently now a thing ā indeed, thereās a sign up outside the repurposed cafe, but after waiting til the appointed opening hour I found no staff on either of my visits, which is explicable by their maybe having more important work to do. Eventually I spotted an Amazon cardboard box, and sure enough it had my name on it, so I just took it ⦠which was thrilling. As there was no way for it to be marked as ācollectedā, Iāve since been emailed a reminder to collect the parcel ā āIf you canāt collect your parcel, it will be returned for a full refundā ā and it would be unfortunate if this means Iāve accidentally done a crime.
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The wandering overlord is providing hours of entertainment. Itās not an actual Roomba, which is the Hoover of robot vacuum cleaners and a character in Breaking Bad, Parks & Recreation and Jonathan Creek ā itās a cheaper sort, and doesnāt even have an app or Wi-Fi, which I suppose is for the best because I donāt want it to be recruited to fight in some cyber war.
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Iāve met vacuum cleaners before, so Iām not surprised by the surprising amount of dust, but I am surprised by all the hair itās picked up ā presumably that of the people who used to live here ā yuck ā which inspired me to remove a mound of their hair from the washbasin plughole, a satisfying treat.
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Stay safe.