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So here we are again, another Sunday.<\/p>\n

Another week of plugged into online meetings all day – and sometimes in the evening too – and not doing much of anything creative, except maybe cooking dinner. And not taking very many pics of food or anything. Like today, I planned to make some more masks with the fabric I got printed with Jen’s designs. I figured I’d make 3-layer masks – adding a layer of interfacing in between the two layers of cotton I’ve been using, for extra protection for me and the family members I’m making them for. But I spent too much time on work and never got to it. I wore the orange one today to pick up carry out coffee at Colectivo, and it worked well. It’s an iron on transfer so seems extra protective. I wore the white one, double-mask with one of the blue paper disposables to go to Target on Thursday, and that was pretty steamy on my glasses.<\/p>\n

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Here’s Sunday brunches:<\/p>\n

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Sunday, Jan. 24 I made sourdough crepes<\/a> before we went for our long walk. Like I said on insta<\/a>, the recipe calls for baking soda, which I left out having never encountered it in a crepe batter before – but in hindsight I think that would’ve made them a bit more bubbly and tender so I’ll try it next time.<\/p><\/div>\n

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I filled the crepes with ricotta and rolled them up into blintzes<\/p><\/div>\n

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Filled & fried<\/p><\/div>\n

This week we had eggs and potatoes and toast and sausages and rhubarb crumb cake.<\/p>\n

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I forgot to take any pictures of brunch, so all I got was my empty plate<\/p><\/div>\n

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The last two potatoes from my Tipi storage share fried for breakfast. Good thing I signed up for 2021 CSA on Saturday! All that’s left now is a few sweet potatoes, a celeriac, one bulb of garlic, and a few shallots<\/p><\/div>\n

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Crumb cake – I used Smitten Kitchen Big Crumb Cake<\/a> with sourdough discard subbing for the sour cream<\/p><\/div>\n

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With a little bit of rhubarb puree filling and about 1\/2 almond flour in the crumb topping<\/p><\/div>\n

Last Sunday night it snowed, and we had to shovel on Monday morning<\/p>\n

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Monday breakfast after shoveling<\/p><\/div>\n

Monday was the first day of classes, and somehow that made me feel a bit like the pressure was off. I guess I do feel a bit of creative pride at getting the two classes up and running. I think they’re pretty well organized, and I sent out the syllabi, drafts about a week out, final ready in the course on Day one.<\/p>\n

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Two classes, ready Jan 25<\/p><\/div>\n

I walked downtown at 3:30 and got my first dose of vaccine, and got my new glasses<\/a> tightened. The vaccine clinic was in a campus building and it was a bit chaotic. And crowded. And yes I know I’m lucky and privileged. I got my shot by virtue of being 65 and employed at UW, even though I’m mostly working at home, and K-12 teachers and grocery workers aren’t getting it yet. Or Mark who’s older than me but emeritus. So far so good – I feel OK – and dose 2 scheduled on the 16th. It’s all kind of a mess. There was a woman there without an appointment who kept saying, “I’m 63 and I start teaching in person tomorrow. I called and they told me sometimes you can get leftover vaccine if you come after 3:30.” “Do you have an appointment?” “No.” “OK, wait over there, maybe we can help you.”<\/p>\n

Wednesday we had a cold bright sunny day, after the snow on Monday. Real Wisconsin winter weather.<\/p>\n

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