Today was the first day that we have done any food shopping in about a week and a half. Jory was pining for a supermarket visit (he's autistic), so I took him along with me.
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Ptolemy was upset that I had to take my phone away from him! |
This morning, with Daddy, the others did a tally chart activity - counting people and things that passed the house.
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The loft room window offers a good view of the road |
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They were delighted that they could add Mummy and Jory to their tally (also, spot the rainbow in Tahlia's window) |
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Looking at the view from the opposite bedroom; unfortunately, you can see a playground! |
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Aldi seemed very busy today - the queue was huge, although maybe it only seemed that way with 2 metres between each person |
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The nice lady next to us warned us not to visit Sainsburys - it was ten times worse |
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Here we are queuing just outside the car park. Jory was very good and stayed in position, keeping our distance from the next in line. |
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These kind of signs are a common feature of most supermarkets these days |
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Unfortunately no pasta again (but there was spaghetti; however the kids complain when we give them that!) |
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Inside the store was pretty quiet though, with only 50 people allowed in at a time; the cashier commented it was a nice change from the mad panic buying of the last few weeks |
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This is Daddy taking a photo from his loft room/study room where he now works from home |
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More of the Ancient Greeks - we ran our own Olympics |
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The Olympic torch parade; the torch is based on the idea of the sacred flame that the Ancient Greeks kept lit during their Olympics. |
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The first event was the javelin... |
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...Some stretched the rules a little |
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Then it was the relay |
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Passing the 'baton' |
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Throwing the beanbags into the basket |
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This event was followed by a running race (Zachary only just won) |
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Q: Who can do the most bounces on the trampoline? A: The person who goes last -they just do one more than the best score (we'll have the change the rules next time) |
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The last event was discus throwing |
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Not necessarily in a straight line! |
They also enjoyed having a go at making Loukoumades - these are one of the first
recorded desserts in history and can be traced back to 776 B.C. These
deep-fried doughnut-like pastries are one of the most beloved Greek treats
still today.
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Cheating a little with the kneading! |
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We learnt the story of the Trojan War and starting making our own model Trojan horses (which we'll finish tomorrow) |
Remember that Pelanos bread we made yesterday? Well, it didn't rise very well (probably down to wholemeal flour and no sugar in the recipe), so we left it overnight and baked it today. It was very crusty, but tasted reasonably good (especially with butter!).
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Not quite as good as it looks! |
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Bread tasting |
Our biggest success of the day however was the Loukoumades -amazingly delicious doughnuts! We chose to dip them in sugar rather than honey, so it wasn't quite authentic.
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These were so good (and pretty easy to make), that we plan to replace our best doughnut recipe with this one! |
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Jory wasn't too sure at first, as they weren't the normal doughnut shape, but after a nibble, he soon devoured the whole lot! |
Learning about the ancient greeks will be useful in the coming months, as society regresses back to the bronze age.
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