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Two tasks had been identified for completion today.  One of the lawn sprinkler nozzles required adjusting and I could also remove the canned food from the camper trailer as it might be needed at some later date.  Once that was done I needed to think of how I could keep myself occupied for the remaining 23 hours and 45 minutes!

Oh, the request from Debbie and Carol for the Navaho Bread instructions.

Navaho Bread

Ingredients

• 2 cups of plain flour
• 1 Tablespoon baking soda
• 1 Tablespoon oil (Jan used Olive)
• 1 to 1¼ cups of warm water

Instructions

• Mix together
• Knead 2-3 minutes
• Let rest for 30 minutes
• Divide dough into six pieces
• Roll out each piece into oval shape
• Cook on griddle/frying pan.  Turn over and cook opposite side
• Put into tea towel when cooked

Jan made them into ‘toastie’ sandwiches with a cheese filling between and toasted again.

I’ve been a little serious during the last couple of posts.  That needs to change

Hello Judith and John (nb Serena), great to read you are both safe and semi-isolated out on the Cut.  We’ve been reading about all the people crowding the towpath during this period of social distancing.  My devious mind would have signs in the boat and perhaps on the towpath advising the occupants of the boat were in quarantine and people should keep away.   I wouldn’t specifically mention COVID-19 as that might be illegal.

Costco had sent an email to all members advising the first hour on Thursday would be exclusively for seniors and the disabled.  We decided to go only to arrive and discover the queue went halfway around the huge warehouse and back.  We turned around and went home.  After talking about it a home we decided to return at 12.30 and see if the queue was any smaller.  Well it was and most of the people were lining up to join.  As we are already members we walked straight into the store for a good like around.  These will probably be our last purchases during the next few weeks.

There was no toilet paper, facial tissues or hand sanitizer.  However that didn’t concern us as we have alternative strategies.  Costco sells in bulk and our trolley seemed quite full by the time we reached the check-out.  However I can only remember the tray of 60 eggs Jan bought and the two huge containers of chocolate coated almonds and jellybeans I put in the trolley

When we returned home I asked Jan what she was going to do with 60 eggs and was informed she would freeze them.  “But the shells will crack!” said me.  Apparently not, as Jan is removing them from the shells first.  She has two oversized ice cube containers purchased whilst we were in the UK.

Freeze a dozen daily

Then they are bagged in groups of six.

I confess I would never have thought of doing this!