Lock-down Day 142

Mippies patiently waited for me to get up ... until about half past six! I'm getting up later these days - it's still dark at five thirty and yesterday it cooled down quite a bit. It's almost cold this morning.

I started by playing my game for a bit, while mippies ran wild outside. When they started popping back for play and attention, I started in the kitchen. First I decided to try something different with a loaf of bread. I've noticed that, when I roll or add meat and cheese to the finished dough, there's always a bit of squish in the finished loaf. So I decided to try mixing it into the dough. I had a look through the recipe book and decided to use the 'cheese and onion loaf' recipe. Only, I added cheese cut in blocks, not grated. And onion spice, as well as rosemary & olive and garlic. And just for fun, I added about 250 gram of mince!

While the dough was getting ready, I washed the dishes and then decided to wash some tobacco leaves - not a large batch, just a handful! I don't want to 'must' keep cutting and chopping for hours again! I've also started making a couple of cigarettes - planning to make enough to get me through the week. Or at least most of the week.

I've decided to do the cookie thing tomorrow. No need to rush. The plan is to bake a batch and freeze a batch, then make another batch of dough to stay in the fridge for next weekend's baking.

Everywhere I turn, I run into the same problem: not enough space! I could prepare lots of batches of cookie dough - roll them and freeze them, so I could simply take them out and bake a batch anytime ... but I don't have enough freezer space. I'm thinking of going to the German butchery on Friday ... again, if I do, I won't be able to get plain steak to simply fry during the week. Freezer space, again. I also can't really start anything unless I'm sure that I'll be able to finish - there's no room here to leave something for later. I have to pack it all away, if I want to do something else. So I also can't do more than one thing at a time ... and one thing I miss, is making my own Sushi! It takes quite a bit of space to prepare everything ... space and time.

Sorry for the moaning, I'm still psyching myself up for the move ... 

Well, apparently the latest address by our president is scheduled for eight tonight ... I don't know whether I want to watch. Yeah, I think I do. If the ban on the sale of cigarettes is finally lifted, I'd like to know. It would mean that I can look around for cigarette making equipment, make my job here a little easier. I could place orders tomorrow. Not that I'm getting my hopes up ...

The bread is divine! It smells absolutely awesome and tastes as good as it smells! And I haven't even gotten to the 'mince' part, yet!

Aaaaand, the lock-down is officially extended by another month! So, whatever our president has to say tonight, we're still breaking down what little is left standing. Frightening!

Ha Ha, I thought I'd quickly have a smoke before the address starts, and for the first time, our president starts early - not late, as usual.

Cor blimey! Level 2! AND cigarettes are legal again! But wait - we've heard that one before, haven't we? Anyway, 3 months ago, that would have been major news, but now? I've found an alternative - which I've been hoping for, a long time before the lock-down: a much cheaper way to keep smoking! So, I'm sticking with my new-found financial freedom!

But, as I said, it means I can start looking for equipment ... once I've decided WHAT equipment I'm interested in. Definitely a means of cutting the leaves! THAT is taking me much too long, with my method. I've tried several of the methods others are using - they're not working for me, though. I've tried the Twista - that was just a mess. I can't see the blender I have working any better, so I didn't even try that. And I'm not messing up my pasta maker. But, that gives me a price indication - I won't pay more than a cheap pasta maker would cost. And for now, I'll get a hand roller, papers and filters. I'll probably be throwing away all the receipt-rolled tubes I made last weekend ... 

I foresee one major problem, though: the tobacco industry was not informed! Fita still announced that they're going ahead with their court action ... which means that, on Tuesday morning, millions of people will be flocking to the stores to buy cigarettes ... and the stores will fast run out of stock!

Ah well, not my problem. Really. Sure, I've thought of going first thing Tuesday morning and buying myself a carton and the roller, etc - but why bother? I'm in no rush! I can take my time, think it through, plan and budget.

Grin, so much for me not being excited by the lift of the ban, eh? Well, it's late now, time for me to go to bed ... mippies have been warming it for hours already!