I confess these 20 in 2020 updates are starting to feel a little tiresome, with so many things that I put on the list at the start of the year that have so far been impossible. So I'm going to rattle through this list without lingering too much on what hasn't been done. 20 things mended (7/20) I'm starting to wonder why I even put this on the list. I mean, I like mending things, and mending rather than throwing away is good, but I haven't needed to mend that many things because not that many things have broken... No more this month. 19 letters written (7/19) 18 days without internet (2/18) No more progress on either of these in June. 17 books read (DONE) I met this target in March, and in June I stopped writing down what I was reading and have lost track. This has very much worked to get me back into the habit of reading though, 16 household items or pieces of clothing made (13/16) No more in June 15 meals with friends (8/15) Now here there HAS been some progress! I'm not counting tea and cake in cafe, or when I meet a friend on my own - this is both of us having a proper meal with our pals which, miraculously, happened three times in June. All three times here, outdoors, some weather better than others, but all excellent fun. Long may it continue. 14 meals from home grown produce (0/14) Still none, but with the new chickens now laying I reckon we can knock up a simple herby omelette sometime soon, and I've already made some gooseberry jam so just need to dig out the breadmaker... (obviously I'm not growing my own wheat - but I reckon homemade jam on homemade bread will count). 13 evening lectures (0/13) Nope. I confess after a day of staring at the computer screen I haven't really wanted to spend the evenings doing the same thing. 12 donations to the foodbank (4/12) I actually managed to collect a physical donation while I was doing my shopping in June. 11 solo days out for me (0/11) 10 loaves of bread made (0/10) 9 bike rides (3/9) Yes! So many bike rides! Well, two in June it seems (but a lot more in July...). I'm really enjoying taking my bike down to the old railway trail and doing a few miles on a Friday morning, and sometimes in the evenings too. Utterly glorious. 8 organised runs (2/8) 7 new places visited (1/7) 6 attempts at cheese making (0/6) 5 'No Quibble' weekends away (0/5) No progress on any of these things 4 pairs of socks made (0/4) Some sock progress though! I found a ball of wall I'd bought ages ago from The Inkpot, and have made a start on a sock. So far just the one, and I've had to order some more wool for the second, but that's arrived now so I'm hoping I might have a pair sometime soon. 3 days volunteering (0/3)
2 LAND centres visited (1/2) 1 holiday (0/1) Ok, so some progress on socks, bike rides, and eating with friends. More of all of those things in July, plus maybe even some home grown food and a few more letters. We'll see.
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