Project 366 : Photo Diary Week 14

This week was a calmer week on the work front - I think we're finally getting on top of the routine and so are the pupils, so there are less questions coming through by email, which means that I can chill out a bit more. Phew ! The government have just announced that the bac (18 year olds) and brevet (15 year olds) exams are going to be cancelled this summer and marked on coursework, so I can see the final year students cooling off on the work front (including Juliette !). It's the final week before the holidays and I'm looking forward to chilling out and spending some quality time with the kids.

Sunday 30th March - Having eaten all of the pancakes that she made last week, Juliette asked to make more. This time I helped her out, and we discovered that she used about a quarter of the milk that she was supposed to last time ! They still tasted good, but I suppose they had more the texture of American pancakes. This time she made thinner ones, which were also very tasty ... and also disappeared very quickly !

Monday - Something very strange is going on with my kitchen timers. The red one on the left is great as it has a metallic back that sticks on the fridge. I've been using it for years but, for some reason, it now doesn't do anything when you twist it. Has it even got a battery in it? I've never put one in it, but it might have. While awaiting investigation, I pulled out the football one. I used it for one day then that stopped working too. Bizarre ! Luckily, I still had another one (these are all from various bloggy cooking challenges in the past) so that one is still working.

Tuesday - Pierre's teacher is a genius ! Part of his maths homework was making these fabulous chocolate cakes. The recipe was for 10 and she wanted it changed to 20, plus she used all sorts of measurements that needed converting. They were delicious and very similar to the chocolate fondants that we made last week. I shared the recipe if you want to have a go. 

Wednesday - Day off for me and the kids. Time to grab some more shopping. I only go once a week/every ten days, and it's the only time I go outside, so I always spot the changes - they've added metal barriers now outside of the supermarket, either to stop people passing each other when heading back to the pavement, or providing space for them to queue up before going into the shop. I had chosen to go at lunchtime so it was quiet, but maybe it's busier at peak times ? Back home, when I went to take a photo of something, I discovered that Pierre had taken a shot of himself on my camera !

Thursday - As they had lots of blueberries when I went shopping yesterday, I grabbed a few packs and the kids have been eating them like sweets. Yum !

Friday - The sky was beautifully pink at sunset. It doesn't come out at all in the photo, but today was a totally boring day which just involved lots of work, so it'll have to do !

Saturday - My chill-out day ! I finished watching Locke & Key on Netflix, which is quite cool to watch with the kids. It's about a family that move to their dad's childhood home after he is murdered and soon discover a series of keys that allow them to open up different parts of their brain/memory banks to visit. There are also bad guys, who want to get hold of the keys and will go to any lengths to do so. A nice bit of excitement in these dull days ! I also watched Unbelievable this week, which follows a young girl who reports a rape, then is worn down until she admits that she made it up. Several years later, two female cops, following up some rapes in other states, discover that she was telling the truth. It's a great tale of the underdog coming out on top.

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