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Unravelling - week 5 of lockdown

Well, it's raining, the renovations are progressing, and the government is discussing whether to start lifting lockdown in a couple of weeks, or to wait and see if we can eradicate this thing completely. 
This is how my building looks now from the outside:

This week I'm knitting lots of little things. I've made a pair of mittens, two hats and now I'm making a teeny, tiny cover for my teeny tiny hot water bottle.

 Come back on Friday and I'll do a full Finished Object Friday post.

 In reading: I finished This Terrible Beauty. I didn't particularity enjoy it, but I didn't realise how much I hadn't enjoyed it until I started my next book: Kerry Greenwood's The Spotted Dog. This is the sixth in the Corina Chapman cosy mystery series. The main character is a baker, who lives and works in central Melbourne, not far from where I work. It's so evocative of my city and such a fun read. Suddenly, I want to read all the time!

 One nice thing that is happening during this time is that Leon and I have started listening to audio together. We are currently working our way through Neil Gaiman's short story collection Trigger Warning  
We started it in 2018, but we are usually out, or busy, or watching TV. It turns out that, even with being home more we don't really feel like watching more TV, so audio books are seeing us through. 

I hope you are also finding small pleasures during this difficult time.
I'm linking up with Kat  from As Kat Knits for Unravelled Wednesday.
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  1. AsKatKnits29 April, 2020

    That is an excellent idea regarding audiobooks! And I love the start of your little water bottle cover!

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