A Good Week On TV and in the Neighborhood

What we did this week

Vicarious BAKING!

Friday morning: we watched the first episode of the new Great British Baking Show.
The 2024 season was released in England earlier this week and loved by my friend in London.

In my living room.

Illusion cake in the shape of a duck — much praised by the judges.

The big challenge — “Show Stopper” — was an illusion cake — one that looks like something else.
I really liked this sewing machine, but the judges didn’t like the way it tasted.

An Amusing Trailer from the British TV Channel

In a clever cartoon trailer, the Baking Show hosts and judges are depicted as flying insects!

Where to watch this highly amusing cartoon trailer: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vlocY14FuX0

Moonflower Mysteries

So far this is a great mystery! We will surely be watching each new episode as it arrives on Sundays for however long it takes. We very much enjoyed the first two episodes that are already available.

Random Thoughts this Week

A beautiful hawk we saw last January in Costa Rica. We have been planning our next big birding trip.

Another campaign sign in my neighborhood, new since I posted them last week.

Tuesday lunch downtown at Bao Space — besides Bao, dumplings, and shu mai, they also have rice and noodle bowls.

Another sewing machine: an old Singer on display in a shop window downtown. Such antiques are now considered decorative. This machine is not equipped with the belts that would actually allow the treadle to drive it. I learned to sew on a Singer of this vintage. 

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