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Sunday, 19 July 2020

Totally Exhausted

   An hour and a half on the tennis court this morning and I was completely beat when we decided to stop - we all were! In fact, when we got to 5-5 in the second set we agreed to make the next game the decider. Otherwise we might have gone to 6-6 and have had to play a tie-breaker. None of us wanted to do that.

   It has been decided by the powers that be that we may now play doubles so that's a relief. Since getting home I have been feeling a bit squeamish so may have a bit of heat stroke. Not surprising as it was in the high 20's right from first thing, and very humid. I spent the afternoon napping.

   A bit of an adventure in the kitchen today - I made a Pesto sourdough loaf and it turned out brilliantly! The sourdough starter could have done with fermenting a bit longer but did give the bread a nice tangy taste. Also I was able to use my own pesto sauce. I think I have worked out the kinks from the last unsuccessful attempt, so will definitely make it again. I have "fed" the starter so it will be good for another loaf or two.

6 comments:

  1. Tennis sounds fun, and definitely exhausting. Please do remember to keep very hydrated these days. I was reminded just last week that not doing so easily causes those type and other symptoms with much less strenuous activity than tennis.

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    1. I'm trying to be careful. Funnily enough the symptoms didn't come on until several hours after I stopped exercising. A bit confusing.

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  2. Hope you are feeing a little better after that gruelling game of tennis, your pesto sourdough sounds yummy. I have often toyed with the idea of making a sourdough starter but the process sounds so long winded and time consuming I've yet to take the plunge!
    Thanks for stopping my my blog, have a great week.

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    1. I'm afraid I cheated a bit and didn't leave it as long as required to ferment properly. The end result is usually well worth the effort.

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  3. Just reading this post makes me feel exhausted!

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    1. I've taken it really easy today and it is supposed to be cooler for our game tomorrow.

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