Laura's Rebel Journey

 This week I would hope to see the Leonids reaching their maximum on the nights of 17th and 18th November. Monday 14th - overcast and saw nothing Tuesday 15th - raining.  I checked the weather forecast, and it predicts overcast / rain for the rest of this week and into next! Wednesday 16th - raining.  I chose Autumn for this as it's usually crisp, clear evenings, the clocks go back and you can stargaze earlier in the evening.  Unlike the summer when you have to stay up until gone 10pm to see anything decent.  Oh well, I will continue to persevere! Thursday 17th - it rained again. Friday 18th - rain Saturday 19th - rain Sunday 20th - it was sunny all day! Of course, by the time evening fell it was overcast. What a wonderful week of Stargazing!

  I am attempting to get new foods into my daughter.  She recently tried Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and really enjoyed them, so I was hopeful that peanut butter might be enjoyed as well.  Sadly no, which meant we were left with a large pot of peanut butter. So we made these three ingredient peanut butter cookies .  Unfortunately, she wasn't keen on them either, even coated with custard.  Luckily, they are gluten and dairy free, which means I can eat them, but doesn't help with the calorie counting! However, I am determined to get her liking peanut butter, so as well as this being Clause 3 of the Baker Badge ( three types of biscuit ), this is also Clause 9 of the Foodie Badge ( three variations on the same dish ).  I'm going to attempt a regular recipe that involves more ingredients, perhaps the flour will help take away some of the peanutiness?!   Also going to try a Vegan recipe so I don't need an egg.  We are going to experience an egg sho...

 I don't really have a Farmer's Market to visit, but we do have a number of local delis and similar shops that sell locally produced items.  Our Oddbox also delivers food that comes from local producers. Clause 7 - had some lovely local apples from the Oddbox this week.  Too small and too odd, but they're lovely.  I also bought some honey made by local bees - Cambridge Honeybees .  Also delicious.

 Monday 7th November - rained. Tuesday 8th - today is the first full moon of November.  Fellow Rebel Emma tells me that this is a Beaver Moon.  Her neighbour celebrates the full moons by meeting with friends and drinking gin, which is irrelevant to stargazing but still a genius idea. Anyway, it is known as a Beaver Moon as this was the ideal time to set traps before the swamps froze.  Thus ensuring a good collection of pelts ready for the winter months. Despite the patchy clouds tonight I was able to see the moon, Jupiter and Mars.  Possibly Arcturus as well Wednesday 9th - the moon was beautiful tonight. Jupiter and Mars still looking good. Saw Vega in the early evening.

 Clauses 1 through 3 are compulsory.  Then choose five of the remaining Clauses. Clause 1 - Learn about at least ten different categories of board game, and play at least one from each category. I'm not sure that what Charley means by "category".  What Wikipedia considers a board game category and what Board Game Geek consider to be a category are not necessarily the same thing.  This first list uses Wikipedia categories. Abstract Strategy - Azul Cooperative - Forbidden Island Dexterity - Ice Cool German-style (or Euro) - Catan Guessing - Battleship Paper-and-Pencil - Patchwork Doodle Story-telling - Dixit Tile-based - Carcassonne Train - Ticket to Ride Two-player only - Patchwork  Looking at the Board Game Geek list of Categories , here is a second list of games. Animals - Wingspan  Card - Sleeping Queens Children's - Rhino Hero Super Battle City Building - Everdell Dice - Dragonrealm Environmental - Mariposas Farming - Takenoko Party Games - Sushi ...

 If it doesn't appear here, then I'm not doing it! One of the things I find a little annoying throughout the books, though, is having to spend money on things in a certain time frame.  Only three months to complete five crafts seems a little unfair as there is an outlay involved unless you share supplies with a friend or already have them to hand.  This crops up a few times and is why I am not going to bother with Theatre Critic.  Five plays in three months?!  Different genres as well. I suppose I could adapt, and I certainly shall in some areas.  You are allowed to modify Clauses to suit yourself as long as you remain in the Spirit of the badge, but I don't see how you can modify things like Theatre Critic unless you totally alter the time frame. CREATIVE BUILDER - DONE CRAFT PART TWO - time frame of three months to complete five projects .  I have an embroidery kit to do, so I'm glad that this now counts.  I have abandoned decoupage , so ...

 It came! Time to start planning some new badges. 😍

 One of the clauses in the current Quarterly Challenge for the Rebel 1st Birthday, is to learn to sing Happy Birthday in another language.  I figured I could learn to sing it in Klingon, because why not? The Klingon Wiki offers a few variations which can be found here . I have no idea how to pronounce any of that, so I probably can't count it, although I have learnt something. May your birthday cause you to be happy! DuQuchmoHjaj qoSlIj!

 I have a physical logbook, which also counts towards the November Challenge of writing every day.  I'm writing this today, so here's some writing for November 6th. Tick! Tuesday 1st November - rained. Wednesday 2nd November - rained. Thursday 3rd November - clear skies, but out pretty early so the summer triangle was still visible in the sky.  Cygnus very easy to see. Moon is currently a waxing gibbous and Jupiter was clearly visible to the left of the moon. Friday 4th November - same conditions as yesterday.  I forgot to look at Jupiter with the binoculars to see if the moons were visible. Saturday 5th November - rained.  Didn't even bother with the fireworks. Sunday 6th November - clouds with a bit of moonshine poking through.

  CRAFT - I have completed this, although I still have a candle kit to try. CRITIC - I have completed this and blogged about it.  I also used this for the Quarterly Challenge. WRITER - three months done and into the fourth month. CONSCIOUS CONSUMER   Clause 2 - two months left to only buy myself second-hand clothes. Clause 6 - I have the printing blocks and need to make at least two more items. I'm using this for the Quarterly Challenge. FUNDRAISER - made a final bank donation today, so this complete. BAKER - I'm using this for the Quarterly Challenge. Banana Bread done - two more breads needed. Rock cakes and Carrot Cake done - need one more cake. No progress made on biscuits. Apple crumble made twice and forgot to take photos twice. Savoury Pie - I'm unsure what to do for this when half the family won't even eat it.  May need to adapt. No progress made on eclairs. Sweet Tart - I'm going to make a pumpkin pie, which is actually a sweet tart, despite the name. Spo...