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The Silence

In my opinion, the biggest change that has occurred in the area where I live is the settling in of silence. Where before my mum would threaten to throw the fridge down on the music-loving neighbours in small cluster of houses below, now there is no one left to torment us. There are no longer lights in the windows of the nearby condos and hotels, and no tasteless music blaring from the night market. Just darkness, silence, and serenity; peaceful, yet frightening. Frightening in the aspect of it being so unfamiliar.





On the slightly more cheery note, I made cookies today :). I'll drop in a photo below, because not only did they lookgreat, but they once again turned out delicious. Perhaps sometime in the near future I'll share the recipe I use to make them with you. That's a little something to look forward to, I think).



Productivity wise, I completed the first chapter in my Psychology coursebook today. Not that great of an achievement, but I think it marks the start of the net two years of torture :). Are any of you taking/have taken A-Levels?

Today's update proved itself to berather brief, so hopefully tomorrow's one is able to compensate for the lack of detail here. I hope everyone's holding on okay. Keep occupying yourself with things to do, even if they are the simplest of things like sweeping the floor or rearranging your desk. I think right now the biggest challenge for everyone is to keep ourselves busy, and our minds in places other than the unfortunate situation. I think my question for you today should be: What is it that you would like to see on my blog?

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  1. Violet Pages5 April 2020 at 01:47

    What cookies are those? They're so cute and, pardon if this seems a bit rude, odd looking. I've never seen cookies like that before. Looks kinda like bread👀

    I have no specific thing I want to see on your blog, though I love reading your entries. It's a great way to pass the time.

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  2. Ksenia Akhunova5 April 2020 at 03:00

    Honestly, I don't know what cookies they are. The most normal ones you can make, probably. Surprisingly, you're not the only one who made the comment about them looking like bread😂.

    Thank you for the feedback. I love the story you're creating on your blog too :))

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  3. Xyz5 April 2020 at 07:58

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  4. LaraBabbles5 April 2020 at 08:00

    I Like those cookies! They look yummy ��

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    1. Ksenia Akhunova5 April 2020 at 08:07

      Thank you)). I can confirm that they were indeed delicious :)

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  5. Beth9 April 2020 at 13:46

    this too is a lovely entry. i was homeschooled when i was younger too! the cookies look amazing!! x

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    1. Ksenia Akhunova9 April 2020 at 22:18

      Thanks for the comment). It makes me happy knowing that other people have been/are homeschooled too. The smily face on the cookies are the peak of my creativity, I have to admit😂

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