Yesterday looked like being another boring day and I had planned my post to read :
"Washday.
Again."
However, after the first load went in, I received a text from dearest daughter asking if I were free for lunch.
Oh boys, of course I was!
Fortunately(!) I had had a bad night's sleep and got up at 6.30am, so my 2 loads were ready for 11.30, just when daughter arrived.
Off we went to Dobbies for lunch where I looked for an artificial flower arrangement and found several that I liked, but did not like any of the vases much, so only bought a loaf of bread.
Back to the ranch when daughter, armed with a few goodies from me, left to go home.
After that I roasted a beautiful organic chicken and made bread sauce to go with it. My bread sauce is famous, but it is really Delia's recipe......
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Thursday, 26 March 2009
Sunday, 25 January 2009
Feelin' Good
It has been a good day today. Dearest daughter came over with her younger son together with a big plastic bag of clean washing, said wash done by TBSITW.
A black plastic bin bag does not sound too salubrious, but said TBSITW had sorted and folded the clean washing into white plastic bags, like with like. All I had to do was say where each item belonged and, as though by magic, there it was placed.
After all that, the three of us headed to Dobbies for lunch; I had my usual salad - and as usual my eyes were bigger than my stomach and I could not finish it all, but at least I started off with a smaller plate than usual
After that and a quick tour of the place, with daughter buying a couple of things in the butcher's part. we headed back to the ranch.
Before she left, daughter made me a cup of tea, which was much appreciated.
I feel a little tired now and think I shall just sit in my chair and "rest my eyes" for a couple of minutes.
A black plastic bin bag does not sound too salubrious, but said TBSITW had sorted and folded the clean washing into white plastic bags, like with like. All I had to do was say where each item belonged and, as though by magic, there it was placed.
After all that, the three of us headed to Dobbies for lunch; I had my usual salad - and as usual my eyes were bigger than my stomach and I could not finish it all, but at least I started off with a smaller plate than usual
After that and a quick tour of the place, with daughter buying a couple of things in the butcher's part. we headed back to the ranch.
Before she left, daughter made me a cup of tea, which was much appreciated.
I feel a little tired now and think I shall just sit in my chair and "rest my eyes" for a couple of minutes.
Tuesday, 23 December 2008
of Christmas Trees (and sealing wax and cabbages and kings)
...
and now the replacement tree does not light!
Pifflebunk!
LATER:
I think this is a day when I should have stayed in bed.
First off, I packed up the Christmas tree and put it in the boot of the car.
Then I reversed out carefully from my parking space as another car was rather close to my nearside. Okay, so I did not touch the car, but I then had to turn sharply as I reversed and I kept a beady eye on my wing mirror to see where the rear of the car was.
Didn't check the other wing mirror, did I?
So, I touched against the corner of the building.
Anyway, off I went to my exercise class to find that it was SHUT!
And nobody said last week.
Chiz, chiz.
Back to Dobbies to find that they had no more of that tree, so I found another small one with holly and bought some white lights (and found a bulb tester, having been told they don't stock them!)
Back home, unpacked the tree and opened the pack of lights to discover they were rather horrible Santa disc lights.
So, back once more to Dobbies where I settled for green cherry lights as the lesser of several evils.
Next thing, I could not open the battery compartment, but eventually discovered, as is so often the case that brute force and ignorance won the day.
So, at last the Christmas tree is up and lit and I have hung all the wooden ornaments again.
I almost forgot to say that I went to the baker for a couple of rolls on my way home. A policeman was in front of me in the queue and I said to him "Is that a kevlar vest you are wearing?" He agreed that it was and so I felt the need to point out that it was not doing much good in protecting his kidneys (which were covered with only a white shirt!)
and now the replacement tree does not light!
Pifflebunk!
LATER:
I think this is a day when I should have stayed in bed.
First off, I packed up the Christmas tree and put it in the boot of the car.
Then I reversed out carefully from my parking space as another car was rather close to my nearside. Okay, so I did not touch the car, but I then had to turn sharply as I reversed and I kept a beady eye on my wing mirror to see where the rear of the car was.
Didn't check the other wing mirror, did I?
So, I touched against the corner of the building.
Anyway, off I went to my exercise class to find that it was SHUT!
And nobody said last week.
Chiz, chiz.
Back to Dobbies to find that they had no more of that tree, so I found another small one with holly and bought some white lights (and found a bulb tester, having been told they don't stock them!)
Back home, unpacked the tree and opened the pack of lights to discover they were rather horrible Santa disc lights.
So, back once more to Dobbies where I settled for green cherry lights as the lesser of several evils.
Next thing, I could not open the battery compartment, but eventually discovered, as is so often the case that brute force and ignorance won the day.
So, at last the Christmas tree is up and lit and I have hung all the wooden ornaments again.
I almost forgot to say that I went to the baker for a couple of rolls on my way home. A policeman was in front of me in the queue and I said to him "Is that a kevlar vest you are wearing?" He agreed that it was and so I felt the need to point out that it was not doing much good in protecting his kidneys (which were covered with only a white shirt!)
Tuesday, 16 December 2008
Should Auld Acquaintance......
Today has been a brilliant day.
This morning I went to the near by small town for my physiotherapy exercise class, and managed to increase my work in spite of missing last week due to ice. Had a chat with S. about the phone call I had had from A. to tell me that a new set of courses was due to start in January. However, I hadn't realised that this would be an 8 week course and then an end, whereas the maintenance classes I am going to are ongoing. This would be much the better bet, as without someone pushing you a bit it is so easy to let it all lapse and become more severely disabled again.
After that, came home to find my vegetable box had arrived, a large delivery of potatoes, carrots, onions, 4 leeks a cauliflower, 2 cabbages and 2 good broccoli heads. The fruit was 2 oranges, 3 apples and 3 pears.
So, I cleaned out the veg basket in the fridge and placed the delivery away.
Later, My very good friend from a town across the river came over and I took her to lunch at Dobbies where we both had a salad plate and a small bottle of wine.
We then had a really good walk round and I bought one or two things from the food hall and could not resist a couple of small buys. C. was almost as good as TBSITW at tearing me away from unnecessary purchases!
Home again and ready to relax for the evening.
This morning I went to the near by small town for my physiotherapy exercise class, and managed to increase my work in spite of missing last week due to ice. Had a chat with S. about the phone call I had had from A. to tell me that a new set of courses was due to start in January. However, I hadn't realised that this would be an 8 week course and then an end, whereas the maintenance classes I am going to are ongoing. This would be much the better bet, as without someone pushing you a bit it is so easy to let it all lapse and become more severely disabled again.
After that, came home to find my vegetable box had arrived, a large delivery of potatoes, carrots, onions, 4 leeks a cauliflower, 2 cabbages and 2 good broccoli heads. The fruit was 2 oranges, 3 apples and 3 pears.
So, I cleaned out the veg basket in the fridge and placed the delivery away.
Later, My very good friend from a town across the river came over and I took her to lunch at Dobbies where we both had a salad plate and a small bottle of wine.
We then had a really good walk round and I bought one or two things from the food hall and could not resist a couple of small buys. C. was almost as good as TBSITW at tearing me away from unnecessary purchases!
Home again and ready to relax for the evening.
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