TARRAGON & THYME

Do not panic just me and the glue gun. (Well maybe you should panic me and glue not a good combination!).  Fortunately on this occasion no accidents, no spills - which makes a change. I have long hair which I tend to wear for the best part up in a twist - I cannot cope with headphones, computer chip fob, glasses  getting all taffled up with my long hair so up it has to go on a daily basis.  Why not have it cut - because each time I do I want it long again.  So that is kind of a no no at the moment.  And besides I have lots of pretty and lovely hair clips slides, ruffles etc and they would only go to waste so long it is for the time being. I have had a couple of accidents recently with hair slides and clips where they have sadly fallen apart through wear and tear and I had stockpiled them in a box waiting for a moment where I would be able to sit and play (once I had located the glue gun).  That happened Sunday afternoon just gone.  Some of the slid...

Hip, Hip, Hip Hooray the Sun has got his hat on and is coming out to play.   Or in the words of another song Oh what a beautiful morning oh what a beautiful day. The sun the feel good factor in every day. The return of the sun after so many months without is delightful and heart warming rays. How wonderful. Madam Sun has been out in all her glory since 6:30 am (well that was the time I woke up) glaring through my bedroom blinds lighting up any corner of darkness and it was warm and snug in my bed.  What a shock when I have come down to sort out OHs pack up and feed and let the cats out.  We have had a thick white frost  and when I trotted out in my dressing gown as we had a conclave of moggies swearing at each other on the bottom fence I came in pretty rapidly after disbursing the rabble.  Although being chilly at least the sun is out which is a blessing in itself.  It breathes in new hope new situations and the promise of growth.   ...

Trust that things will work out right for you and your particular situation - even if it does not seem so at the time Pattypan x

Last night I went to my friends home for the evening;  together with a bunch of other girlie's for a general chat and catch up.  It was a very good evening until news of the bombings popped up on one of our numbers eye phone.  Such a waste such destruction;  On the way out we had been warned by our hostess to take care as the frogs were mating and that she had an accident the night before with one.  I therefore walked in front of our car, moving off the entwined frogs out of the way of the car and making sure each of them remained safe.  The last one was a triple Decker.  I could not handle them but was moving them on a piece of card to safety.  Needless to say my compatriots had a good laugh at my performance, but then no frogs were harmed which is the main thing. Today I caught the bus and went to the next village up from my mum and walked all the way through to her.  When I got there poor mum was unwell and was waiting for the Doctor ...

Tuesday the day my Uncle (also as it turns out my Godfather's) funeral day.  The last of my paternal grandparents family the end of an era and where the younger males of the family now become patriarchs.  There is only my mum and her sister in law of the older generation left .  A day of saying goodbye the end of one era the beginning of another. I think the following poem The Rose Beyond the Wall expresses most succinctly A Rose once grew where all could see Sheltered beside a garden wall And as the days passed swiftly by It spread its branches straight and tall One day a beam of light shone through A crevice that had opened wide - The Rose bent gently towards its warm Then passed beyond to the other side Now you who deeply feel its loss Be comforted - the Rose blooms there Its beauty even greater now Nurtured by God's ow loving care I am hoping the day passes off as gently as it can be for the sake of my uncle's widow and son. RIP Uncle Basil Patt...

I was not in the best of moods last night for which I apologise  for inflicting but then again this blog is kind of a diary for me of the highs and lows of my chosen path a warts n all kind of approach, "holistic" like me.  I do not often get down or for long but when I do its as though an alien has invaded my body and what is happening is just not me and I hate the way it makes me feel.  Perhaps Iit is more to do with every action has a reaction and as I have had a lot of pain the last week that may be what has triggered the "reaction". Then out of the blue "serendipitously" from my point of view my friend Ann in Southampton sent to me this lovely email to me which made me chuckle - and eased my mood.  Took me out of myself.   Its surprising how cathartic humour is.  Needless to say I feel a little brighter today and the sun is out to boot which is a double whammy. ----- Original ...

It has been a quiet day here I have been plugging away at chores and do not seem to be getting anywhere fast which in turn has got me slightly down and  a bit out of sorts;   I think its because people take me for granted and have expectations of me - but hey I am only human not a robot and not  able to produce things exactly so every time.  Some things are a work in progress some things go tickety booh first time others not so good.    The gremlins have crept in I hate it when I get like this its my darker side trying to escape. I am best on my own when I get like this but what I really need is the lid plonking firmly back on with a DO NOT DISTURB SIGN firmly tied on.  Probably its because I am feeling my mortality; Its my uncles funeral on Tuesday. I do not have many relatives on my Dad's side left most of the people I was really close to including my much beloved Dad have now passed over to the summerlands across the rainbow bridge. But hey...

Sorry for not posting for a little while I have been quite busy, and I have not been  either which has not helped but a little bit of writers blog as well.  Lots of ideas  just the words have not formed. Saturday night tea has always been a relaxed affair  with my family ; as a child we used to have herring roes on toast, sausages and tomatoes, sardines or tomatoes in tomato sauce on toast.  Fresh tomatoes oven roasted in balsamic sauce etc etc.   Tonight is it is stir fry well Its a good way of using up all those bits and bobs that really do not amount to everything and with the addition of some chicken thighs (cooked in the oven) and a purchased stir fry sauce I have found out that if the chicken is cooked in the oven first then there is plenty of sauce left over to coat the chicken and the veggies.  I keep things like dried noodles in the pantry as a staple anyway as well as tinned pineapple, bean sprouts, water chestnuts and bamboo shoots (a...

I have decided to have a go at making some sourdough bread - never had a go at this before so it could well be something of a disaster.  However I have found a very timely post from my point of view  here   http://www.josblueaga.com/2013/03/sourdough-starter.html Which in theory sounds very simple.  So this evening when I get home I am going to make the "starter" and see how I get on and I might be able to get a batch of bread done for the weekend.  I needed a simple recipe that would not confuse me and this one sounds solid but proof of the pudding is in the eating. I have been inspired however to have a go at making sourdough by my friend Richard (Moontide) at Going my Own Way  http://goingmyownway-moontide.blogspot.co.uk /and Well Bread. http://brixhambread.blogspot.co.uk/ His enthusiasm for Sourdough and bread  really has got me hooked. "Excuse the Pun". Have any of you made Sourdough before and how did you get on. Catch you later on H...