Sunday Night Catch Up - Posted Monday Morning

A busy day on Sunday and one where I was not firing on all pistons.  After the family incident yesterday which needed sorted out I am a little drained to say the least and not terribly happy that my play date was thwarted!.  But it was a case of if I did not sort things out things would have kept repeating themselves so needs must and all that.  Oh well if I look at it in a positive frame of mind at least it will give me more time to get things prepped which will be better in the long run on the organisational front.  I intend to get everything to machining point and then just work my way through the projects so as to make the most of the time available to me.

I have written a couple of posts today as well.  I tend to pre-prep on different subjects and then when the timing is right it gets posted.  Working full time its the only way I can do it - when the words come I let them run across the page.  I do not handwrite  - I am a secretary so it is second nature for me to type everything straight onto the blank page.  Sometimes the words just flow and on others I struggle like billy oh.  If I leave it and then go back to it the words flow better.

I have been attending to housewifely duties and also done a little flower arranging - see the Wellingore Hall post.  the post started off about flower arranging and I kind of got side tracked remembering things that are important to me and remembering those no longer with us.  I was very fortunate that I was from a very loving family - some of the branches of the family did not have much financially but they gave a lot of love and it did not matter what you did.  You were still theirs.  They had their hands and their skills and were not afraid of hard work or of having a go.  Sometimes I think I was loved too much if you know what I mean.  I was extremely close with my Dad we could finish each other's sentences off and could communicate without uttering  a word; and I think of everyone I was the closest to him.  However there were other family members who I did get close to as well people who were really important to me. Unfortunately they have now all gone and are missed greatly by me. However I don't let people in easily probably due to the way I have been treated over the years.  I share some of  the inner me here but not everything.  Probably the more creative side which other people do not see.

For instance the other day a younger member of staff had thought that I was a spinster and was quite surprised that I had been previously married and that I have been with OH for 30 years.  What is it with some of the youngsters they assume so much and get it dreadfully wrong.  Its as though they write you off and that you have not had an interesting life.  I think its really down to some people are so fickle they don't consider that you have really lived and done various things with your life.  They are not prepared to scratch the surface.  These sorts of people come into the associate range rather than friends.  Proper warts and all friends stick with you through thick and thin and love you for yourself no matter what you do.

Anyway after doing the housewifely bit  (i.e. the washing the ironing etc) I then set to and cooked roast chicken with sage and onion stuffing, bread sauce, chipolata sausages, roast potatoes, peas, kale, cabbage and carrot and swede crush with lashings of gravy.  It was delicious and has gone down very nicely and has set us both up very well for the rest of the week.  I do not know what it is about fishing but one little Jack Russell comes back with her master and she is absolutely shattered she has crashed out again now.  It will take her a couple of days to recover; apparently she is on constant alert when in the bivvy.

By the way I ordered the new Kilner Recipe book thinking it might be a good buy.  Personally I am a little disappointed with it the recipes are far better on the web site, although it does cover all the other things they have dipped their toes into like making butter, spiralising, meals in jars that sort of thing but not enough on the preserving recipe front or recipes of interest. Might be okay for a beginner.  Well it was a gamble.  No doubt I will find the odd recipe I can use.

I have also bought two shower curtains cheapies from Wilkos for £3 apiece.  I thought that I might make a shower curtain for the bathroom at some point out of white lace/net and use the cheapie linings to keep the net clean.  However I then decided that they are going into the stash as I think they will come in very useful for making make up bags and lining them to give away as Crimbo presents.  I also have a pattern for a shower cap that I would quite like to have a go at and it will be ideal for lining it.  As I have said before I want to try and make all my own Christmas presents this year if I can.  So perhaps its a good thing in the long run of preparing and then sewing items so that they are split into different zones of production.

On the elderberry and blackberry front I did not get any today and hope to go one night in the week after work.  I need space to process the elderberries and the blackberries into their respective products so I need to do some clearing before I go and harvest them.  On the Rosehip front they are just starting to colour up and there looks as if there is going to be quite a few so I shall also take advantage of them when they have a bit more colour.

Hopefully will catch up with everyone later on.

Take care.

Pattypan

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