Quiet Monday and Plans for later in the week
It has been a quiet day here. OH had an external appointment and I was late up. I have not been firing on all cylinders just one of those days and so I have done some reading and just rested. Cannot be tickety boo all the time more's the pity. Sometimes the peace and quiet can restore the body and the soul. Fingers crossed I will be a little brighter tomorrow. OH has made me rest in any event and Missy has wedged herself next to me on the sofa and will not let me budge. However the resting does not stop me planning, just gives me more time to plan and plot. We had chicken and potatoes, sprouting broccoli, carrots, mixed veg for tea with lots of gravy. OH did the cooking but when it comes to the gravy he admits defeat. That was the only bit he let me do. I tend to be old fashioned in that I use meat juices, veggie juices, redcurrant jelly, and chicken or beef stock to make gravy (as well as water and/or stock), sometimes dried herbs, white pepp...