. . . a bag of frozen "Tasteless Spag. Bol." Hmmm, I didn't fancy resurrecting it as a tastier Spag Bol a 2nd time round, so I have defrosted it, added a tin of tasty chopped tomatoes, some leeks, some courgette which desperately needed using up, beef stock and some Smoked Paprika. I have a pack of Popty Ping (microwave) Spanish Style Grains which will also be added later. Perhaps only half of it or the spoon will be standing up on its own. That will be stew/soup for several meals. However - update - the blardy carrot, chopped SO fine, is taking forever to cook . . . Will have to boil it up mightily in future, before adding it . . .
'Tis yummy.
The Physio appt. went well and I have much more mobility in my shoulder again now, but it's still sore. I have some exercises to do. She doesn't need to see me again. It made a refreshing change to have her help me free the shoulder up rather than just giving you an exercise sheet, which has been the case in the past.
I have sorted out the stuff I'm taking to tomorrow's Fair and the car is packed. I just need to sort out what paintings I'm taking. I am downstairs, just for tomorrow, so won't have so much room - only one table for stuff that isn't militaria, but I do need to try and clear Keith's old stock.
I'll make a Chocolate Courgette cake after lunch, and then rest up with a good book and the quilt binding. I did most of a side last night whilst watching Foyle's War.
I hope my UK followers are OK, especially those of you in Scotland - gz, thinking of you today. There was a Facebook reel this morning, showing the extent of the damage done by Storm Amy - or at any rate, the torrential rain associated with it. This was the Borlin valley in West Cork. That road will be closed for a while, that's for sure.
I had a popty ping bowl of soup from my freezer for lunch, a sort of minestrone. It felt very wholesome with a cheese and pickle sandwich. Now digesting with a cup of fig and something tea (very nice) and a piece of dark chocolate (medicinal). Oh my dear BB. It’s a grotty day and I’m feeling a bit down in the dumplings, I’m sure you understand why, I’m doing my best to stay in the moment with knitting mittens for a friend for Christmas. She has Scandi heritage and these mittens are very Scandi and kniited from the finest Scottish lambswool so I hope she will like them. When I need a break from 4ply colourwork I am sewing together one inch hexagons in Liberty tana lawn. This from a bargain charm pack of 20 five inch squares which will be enough to make a single placemat. The colours are all blues and reds and I thought it would be fun to slowly make a set of four placemats in different rainbow colours using tana lawn - one placemat a year. I’m in a slow crafting no pressure mood with the sort of project one can pick up and put down. I’m glad your shoulder feels better. My experience having suffered a torn rotator cuff almost 20 years ago and a torn sub scapularis almost 10 years ago (both healed naturally and slowly thanks to yoga and swimming) is to keep the shoulder moving as much as possible. My shoulder has been so painful this year because of doing all S’s transfers but I’ve kept swimming and practising yoga and worked through the pain to the endorphin release. I also do a sequence of shoulder exercises from my physio most days and I self-massage the shoulder. Finally whenever I do any lifting, and I had two tons of grass cuttings to dispose of on Monday after giving the meadow a very short cut, I think about sliding the shoulder blades down my back and properly engaging the muscles across my upper back by engaging the core, pulling up the pelvis, tucking the bottom in - all that jazz - but it works. Posture is everything and I reckon you must still have good posture from riding. My neck is very stiff at the moment and I know it’s stress related so every night after my bath I give my neck a massage with rosehip oil mixed with almond oil. But we’ve both of us been under a lot of stress and it does not go away overnight and can take years to dissipate. The important thing is not to let the stress get you down but to accept it as part of our life’s work. And breathe …. Good luck with the fair tomorrow - may the buyers be out in force. Sarah x
ReplyDeleteI've just managed to lose my long reply to you. Well done with the Scandi knitting and I hope it is soothing and distracting. One inch hexies would drive me to distraction but as you are working on the placemats very slowly, you should survive and they will be so pretty.
DeleteI am hoping the chiro will get my shoulder sorted and I must get back to Yoga and walk more to relax everything.
Carrot can be a tricky customer to cook thoroughly can't it, even diced very small. A physio that did hands on stuff, that's good, like you said it's often an assessment then a sheet of exercises. Hope the soreness in your shoulder eases soon.
ReplyDeleteAlison in Devon x
But she thought that as I got movement back into the shoulder, it was better (and it ain't!)
DeleteBB I always give diced carrot a blast in the microwave first- only time it goes in raw is when I’m roasting it. Glad the shoulder has eased up. That clip!! Good heavens ! And sigh think how long it’s going to take for the road to get resurfaced by useless councils sigh! We’ve strong gusts and have been buried in thick fog all day- don’t think I’ve known the mix of wind AND fog before lol? Odd weather. It’s curiously muggy too- our weather forecaster flagstone area inside the living room is greasy and slippery todsy x Danette
ReplyDeleteIn future, so shall I. It was like granite even after an hour of cooking. How odd to have fog and strong gusts, perhaps you are in a hollow and it going over you?
DeleteSo far a gust of 71mph at RNAS Prestwick airfield...and the Western Isles are hitting the ton, almost.
ReplyDeleteIt sounded pretty vicious here..10 miles inland and 400+ feet higher than Prestwick.
The worst will apparently be mid afternoon tomorrow...just yellow warning here, Amber further north.
Everything is tidied away, tied or weighted down....and the bean row was still there when I checked!!
I trust you survived, although it sounded bad enough with you. Did you see a clip about cavers getting trapped underground - experienced ones too. That would be my worst nightmare as I don't do beneath anything bar a pile of cats!
DeleteI am so glad the shoulder is feeling better. Hope you do well at the fair.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
Did better than usual as I took Keith's stuff to try and move it on.
DeleteThat storm looks awful. I hope you sell loads at your table tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteNo, just 4 things, and one thing from Keith's side. There were some lovely things on the other stalls too but people being careful with their money. It's not like Builth, where they come with the intention of buying.
DeleteWell a night of winds and rain, but the rivers are already going down so no floods here. Hope all goes well at the fair tomorrow .
ReplyDeleteGlad you didn't have flooding, as a fair bit of rain fell and some of the images from Yorkshire show it was hit quite hard in places.
Deleteso the carrot adds texture? I find red wine or Marmite helps enrich the flavour.
ReplyDeletehaven't blown away yet . . .
No, the carrots were part of the "bung it" items to turn it into a stew. I have just one of those teensy (2 glass) bottles of red wine in the house - too good to put in a stew, and I don't have Marmite in the house either.
DeleteI'm glad the physio actually physically helped your shoulder, now you just have to try and look after it loading and unloading at the fair. Hope you have a good day.
ReplyDeleteWell, she helped in that I had more movement but the pain is still there and it needs graunching at the Chiro. Not my best Fair, as I was so cold all day.
DeleteTom unloaded and loaded for me and Gabby will unload back home today now. It was nice seeing my friends again but I could have done with a day in the warm really!
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