Bright morning

but it is clouding over now, looks like a blatter is coming our way.

I have been working on our budget for the next 12 months, not a lot of cash swilling around, cost of food has gone up, the car is reasonably full of fuel but the car will get £30 in, once that has run out it will be tough.

Managed to burn an onion I was cooking for a 500g container of mince, it is cooked just going slowly for some of the liquid to reduce, hopefully we will get 3 suppers from it, mince and tatties, shepherds pie and possibly Spag bol. I am going through the small freezer we have and seeing what there is. I have two small chicken breasts which I will do with apricots one night, also picked up a coouple of lamb leg steaks, will do them in the pressure cooker and possibly do a Lancashire hot pot with some of it. I am also going to have to sort out some desserts for DB. Enough beef for a couple of stews and I also picked up a piece of pork reduced. I have an unsmoked gammon joint to cook as well.

DB has been watching the disabled olympics on TV. He is asleep just now.

Off to check the mince and make a cup of tea.

Mince and dough balls tonight with mash, carrot and calebrease. No dessert.

Two pots of daffs and crocus on the patio.

Very misty this morning, took ages to go. One load of washing done and on the airer, second lot to do overnight.

DB has been having good days, occasional dizzy spells which clear quickly.

Sorting out a shopping list for my 2 hours off on Wednesday afternoon.

 

Was that all?

two days of sunny, warmish weather, this morning its dull, damp, grey and miserable.

DB woke me just after midnight saying he could not find his phone???? what, he has not had a phone for 2 years, he could not remember how to use it!! He was fast asleep, me forget it!! according to my smart watch I did not get back to sleep for over 3 hours......He is dizzy this morning, I reminded him that not drinking enough water is not good, so I am keeping an eye on him today.

I actually managed half an hour on my machine yesterday, the lady who ordered 10 to take to South Africa for Christmas presents forgot someone, so needs an extra one.

I did something I have never done before, I had wound a bobbin and put it in, could not understand why the stitching was 'off' eventually decided it was the bobbin, took the cover off and I had put it in the wrong way round....aarrggggg..... purple mist......

DD2 and SIL arrive in Barbados at 10am local time this morning, not sure if they are staying overnight or flying straight back. They are coming back to a bungalow that needs unpacking finished!! They appear to have had a good time, SIL goes very brown, DD2 not so much, she is fair skinned like me.

Supper tonight, fish and chips, we finished the Christmas pudding last night, so it will probably be lemon cheese cake tonight for dessert.

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Has spring arrived?

The last few days it has been qiote sunny and warm. The daffs etc are out in the two pots I planted up, tulips also signs of coming up.

Tim is coming to collect the bookshelvesWe went over to Hose today for co ffee so apart from some plastic containers that will be the 2nd bedroom sorted. I have bought another roller storage unit which will allow me to free up more storage from under the tables and give me a bit more leg room. I am hoping to get back to more sewing as the weather gets better, DB will be able to sit with the door open to the patio and see whats going on outside.

I managed 9 hours sleep Monday night and 8 hours 30 last night, wonder how long it will last???

Inspection was done yesterday, all is well for another 6 months.

I am doing small chicken breasts with new spuds and peas tonight. I have some Christmas pudding left which will do us tonight and tomorrow. It was in the hamper that DD2 gave us at Christmas.

DD1 and SIL back on Saturday from the Caribbean cruise thay are on, they have just left Antigua en route for their last port of call before sailing back to Barbados and flying back to the UK. Once they get home they have their new home to sort out.

Life goes on.

I have not posted recently as not much out of the ordinary has been going on.

DB continues much as usual, he has had two decent days this week not waking up with a dizzy.

Monday I got my extra 2 hours saved from over Christmas, I went to Aldi, and then to the post office and to DD2,s to pick up an airer she no longer wants, then home...... I was shattered.

Wednesday we went to the coffee morning and in the afternoon I was out for my regular 2 hours out. I picked up some more wool then walked through the town and back to the car. It became very apparent that I can no longer walk a distance without my walker. I was more than shattered when I got home.

The fine weather we had disappeared on Thursday and it has been dull, colder and damp since.

Cleaner is here this morning, we remade the bed and then I went back to sorting the sewing/bedroom. The end of March is getting ever closer..........

Supper tonight is fish and chips, I have a lemon sponge for DB if he wants anything else.

Funny week

so far, a couple of days of constant rain, two days of bright sunshine but freezing winds.

DB continues his usual self, we went to the complex sitting room yesterday for pancakes, this morning was coffee. He has had a couple of days when he has not been dizzy waking up and getting out of bed.

I have had a couple of reasonable nights, but still not sleeping really well. I have been using us odd double knitting wool, crocheting a shoulder shawl, have run out off odd wool now, so crochet hook has been put away for now.

The library lady came with books on Monday. DB has a huge  pile, I got 2!! although I have 2 on borrow box which I can read.

DD1 and SIL moved into their new home on Friday, then still have some stuff to unpack, but they are packing for their cruise, they fly out on Friday to pick up the ship in Jamacia.

Supper tonight is egg, chips and baked beans, the left over beans will be tomorrows lunch on toast.

Clocking in

Its been a funny week, we have had enough rain to float a boat, today we have had bright sunshine combined with freezing temperatures. Both the carer and my cleaner reported although the roads were OK, The pavements were like glass. Snow forecast for tonight.

C, our cleaner did her usual fantastic job, I would never get anyone else as through cleaning or helpful in other ways too.

DB has had a mixed week, several bad dizzy days, he was ok today, managed to go to play scrabble, but then had a nasty attack before the carer came to get him undressed for bed. He elected not to have a cooked supper, so sandwiches and fruit.

DD1 moved into their new bungalow yesterday, it poured with rain. DSIL sent a text to say they were in. DGD and her husband had been to help, they had fish and chips for supper then went to bed shattered. I know that feeling so well!!

Wednesday was my afternoon off, I had several errands to do, managed them all including filling the car up with fuel. I never like the fuel to go down too far incase we need the car in an emergency.

I am shattered writing this in bed. DB is watching the Olympics on the bedroom TV. He has watched a lot of the coverage this week when he wasn't dizzy.