It’s the end of January and the first day of a new week. Being accurate, I suppose it’s the second day of the week, but it always seems like the first. It’s certainly the one that I treat as being the first working day of the new week. Julia, working from 6.00 to 16.30 on Sunday, doesn’t really share my enthusiasm for Mondays.
We originally said we’d have January off, and without us actually doing anything it seems like it’s going to work out just right.
Julia is looking about 10 years younger with the responsibility of running Quercus and the Centre lifted from her shoulders and is slowly becoming more cheerful. Meanwhile, I can feel my enthusiasm returning.
Julia has already had a couple of enquiries from people about her availability for work, but we’re taking things slowly and making sure we only take on work that suits us.
Nobody has asked me if I’m available yet, but I’m trying not to take it personally.
Julia decided to do the laundry this week as she doesn’t altogether trust me with delicate whites. I don’t either, to be fair, which is why I don’t own any. I do own a white shirt, which I wear with one of my two ties for special occasions. White shirt and black tie for funerals. White shirt and rugby club tie for weddings etc.. Everything else can be taken care of by a coloured shirt. (For these purposes lightish grey counts as white).
I went to the park and then shopping. They have been cutting trees on the island in the duck pond. Moorhens, Black Headed Gulls and Wood Pigeons were feeding on the grass around the pond, whilst nothing much was happening on the pond. The Mandarin, the Greylags, the Heron and about half the Tufted Ducks were all absent. I’m not sure where the next nearest pond is – I will have to look into it.
I’m currently perfecting some new recipes as part of my new commitment to eating a better variety of healthy food. We had tragically under-seasoned bean burgers bean burgers on Saturday, excellent sweet potato, ginger and chilli soup on Sunday (even if I do say so myself) and Welsh Rarebit for lunch today, which (after three weeks of trying) was just about right.
Now all I need to do is make it again, note the measurements and write the recipes. That’s the worst bit of the job. Apart from eating badly made bean burgers…
Beautiful snow drops, Quercus! Ours finally came up. I don’t think they trusted the weather earlier.
Congratulations on being able to slow down now and things looking up.
Thanks, they are coming on nicely, though February is often cold. Fingers crossed. 🙂
Great post, thanks
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Tuesday is my Monday, so you were spot on there!
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That sweet potato soup sounds interesting! When you say chili, do you mean chili powder? Or chili beans?
Half a moderately hot chilli pepper. Maybe a full one if you like the heat. I just found out this is another word we spell differently to the USA. 🙂
Thanks for the info! That soup sounds so good!
It was good. I’ve done a few poor ones recently so it was a bit of a relief. 🙂
Always puts me in a foul mood when my soups don’t turn out the way I think they should 😉
Yes, I know that feeling, usually when my Leek and Potato turns out like glue.
More good pics. Enjoy your February
Thanks Derrick. I was thinking of “Fried Food February” but Julia has put her foot down.
Welcome to “Fruit and Fibre February”. 🙁
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I’m pleased the break from work is making you both feel better. Nice snowdrops!
Yes, nice to see.