After a day which produced very little in the way of results, I prepared the soup pan, set it going and sat down to read blogs before writing. I had just come to the end of the reading when the alarm went off. Time to do combat now – just me, a pan of mushrooms and a hand blender. I will be back later to write the rest of the post.
Back now. The soup was more watery than usual, which was actually good, as it is usually too thick. I added a sprinkle of dried Italian herbs tonight, which added to the flavour, and all was good. We then finished off the mixed fruit crumble Julia had made at the weekend with the last of the cream (it had lasted for three meals, which is quite good).
Northamptonshire Red Cross fundraising flag. Quite dull, as it has the same thing on both sides.
During the day I gave Julia a lift to the dentist, went to visit a couple of friends in their shop and, I confess, did very little until it was time to make soup. Julia is much the same. We are blaming it on our slow recovery from Covid. Next week we are hoping to be more active. But next Wednesday I have a blood test, a Shingles vaccination and a day at work. It is going to be more active whether I like it or not.
I’m already starting to think about my display for the Numismatic Society next month. The photos are some that I have taken to illustrate the display.
The one below is a better example – no rust on the pin, for one thing, plus it has a date and a location on it. In a collecting area which is bereft of reference material, this is important stuff.
Reverse
Obverse
So sorry you two are still feeling down. Everyone I’ve known who has had it recently says the exhaustion seems to linger so!
Funny how you said it was time “to do combat” with the soup. It sounds wonderful.
Loving the pin flags! As a junk journaler, I’m going to have to investigate that bit of unknown (to me) history.
Feel better soon!
Old age, that’s the problem. We don’t bounce back like we used to. But we will do. It’s a bit like my Long Covid. I wasn’t sure whether it was old age or Long Covid. Then one day, after about two years, I seemed to be so much better I deduced I must have got better. I certainly hadn’t grown any younger.
That looks as though it will be an interesting presentation. I hope that it will be received with acclamation.
I am a great fan of the dried Italian herbs in my soups, and I use mixed herbs of Provence as well.
The displays I do for the Numismatic Society have been, for the most part, met with apathy. but I will carry on.
PS I have difficulty telling Provence from Italy in terms of herb mixes and use them interchangeably. 🙂 It was good though, so I will carry on.
I hope you both are feeling better soon. It does take a little Tincture of Time to recover from such things.
Yes, and it takes more time as I get older. 🙂
It’s important for both of you to give yourselves time to recover. Not easy when there are things you would like to do.
The soup sounds delicious.
In the last two photos, I noticed the little flag was attached to a nail. I was wondering how that would have been displayed.
Yes, must relax . . .
Soup was good.
They are large pins rather than nails. They were pinned to lapels and dresses. By the 1960s we had graduated to much smaller pins. I will add something to show scale next time.
A fascinating subject for a presentation. I do hope you both feel better
Bit by bit. 🙂 Meanwhile we try to relax and I offer Tootlepedal advice on patience and healing . . . 🙂