Now that husband en rouge has successfully foraged two packets of flour, I don't think we're missing anything.
Having nothing else to do is making quite the domestic goddess of me. I actually made a Recipe™ last night. Ottolenghi, even. Usually I find his recipes too complicated, but he had one in the Guardian other the weekend for spiced onion and chickpea soup which looked both delicious and fairly doable. It was muchly tasty, although we thought it would have been better for winter than spring.
Hope the mission was successful @nenya. I’m a long term on-.line grocery orderer and so far have managed to get a slot each week. So far I seem to be spending twice as much as usual. I’m not sure if that’s because prices have risen steeply or because I’m trying harder to get enough in for a week at a time. In normal times I pick up extras several times a week and I’m trying to avoid shops if I can. Oh and I am buying more wine than usual.
It was, thank you. I think it possible that prices have gone up a bit - I am not one to notice, if we need it we need it - and am going less often, spending more, we're drinking more wine and I'm doing a bit of "not sure how we are for that, better take one" but trying not to do too much of it.
I haven't seen flour for weeks, I think everyone's baking at home. I don't bake apart from flapjack because if I bake it I eat it... quality control and all that... And, yes, I do eat the flapjack sometimes but try to leave it for Mr Nen who is gluten intolerant and I make it with gluten free oats especially for him.
This is what I find stressful. Despite the promises to the 70+ (that'll be me) and the Shielded (that'll be Mr F) we have no priority access to supermarket deliveries. By prowling the websites late at night, I have bagged two in the course of four weeks. The temptation is to bung on everything I can think of since I don't know when I shall get another.
Mum and Dad are only getting Tesco deliveries once every three weeks. Even that has involved me sitting up till after midnight to get a slot as soon as they were released.
However Iceland deliveries are far more available. It's a restricted choice of product, but it has certainly tided them through.
I also have an M&S gift fruit basket being delivered tomorrow - an expensive way of getting fruit, but everything helps. It had to be ordered 10 days in advance. For the following week I have an M&S "treat bag" on order - teabags, biscuits, chocolate, jam. M&S are doing a food box as well, but it seems to contain a lot of things which Mum and Dad wouldn't want.
I, too, have been adding stuff to Mum and Dad's Tesco order so that they have some stuff in reserve. The North East family have been scrupulous in not buying too much, but I'm more worried about my parents. I know that if I became ill, the North East offspring would take over online duties, but if I'm ill, the chances are that all of us will catch it.
I had curried sprouts and fish fingers. It was a lot better than it sounds.
That wouldn't be hard ...
I'm contemplating the manufacture of SOUP: there are carrots and tomatoes in the fridge that could do with using. However, as S. is technically back at work* and using the kitchen table for her laptop, I'm not sure that I'll be able to do much about it until mid-afternoon.
As it's another glorious day, I think ambling would be a good idea.
* She's a teacher, so it's more a case of being available at a laptop.
Glorious to look at I grant you, but markedly breezy. I've had an outing to the corner shop, and 20 minutes in the garden, watering seedlings, and that is enough airing for one day.
I am feeling Virtuous as I had a good long amble this morning (slightly longer than intended as I took a wrong turning) and I've just cut and edged the lawn - not that it's very big!
I went for a two mile walk this morning to help build my strength up and I’m tempted to go out for another short walk this afternoon. I’ve done a little bit of marking to ease myself back into work, and I have an online meeting this evening.
Tea will be belly pork (possibly with a Chinese seasoning) with curly chips.
I went for a two mile walk this morning to help build my strength up and I’m tempted to go out for another short walk this afternoon.
If I were to do that, the Police would probably leap out from behind a bush and clap me in irons! Here in Wales we're only allowed out to exercise once per day - although the time taken isn't specified.
My walk this morning took me to the shops... but I see your point.
However, given my mental health history (let alone my current heart problem), I’d put up a strong argument that a walk might also be considered essential for health reasons. Not that the police walk around here to challenge me.
I will just add, I have been only going on daily walks - I haven’t previously been well enough to do a second walk in the last month so didn’t really think about it before now.
But it is a conundrum. Before the lockdown I usually went on two daily walks for my both mental and physical health and walking is something I recommend to others with mental health problem; I have a friend who also has bipolar disorder who walks for miles. I fear for some of my friends with psychosis who rely on getting outside to maintain perspective on life.
I actually look forward to being able to walk to Waitrose again and doing a full shop with my shopping trolley but I’m not yet capable of carrying more than a light bag. But I’m less out of breath today and managed 2 miles. Before I had covid I could easily walk 6 miles in one go.
@Heavenlyannie - for what it's worth, I am sometimes going for two walks, or walks longer than one hour, because it helps with my POTS symptoms, which have worsened a lot without access to some of the things I usually use to control them. The government has recently specifically said that some people may need to go for more than one walk, and that is okay. I am sensible, and go at times when barely anyone is around, so it's not endangering anyone. I think this is about common sense, rather than being legalistic. For me, the logic is that if I can manage my health while keeping my distance from people, that is far better than needing healthcare in this time when NHS is so stressed and overworked. I've thought about emailing my POTS consultant to ask him to write me a note, just in case, but that would be extra work for him, so I've decided to just use my discretion, and if questioned, I will explain, and if a doctor note is required, then I will email him.
I walk twice in the day and sometimes cycle as well. Because I am not meeting anyone but a lot of deer and, today the most adorable highland calves, newly minted. But Mr Cats was stopped by the police last week walking home from his organ practice (alone) at 10.30 p.m. “Are you just out for a walk, sir?” Which he said he was. I think they must have been looking for illegal pub openings or parities of something, but I never thought he really looked like a possible party animal.....
In all honesty, I'd be quite happy to be stopped by the police. I'm glad they are around and trying to keep us safe. I know our local policeman - he's a lovely guy. I can't for one minute think they would stop me doing two walks in quiet places for health reasons, when the government has said it is okay, and when I could get a doctor note so easily. I could also use my autism as a reason, as the walks help with sensory overload too. The reason the government allowed walks was for our mental health. That needs to be maintained as best we can, as the mental health services are already incredibly busy.
I had a very nice amble - although there was a wee bit of a breeze, it was really quite warm in the sun.
Shortly after I got back, S. suggested that I might want to go down to the village to get some grapes (we'd run out), which kind of knocked me for six: I've been offering to do small-scale grocery shopping, but she was having none of it as she's worried about infection. I may have a forage tomorrow; I think I might have forgotten how to do grocery shopping, as I haven't been inside a shop since the middle of March.
I didn't make SOUP in the end, as S. doesn't reckon that's a proper meal, so I did salmon with potatoes and broccoli.
I did, however, make a banana loaf, which tastes fine, but sank in the middle, so doesn't exactly look great.
We have some bananas to use up so I should make a loaf at some point.
I need to do some marking today (students reports on including service users in care provision) and I have a couple of students on another module to phone who want end of year chats. As the end assignment which we would usually discuss has been cancelled I’m approaching this as a reflective exercise, but as they are doing my course on death and dying I expect there will be a lot of unloading of stress.
Zoom local prayer group this evening, it’ll be good to see everyone.
We’re making far more use of the new corner shop 2 minutes behind us on the new build. Owing to our previous covid status and then my subsequent health complications, husband visited Waitrose last week for the first time in a month. We’re lucky to have milk delivered and that we already had a veg box being delivered (which I added a small meat box to a few weeks before lockdown just in case).
We’re exploring the unusual items in the Eastern European run Nisa behind us. Particularly good is one of the huge tubs of white cheese which melts beautifully in sandwiches. We need to explore the dried sausage section. They even have flour, though you have to guess the type from the picture.
Which white cheese is that? We have a lot of Polish shops around us, but I've not ventured too far into the less recognizable dairy section yet.
I discovered a few weeks back that google translate doesn't cope with special characters well, and guess what, there's a funny L in a word as ubiquitous as butter.
There are several large tins of white cheese in the fridge section of our Nisa. The ingredients of most include palm oil but one doesn’t, it is Gazi ‘Beyaz Peynir’ and I think is a Turkish import to Germany. I bought it because the ingredients are just milk, salt rennet and lactic acid cultures - it is basically just like a home made pressed cheese (I occasionally make this cheese myself). The tub contains 3 1/2 cheeses in brine. It’s great in a melted cheese sandwich.
I haven’t worked out the nationality of the shop franchisers, some of the cheeses claim to be Danish...
I can't find the "Headlines of Utter Weirdness" thread, so I'm posting this here, from the BBC website: "Healthcare workers to receive cash bonus in the Netherlands". Not much good to them seeing no-one's allowed to travel! Shall we say that the sentence order should have been somewhat different?
@Piglet, the first time I went grocery shopping after lockdown was very strange - I avoided it for the first week or two, because I felt so disoriented and scared, but then went to try to local shop up the road, but I went in and then went out again without buying anything, as it is too small for social distancing to be realistic. Then I went to Asda, which is much bigger, and in theory social distancing should be straightforward, but it was chaotic, and people weren't following distancing, and I felt really overwhelmed. But I have since discovered that it is much quieter in the evenings, so I go then. If you try to find a quiet time, it is much easier. Also, if you try to think of things you will run out of soon and make a list, then it will keep you not needing to go again for a while.
Anyone else find they are craving, out of the blue, certain foods that they haven't eaten in a while? There are always foods I haven't eaten in a while and it's never a big deal, but during lockdown, I've had times where it's felt very urgent to buy certain foods, as I really craved them. I'm sure it's a psychological thing, rather than the kind of cravings when your body actually needs the food. I had a craving for sausages a couple of weeks ago, and went to Asda to buy some (also buying other foods, like bread and eggs and veg, so it wasn't an unnecessary shop!). And on Monday, I cravings burgers - I didn't even realise how much until I got into Asda and then felt it was very urgent to go to the burger aisle and find some immediately. Also, when I passed the beetroot on the way, I had a craving for beetroot, as I haven't had any in a while, and grabbed a couple of beetroot packs. It's really odd how very urgent these cravings feel. I know they are not so important in reality, but I figure I might as well buy the foods, as they make me feel better knowing I have them.
Yes, it’s the same as a basic farm cheese that can be made at home but is preserved in brine. I’ve often made it. That’s why I went for that tub of cheese not the ones with palm oil.
Yum, yum...I now have a craving (as per @fineline) for a toasted CHEESE sandwich.
Also, for some reason, when I went to the Co-Op this morning to top up on one or two essentials (yes, Constable, they ARE essential), I found myself involuntarily reaching for a pack of Authentic New York Style Bagels.
I shall subdue my craving for toasted CHEESE, and will gallantly consume some bagels instead. My fortitude will be, I hope, be An Example To You All.
No pastrami was to be had, alas, so I shall have to make do with cream CHEESE, and some ham...
ION, I took part in a Zoom meeting with other local church leaders today, and was greatly heartened by the many imaginative efforts being made to keep in touch with congregations, and to help in various ways in the community (our patch is amongst the poorest, and most deprived, towns in England).
I can't find the "Headlines of Utter Weirdness" thread ...
It's here, in the Circus.
I won't have to go shopping after all - one of the neighbours is doing a Sainsburys run, so that's sorted. I'm almost disappointed; I don't mind a buzz round a supermarket now and again!
I put quite a big order the other day to Am*z*n for essential (or at least, soon-to-be-essential) toiletries (the really essential bit being contact-lens saline, which the little chemist's in the village doesn't sell). The first bit of the order arrived today, and was, predictably, the least essential of the items I'd ordered. I sort of assumed it would all arrive at once, but apparently not. I confess there was a bit of bulk-buying: things like shower-gel and toothpaste seem to come in vast multi-packs, so it may be quite some time before I have to buy any again!
I'm off for an amble in a little while - although it's a bit breezy, it's 13° and looks like a nice day for it.
I feel like I've hit the jackpot today...
5 whole hours out of my flat, entirely legitimately, including 1 hr of commuting on foot....
It's very odd to be excited by having to go to a meeting at work, because it's in person and therefore you're actually allowed out for it! And you get to see/interact with real live people! (And then I got there to discover the meeting was off as the room had been turned into a minigym/R&R for hospital staff, apparently with exercise bikes and all. Still I also had to complete a test that validates my ability to do aseptic liquid transfers, so it wasn't time totally wasted)
My church has been sending out podcasts of various church members being interviewed very informally for half an hour or so, discussing their daily lives, their backgrounds and influences, becoming/being a Christian, coping with lockdown, etc. It’s great, I feel I’m really getting to know people. Just listened to our children’s worker, and now to a mum who is home educating (and a fellow re-enactor).
Dust Ing has been accomplished - S. is really missing her cleaner - and ambling will follow later.
My nephew just arrived to borrow S's hose to clean his car - it was nice to have an actual face-to-face chat with him.
In a fit of kindness, S. ordered a couple of pieces of cooked chicken from the supermarket yesterday, so I'm trying to decide the best way of using them. We've got a couple of naan breads in the fridge, so I think a gentle curry might be beckoning.
I'm at the stage of typing ingredients into Google and seeing what comes up ...
O come now - surely, in Scotland, the proper accompaniments to cooked chicken are Chips, McEwan lager, Mother's Pride bread (with butter, of course), and a deep-fried Mars Bar as dessert?
We're having curry tonight from our local hostelry which is running a very limited hot food takeaway service. It will be nice to eat something I haven't cooked, for a change. Friday is the evening we have virtual wine tasting with friends, which is always fun.
Meanwhile I'm planning a foray to town for a small top up shop of milk and fresh veg. I'll probably walk, thereby combining it with my daily outing. I also have a couple of online meetings during the day. It's so lovely to be able to keep in touch with people online, although I'm surprised at how tired it makes me.
I presume the "virtual wine tasting" means that you all taste wines at home and compare your experiences via Zoom,Skype or whatever; rather than all connecting and watching each other pouring virtual wine out of virtual bottles into virtual glasses and then virtually sipping and enjoying?
Cheating kedgeree last night. Purchased egg fried rice brought from the supermarket by my volunteer, added curry powder, parsley and butter, plus kippers - smoked haddock being unavailable. All done with the aid of the microwave. Appreciated by the other recipient.
To add to my ongoing covid saga (over 5 weeks now), yesterday I developed post-viral pleurisy. I spoke to a GP this morning; just continue with fluids, rest and anti-inflammatories. I seem must better this morning so hopefully it will be a mild case. Alas, no more walking for a few days at least though. I was a fairly fit 50 year old - I feel like I’ve aged 10 years in the last month!
I also have a loss of appetite, though egg fried rice seems more appealing than most things.
Not quite sure what'll be on tonight's menu - it may depend on what my brother and sister-in-law can get from Marks & Sparks, and what the sell-by dates are*, but quite possibly ratatouille** with pasta.
* S. is a bit OCD about sell-by dates, and would have been horrified at some of the contents of my old fridge ...
** I'm rather hoping that they can't get the aubergine she asked for - I'm really not a fan, and anyway we've got two fairly generously-proportioned courgettes in the fridge - who needs aubergines?
Yum, yum...I now have a craving (as per @fineline) for a toasted CHEESE sandwich.
Also, for some reason, when I went to the Co-Op this morning to top up on one or two essentials (yes, Constable, they ARE essential), I found myself involuntarily reaching for a pack of Authentic New York Style Bagels..
Oh, BF, I hate to have to tell you this, but the only real, true, tasty, and religiously acceptable bagels are the Montreal style. All others are poor imitations that will make you regret your choice with indigestion and the sensation of putting on weight with the first bite. We are very fortunate here in that, although 400 miles from Montreal, we have an authentic bagel shop nearby. We have been known to buy several dozen and drive them to New York as an act of mercy to our family there.
My chest symptoms are much better today, so I obviously haven’t got a secondary infection; God be praised. So just a temporary blip on my recovery.
I actually have an online tutorial this morning, an end of year review of my module on death, dying and bereavement. My lovely co-tutor offered to do it by herself as I had been unwell but I actually want to do it as I want to round the year off properly, having missed my last tutorial.
This afternoon I hope to supervise my children in preparing a veg patch. Better late than never.
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Having nothing else to do is making quite the domestic goddess of me. I actually made a Recipe™ last night. Ottolenghi, even. Usually I find his recipes too complicated, but he had one in the Guardian other the weekend for spiced onion and chickpea soup which looked both delicious and fairly doable. It was muchly tasty, although we thought it would have been better for winter than spring.
It was, thank you. I think it possible that prices have gone up a bit - I am not one to notice, if we need it we need it - and am going less often, spending more, we're drinking more wine and I'm doing a bit of "not sure how we are for that, better take one" but trying not to do too much of it.
I haven't seen flour for weeks, I think everyone's baking at home. I don't bake apart from flapjack because if I bake it I eat it... quality control and all that... And, yes, I do eat the flapjack sometimes but try to leave it for Mr Nen who is gluten intolerant and I make it with gluten free oats especially for him.
Mum and Dad are only getting Tesco deliveries once every three weeks. Even that has involved me sitting up till after midnight to get a slot as soon as they were released.
However Iceland deliveries are far more available. It's a restricted choice of product, but it has certainly tided them through.
I also have an M&S gift fruit basket being delivered tomorrow - an expensive way of getting fruit, but everything helps. It had to be ordered 10 days in advance. For the following week I have an M&S "treat bag" on order - teabags, biscuits, chocolate, jam. M&S are doing a food box as well, but it seems to contain a lot of things which Mum and Dad wouldn't want.
I, too, have been adding stuff to Mum and Dad's Tesco order so that they have some stuff in reserve. The North East family have been scrupulous in not buying too much, but I'm more worried about my parents. I know that if I became ill, the North East offspring would take over online duties, but if I'm ill, the chances are that all of us will catch it.
That wouldn't be hard ...
I'm contemplating the manufacture of SOUP: there are carrots and tomatoes in the fridge that could do with using. However, as S. is technically back at work* and using the kitchen table for her laptop, I'm not sure that I'll be able to do much about it until mid-afternoon.
As it's another glorious day, I think ambling would be a good idea.
* She's a teacher, so it's more a case of being available at a laptop.
...what's not to like?
I'll tell you.
That Blasted East Wind, that's what...
Tea will be belly pork (possibly with a Chinese seasoning) with curly chips.
However, given my mental health history (let alone my current heart problem), I’d put up a strong argument that a walk might also be considered essential for health reasons. Not that the police walk around here to challenge me.
But it is a conundrum. Before the lockdown I usually went on two daily walks for my both mental and physical health and walking is something I recommend to others with mental health problem; I have a friend who also has bipolar disorder who walks for miles. I fear for some of my friends with psychosis who rely on getting outside to maintain perspective on life.
Edited to add, here is the link. See number 15.
Shortly after I got back, S. suggested that I might want to go down to the village to get some grapes (we'd run out), which kind of knocked me for six: I've been offering to do small-scale grocery shopping, but she was having none of it as she's worried about infection. I may have a forage tomorrow; I think I might have forgotten how to do grocery shopping, as I haven't been inside a shop since the middle of March.
I didn't make SOUP in the end, as S. doesn't reckon that's a proper meal, so I did salmon with potatoes and broccoli.
I did, however, make a banana loaf, which tastes fine, but sank in the middle, so doesn't exactly look great.
I need to do some marking today (students reports on including service users in care provision) and I have a couple of students on another module to phone who want end of year chats. As the end assignment which we would usually discuss has been cancelled I’m approaching this as a reflective exercise, but as they are doing my course on death and dying I expect there will be a lot of unloading of stress.
Zoom local prayer group this evening, it’ll be good to see everyone.
Which white cheese is that? We have a lot of Polish shops around us, but I've not ventured too far into the less recognizable dairy section yet.
I discovered a few weeks back that google translate doesn't cope with special characters well, and guess what, there's a funny L in a word as ubiquitous as butter.
I haven’t worked out the nationality of the shop franchisers, some of the cheeses claim to be Danish...
MMM
Anyone else find they are craving, out of the blue, certain foods that they haven't eaten in a while? There are always foods I haven't eaten in a while and it's never a big deal, but during lockdown, I've had times where it's felt very urgent to buy certain foods, as I really craved them. I'm sure it's a psychological thing, rather than the kind of cravings when your body actually needs the food. I had a craving for sausages a couple of weeks ago, and went to Asda to buy some (also buying other foods, like bread and eggs and veg, so it wasn't an unnecessary shop!). And on Monday, I cravings burgers - I didn't even realise how much until I got into Asda and then felt it was very urgent to go to the burger aisle and find some immediately. Also, when I passed the beetroot on the way, I had a craving for beetroot, as I haven't had any in a while, and grabbed a couple of beetroot packs. It's really odd how very urgent these cravings feel. I know they are not so important in reality, but I figure I might as well buy the foods, as they make me feel better knowing I have them.
I mean a toasted sandwich.
MMM
Also, for some reason, when I went to the Co-Op this morning to top up on one or two essentials (yes, Constable, they ARE essential), I found myself involuntarily reaching for a pack of Authentic New York Style Bagels.
I shall subdue my craving for toasted CHEESE, and will gallantly consume some bagels instead. My fortitude will be, I hope, be An Example To You All.
No pastrami was to be had, alas, so I shall have to make do with cream CHEESE, and some ham...
ION, I took part in a Zoom meeting with other local church leaders today, and was greatly heartened by the many imaginative efforts being made to keep in touch with congregations, and to help in various ways in the community (our patch is amongst the poorest, and most deprived, towns in England).
It's here, in the Circus.
I won't have to go shopping after all - one of the neighbours is doing a Sainsburys run, so that's sorted. I'm almost disappointed; I don't mind a buzz round a supermarket now and again!
I put quite a big order the other day to Am*z*n for essential (or at least, soon-to-be-essential) toiletries (the really essential bit being contact-lens saline, which the little chemist's in the village doesn't sell). The first bit of the order arrived today, and was, predictably, the least essential of the items I'd ordered. I sort of assumed it would all arrive at once, but apparently not. I confess there was a bit of bulk-buying: things like shower-gel and toothpaste seem to come in vast multi-packs, so it may be quite some time before I have to buy any again!
I'm off for an amble in a little while - although it's a bit breezy, it's 13° and looks like a nice day for it.
5 whole hours out of my flat, entirely legitimately, including 1 hr of commuting on foot....
It's very odd to be excited by having to go to a meeting at work, because it's in person and therefore you're actually allowed out for it! And you get to see/interact with real live people! (And then I got there to discover the meeting was off as the room had been turned into a minigym/R&R for hospital staff, apparently with exercise bikes and all. Still I also had to complete a test that validates my ability to do aseptic liquid transfers, so it wasn't time totally wasted)
Who he? Shome Turkish knight, or shomething. Nothing to do with ush, really. Shome mishtake, shurely...
(With due acknowledgement to Private Eye )
What about our original Patron Saint, Edmund, King and Martyr?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_the_Martyr
Maybe we should be earnestly seeking his aid, as he appears to be the patron saint of pandemics...
My nephew just arrived to borrow S's hose to clean his car - it was nice to have an actual face-to-face chat with him.
In a fit of kindness, S. ordered a couple of pieces of cooked chicken from the supermarket yesterday, so I'm trying to decide the best way of using them. We've got a couple of naan breads in the fridge, so I think a gentle curry might be beckoning.
I'm at the stage of typing ingredients into Google and seeing what comes up ...
I'll get me coat...
Meanwhile I'm planning a foray to town for a small top up shop of milk and fresh veg. I'll probably walk, thereby combining it with my daily outing. I also have a couple of online meetings during the day. It's so lovely to be able to keep in touch with people online, although I'm surprised at how tired it makes me.
Nen - Zoomed Out.
Or Chinese style - egg-fried + veg + prawns or chicken or tofu.
I also have a loss of appetite, though egg fried rice seems more appealing than most things.
Not quite sure what'll be on tonight's menu - it may depend on what my brother and sister-in-law can get from Marks & Sparks, and what the sell-by dates are*, but quite possibly ratatouille** with pasta.
* S. is a bit OCD about sell-by dates, and would have been horrified at some of the contents of my old fridge ...
** I'm rather hoping that they can't get the aubergine she asked for - I'm really not a fan, and anyway we've got two fairly generously-proportioned courgettes in the fridge - who needs aubergines?
Oh, BF, I hate to have to tell you this, but the only real, true, tasty, and religiously acceptable bagels are the Montreal style. All others are poor imitations that will make you regret your choice with indigestion and the sensation of putting on weight with the first bite. We are very fortunate here in that, although 400 miles from Montreal, we have an authentic bagel shop nearby. We have been known to buy several dozen and drive them to New York as an act of mercy to our family there.
and sag bhaji. Just the onion bhaji and chapatis to go.
MMM
Addendum: He wants me to add that he’s done it all from scratch (no dolloping of sauces from jars)
It turned into a joint effort and was indeed very delicious but rather more work than he had expected it to be...
Tonight is the rather less exotic cod in cheese, with griddled courgette.
MMM
I actually have an online tutorial this morning, an end of year review of my module on death, dying and bereavement. My lovely co-tutor offered to do it by herself as I had been unwell but I actually want to do it as I want to round the year off properly, having missed my last tutorial.
This afternoon I hope to supervise my children in preparing a veg patch. Better late than never.