03-02-2020
@PenguinMum I grate cauliflower and freeze it in portions. Don't squash it down too much in the bag. Chuck it into hot frrying pan with whatever oil/ butter and seasoning you fancy. Stir. Ready in about four mins.
@Chook If the hand is that painful, it's unreasonable to ask you to wait three weeks. Try calling again and make it clear that the problem is getting worse and preventing you from sleeping. Hope you get to see a doctor sooner, rather than later.
@shelley262 good to see you back, wishing you a calmer week.
High this morning 6.4
But my now that DP seems to have returned had small breakfast. CWC and nut granola.
One hour later 6.6.
Tried phoning the freezer repair people but just get automated computer voice offering me three choices. Tried all now but none connect to a real person. Comfort eating biscuits.
However, miraculously the freezer and fridge both started working again last night. We did want to get it checked, but might have to leave that. Have never felt more of an alien.
Meanwhile yuk! Big grey maggots have appeared in the house. Just inside the kitchen door, where it gets damp on wet days. (Job for summer, needs dry weather, says MrSlim) Vigorous investigations reveal infestation is outside. Under plant pots etc. But yuk !
Further investigation finds a few under the doormat by the back door, along with a fat green caterpillar.
Feeling really quite depressed by now, wanting to go to bed with a book. However to get to living room and bedrooms have to go outside as MrSlim is currently working in the passageway. Dealing with a fall of degraded lime mortar from under the stone staircase. Heard woodpecker in the nearby trees and got a decent view of a greater spotted. Not close enough to see if male or female though. Usually something like that would cheer me up immensely, but not today.
Lunch avocado, tomato, ham and cheese. Few radish, CWC.
More clearing up in the garden. Moved several loads of twigs and small branches to the burning pile in the orchard. Shoulder is now starting to complain about using the loppers.
Some larger branches piled by the chop saw. At least they are now out of the rain.
We walked round the "garden" checked on the tiny saplings we planted last year. Most have survived. Two are under a fallen tree. Probably crushed. Although cloudy it was warm enough that MrSlim did not need a jacket. The primrose are coming out and orchids popping up too. Along with the ubiquitous nettles. Fortunately not in the same areas.
Dinner.
I put defrosted cake in the oven. This is a uniquely French product , and usually only obviously available for big occasions like Xmas and New year. It's not sweet. So lowish carbs. The version we had tonight was sundried tomato and goats cheese. Very nice too. MrSlim cooked. Omelette with pepper, onion and bacon. Served with the gratin dauphinois potatoes left from yesterday. Ate a few. But three egg omelette as well was too much. Plenty wine though. And later walnuts. MrSlim was wanting popcorn but sadly neither of us could decipher the cooking instructions, which seemed to refer to a non existent table for cooking times. Binned the lot.
Not our best day.
Lemon tea at bedtime.
Telling madame that was not the best thing I could have done. Doc said my hearing will eventually recover. Wouldn't that combo burn the salad anyway and salad bowls don't need keeping warm - quite the reverse
