So glad it was "just" an infection. Just as well they did the scan and found the cyst. Not the best news with all the extra medical probing that will come with it, but better to find it and treat it asap.
it's sad than you felt you were intruding - I believe we all think all these threads work best with a range of contributions, with everyone welcome. In addition you are missed when you don't post.
I had written a reply but it just disappeared off of my screen - gone into the ether. I was just saying that there is no way you have been or are, intruding. I, and I'm sure everyone else, loves to read of your food choices and what is happening in your life, especially the good times you have with your grandchldren. Please keep posting - for me!
Ah yes, this sounds like a typical holiday.
You don't bore any of us Rosemary. Your posts are interesting and informative and I look forward to reading them. The callaloo was an experiment - I saw it in the supermarket quite a while ago and, because I like spinach, I thought I'd give it a try. It was in a tin and I finally got around to opening it. A little goes a long way - even for me, but it was fine mixed with mushrooms and pork. I shan't bother again though - spinach is nicer and doesn't involve importing from the West Indies.
@RosemaryJackson , listen to the wise words of @Annb here, keep posting as much as you like, we like it!
I too had to Google Callaloo. Your posts definitely don’t bore me, I especially like the enjoyment you show for spending time with your family even when they don’t live close by.
Any form of “ mess” with meringue, cream and berries sounds like a delicious treat to me.
I've even done one rippled with black coffee then frozen, like an iced cake. Yummy
You won't while you're ill, don't beat yourself up for stupid decisions when not feeling well. I hope the chocolate tasted good before it made you feel sick!
Yes, if experience is any guide, a sudden, fatal accident is the worst way to lose somebody and will take time for your neighbour's family and friends to come to terms with, if indeed you ever really get over it. @Antje77.You won't while you're ill, don't beat yourself up for stupid decisions when not feeling well. I hope the chocolate tasted good before it made you feel sick!
Too much emotional stuff today after too little sleep. My own fault, a friend and I did a 'quick' zoom meeting before bed, feeling safe because those meetings time out after 40 minutes. Except when you both have a zoom account you can alternate hosts and before you know you're two hours in and have had too much to drink.
Still, it was a very nice meeting, catching up and discussing all kinds of random stuff.
Today was swimming pool first, going to bed too late is no excuse to skip.
Lots of grocery shopping.
Working on a fun but rather complicated thing, of which I'd promised I'd finish it today. I did.
I visited the neighbour who lost her partner in that horrible hiking accident in the mountains. The cremation will be tomorrow and I wanted to say a last goodbye now he's finally home from Andorra. Falling from a mountain and it having taken a week for him to be brought home of course means a closed coffin, but I spent some time alone with him in their atelier (both of them are artists for a living) before having tea and a talk with his partner. Very glad I went, I'll miss him, and this private goodbye before tomorrows busy cremation helped.
A phonecall from a very depressed and panicking friend. She'll have her birthday early next month, she feels she should have her party in her house, her house is currently an exploded mess (of the kind you see in cheap reality shows), and her depression makes her thoughts keep going in circles.
I contacted neighbours Tale and Astrid (yes, those are the ones with the complicated stuff) to ask if they would be willing to help out. We did the same thing last year, it will take the 3 of us about 4 to 5 hours to get her house in order again. Which won't help with the depression but at least it will solve a practical problem and relieve an extra reason for panic and self loathing.
Then some very intense whatsapp contact with Astrid, who is going though a ridiculously hard time with her idiot husband. Did some understanding and thoughtful replying before deciding that enough was enough, I'll be there again tomorrow, and proposed we'll go for a swim after the other neighbour's cremation.
Chopped onions and garlic, cleaned the pot I was going to use, and decided proper cooking can wait until tomorrow, I'm tired.
So I had a pan fried toastie with cheese, chorizo and a mayonnaise based dip instead. Very tasty too!
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And on a more positive note, I'll be visiting the UK again in October, two years after my last visit.
A keto lunch will be had on 13 Oct in Frinton with @MrsA2 before I return to the Netherlands, and we're hoping some other members will be interested in joining in!
I'll start a thread on it later and link to it in this thread, watch this space!
Ohh, that sounds good, coffee and icecream, what’s not to like! Hope you can throw your cold off soon to enjoy your holiday.
That sounds like lots of emotional stuff all at once @Antje77 hope you keep looking after yourself. Frinton is quite a way from me but it would be fun to meet you all, I’m a maybeYou won't while you're ill, don't beat yourself up for stupid decisions when not feeling well. I hope the chocolate tasted good before it made you feel sick!
Too much emotional stuff today after too little sleep. My own fault, a friend and I did a 'quick' zoom meeting before bed, feeling safe because those meetings time out after 40 minutes. Except when you both have a zoom account you can alternate hosts and before you know you're two hours in and have had too much to drink.
Still, it was a very nice meeting, catching up and discussing all kinds of random stuff.
Today was swimming pool first, going to bed too late is no excuse to skip.
Lots of grocery shopping.
Working on a fun but rather complicated thing, of which I'd promised I'd finish it today. I did.
I visited the neighbour who lost her partner in that horrible hiking accident in the mountains. The cremation will be tomorrow and I wanted to say a last goodbye now he's finally home from Andorra. Falling from a mountain and it having taken a week for him to be brought home of course means a closed coffin, but I spent some time alone with him in their atelier (both of them are artists for a living) before having tea and a talk with his partner. Very glad I went, I'll miss him, and this private goodbye before tomorrows busy cremation helped.
A phonecall from a very depressed and panicking friend. She'll have her birthday early next month, she feels she should have her party in her house, her house is currently an exploded mess (of the kind you see in cheap reality shows), and her depression makes her thoughts keep going in circles.
I contacted neighbours Tale and Astrid (yes, those are the ones with the complicated stuff) to ask if they would be willing to help out. We did the same thing last year, it will take the 3 of us about 4 to 5 hours to get her house in order again. Which won't help with the depression but at least it will solve a practical problem and relieve an extra reason for panic and self loathing.
Then some very intense whatsapp contact with Astrid, who is going though a ridiculously hard time with her idiot husband. Did some understanding and thoughtful replying before deciding that enough was enough, I'll be there again tomorrow, and proposed we'll go for a swim after the other neighbour's cremation.
Chopped onions and garlic, cleaned the pot I was going to use, and decided proper cooking can wait until tomorrow, I'm tired.
So I had a pan fried toastie with cheese, chorizo and a mayonnaise based dip instead. Very tasty too!
View attachment 68680
And on a more positive note, I'll be visiting the UK again in October, two years after my last visit.
A keto lunch will be had on 13 Oct in Frinton with @MrsA2 before I return to the Netherlands, and we're hoping some other members will be interested in joining in!
I'll start a thread on it later and link to it in this thread, watch this space!
Don't ignore yourself and your own needs while supporting your friends and neighbours Antje. You all seem to be going through a hard time at the moment and it must be wearing on both body and soul. Take care. Hugs for all and hopes for better times for everyone.You won't while you're ill, don't beat yourself up for stupid decisions when not feeling well. I hope the chocolate tasted good before it made you feel sick!
Too much emotional stuff today after too little sleep. My own fault, a friend and I did a 'quick' zoom meeting before bed, feeling safe because those meetings time out after 40 minutes. Except when you both have a zoom account you can alternate hosts and before you know you're two hours in and have had too much to drink.
Still, it was a very nice meeting, catching up and discussing all kinds of random stuff.
Today was swimming pool first, going to bed too late is no excuse to skip.
Lots of grocery shopping.
Working on a fun but rather complicated thing, of which I'd promised I'd finish it today. I did.
I visited the neighbour who lost her partner in that horrible hiking accident in the mountains. The cremation will be tomorrow and I wanted to say a last goodbye now he's finally home from Andorra. Falling from a mountain and it having taken a week for him to be brought home of course means a closed coffin, but I spent some time alone with him in their atelier (both of them are artists for a living) before having tea and a talk with his partner. Very glad I went, I'll miss him, and this private goodbye before tomorrows busy cremation helped.
A phonecall from a very depressed and panicking friend. She'll have her birthday early next month, she feels she should have her party in her house, her house is currently an exploded mess (of the kind you see in cheap reality shows), and her depression makes her thoughts keep going in circles.
I contacted neighbours Tale and Astrid (yes, those are the ones with the complicated stuff) to ask if they would be willing to help out. We did the same thing last year, it will take the 3 of us about 4 to 5 hours to get her house in order again. Which won't help with the depression but at least it will solve a practical problem and relieve an extra reason for panic and self loathing.
Then some very intense whatsapp contact with Astrid, who is going though a ridiculously hard time with her idiot husband. Did some understanding and thoughtful replying before deciding that enough was enough, I'll be there again tomorrow, and proposed we'll go for a swim after the other neighbour's cremation.
Chopped onions and garlic, cleaned the pot I was going to use, and decided proper cooking can wait until tomorrow, I'm tired.
So I had a pan fried toastie with cheese, chorizo and a mayonnaise based dip instead. Very tasty too!
View attachment 68680
And on a more positive note, I'll be visiting the UK again in October, two years after my last visit.
A keto lunch will be had on 13 Oct in Frinton with @MrsA2 before I return to the Netherlands, and we're hoping some other members will be interested in joining in!
I'll start a thread on it later and link to it in this thread, watch this space!
