We've had more rain than sunshine and so warming soups and casseroles have been made:
Lancashire Hot Pot for our tea this evening, followed by home made lemon rice pudding.
Speaking of the rain our garden is looking rather lush and when I checked up on the raised bed, this is what I found this lunch time:
Looks like I'll be making a whole heap of soup, cakes and quiches with this hefty bounty 😂.
Note to self - remember to check on the courgettes on a regular basis!!
Pip had her monthly physio visit on Friday which was very productive and she has begun a weights based training programme. Babs her physio started her with 4kg and 8 kg Kettle Bells and then she tried lifting a 15kg weight using the bar with weights either end. Whilst she was working with the kettle bells she was also doing squats, needless to say her legs were more than a bit sore yesterday! Thankfully she was feeling much better today and very kindly helped with weeding in between the paving slabs on the patio this afternoon.
The drive home took way longer than expected due to a road traffic accident on the motorway and I was exhausted and struggled to walk from the car to the house. Driving is really hard on my legs these days and it doesn't take much to set them off. I declared it a no cook tea so we had a breakfast bowl of cereal, nuts, fruit, flaxseed and nut butter for our tea 😊
I've finished another shawl and this one is for a permaculture friend who is facing a very tricky and challenging operation at the end of August. This person loves the sea and I though the combination of the plain blue and alternate variegated yarn resembled the waves breaking against the shoreline:
A fellow doula friend who has a soft spot for Our Lady shared this on her Instagram this morning and I thought it was so lovely I would share it here:
You taught with little breath
In the Liturgy of Labour
In the house of Nazareth
Are such fantastic simple things
That mortals may presume
To call the Queen of Seraphim
Our Lady of The Broom
For you who rule the angels
Built up our legacy
By living a life of little things
That we do every day
You cooked, cleaned, washed and mended
Scrubbed the kitchen floor
Teaching a world the woman's way
To worship and adore
How beautifully you taught us
Where all perfection lies
By seeing all salvation in
The work before your eyes
Immensity in little space
The world in the humble room
You swept and kept and cared for
Our Lady of The Broom.
Hope you've had a good week, off to check up on you all ❤️
2 comments:
You were so productive again: Another shawl and I love your Mary prayer. Those zucchinis are huge! We have peppers growing and are amazed that they are actually getting ripe. This has never happened so far.
I'm so impressed with your garden. It's wonderful to grow one's vegetables, and it's good for one's confidence and self-esteem! And your meals are always so appetizing :) Congrats on completing the beautiful shawls. That feels wonderful too. (They're beautiful and well named!) I have one that needs to be blocked, and another that calls for about thirty more rows. xoxoxo
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