Sunday, 30 July 2023

This Week

 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.



A well deserved post work out/break the fast brunch.



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:



I'm calling this 'The Sea Breeze Shawl.'




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:



The large and lovely lessons

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:

Eva said...

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.

doe said...

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