The week of woes - Day Two

[wiseheart]

I put the necessity of getting up early due to the water situation to good use and went to the market today. I wanted to buy some raspberries and red currants, since they are simply beyond my budget in the supermarket. I was lucky, I got both for a price that, while not exactly low, I could still afford. Therefore there will be red currant jam in the making tomorrow; I need it for the Christmas baking, and you simply can't buy it anywhere in this country. I froze a good half of the raspberries; the rest we'll simply eat.

We had a visit from the physiotherapist lady, who is great fun to be with, so Mum is in a good mood. I managed a tiny bit of writing - less than a page, really, but still progress -, worked a bit on the quiet book inner binding and cut out a few more pieces for the Christmas felt project. The latter promises to be an ongoing activity, as these little Nativity scenes require an ungodly amount of detail, so I decided to start early. Oh, the joy when all I'll have to do is to sew together the pieces!

All in all, I had a most successful day!

Comments

[beauty-forashes.livejournal.com]

I wish I could have given you some of my red currants if you lived nearby, I have so many every year. I make the jelly for Christmas baking too but I still have plenty left from last year, so yesterday I made Rote Grütze and canned that.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

And I would happily and gratefully accept! Well, perhaps when my friend Evie has moved houses and planted the red currant bushes in her new garden...

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

Yay for a good day!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Yay indeed! Such days must be cherished!

[red-day-dawning.livejournal.com]

It’s so good that you had a good day in your week of woe.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

It makes for a nice difference, doesn't it? :)

[meathiel]

We had lots of red currants this year, most of them are frozen for cakes.
We saw some at Aldi last week and boy, were they expensive.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, they were! Which is why I went to the market. Sometimes I envy people who have a garden and can grow their own fruits. Then I remember that I have the dead thumb and realize that having a garden wouldn't help me much. *sigh*

[noadvertising.livejournal.com]

Oh dear, is it red currant time already?

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Oh, yes. Which is why I couldn't find a single package of JamFix at Lidl, most likely.

[mirasaui.livejournal.com]

I'm not familiar with currants. To the best of my knowledge, they don't sell them here. Are they a berry?

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Yes, they are a berry fruit — a delicious one. See here (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redcurrant)!