Picking up speed again

[wiseheart]

... aka getting busy.

I started with an early morning food run because basic stuff was on sale and I might not have got any of it, say, in the late morning. As things are, I managed to buy a zucchini, two cauliflowers (noadvertising, cover your eyes!), milk, cheese, butter, mincemeat and a giant cheesy bread roll for a reduced price. Which means an impressive percentage of saving, but also that tomorrow I'll have to process various vegetables for being put into the freezer. But that's okay. My hunting instincts are satisfied.

I also had shared kitchen duty with Mum today. Meaning that she made the batter for the pancakes (or rather crepes, but we don't call them that over here) and I baked them. Used up some more of H.'s ten-year-old plum jam for the filling. I'll be relieved when we ate the last two spoonfuls of it (perhaps for breakfast with the croissants tomorrow). I like plum jam, but when you have to eat it again and again it becomes a bit boring. It was a really big jar.

Consequently, very little time was left for crafting and writing (although I did a bit of both), and no time at all for a nap, as my friend Evie called after all this, to tell me about how she (and a helpful neighbour) dealt with the soil that was delivered in the morning. We then chatted a while about gardening, of which I know literally nothing. The fun thing is, though, that sometimes memories from my time in the cloister resurface, and I can tell her what the sisters did in the garden from time to time. She says it's helpful. I'll take her word for it. *g*

So, this was my day. Busy, but in a good way. I'm not complaining.

Comments

[noadvertising.livejournal.com]

Worst thing with food runs is that you have to run indeed, to get the things which are on offer! A lot of other people are running also!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

And they are usually more aggressive than I am. *g*

[meathiel]

Hmmm ... cauliflower. I've not had any for a long time.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Cauliflower is very versatile.

[artemis10002000]

That is some good hunting you did there! Getting all these things on sale was really lucky. I had a food run today, too. These are always so exhausting.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Sometimes you just have to get up early. *brrr!*
I'm lucky to have both a Lidl and an Aldi nearby; that way I managed to go through both in an hour and a half.

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

Cool.

[elwenlj.livejournal.com]

My gardening skill consists of mowing, hacking and pulling.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Haha, I wouldn't even know what I was supposed to be mowing, hacking and pulling!

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

There is a certain pleasure in finding a bargain when food shopping, even when you then have to rethink the meals for the next couple of days.

And you have just reminded me that I have at least 2 jars of home-made 'summer fruit' jam in my store cupboard in the utility room that I had completely forgotten about. There may be quite a lot of jam in my future meals, too!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Oh, I am very methodical with my food shopping. I go through the leaflets of ALDI and LIDL, write lists of what would be worth buying, and then go twice a week (they change the offers after 3 or 4 days) and buy what we need. If they are basic items, I have to go quite early to get everything I want, but it is worth the effort, IMO.