As the pills kicked in I did the minimum of ordinary chores and started to feel more human, fragile but human and checked mail, facebook and blog posts. The dog played with the hound next door whilst my neigbour and I chatted and finally feeling much more normal I returned home. Popped some spuds in the oven for an easy family tea and later made some muffins to fill the growing girls arrival home hunger pangs.
Just a very basic muffin recipe ...plus Raspberries from the freezer in 1/2 a dozen and grated appple, cinnamon and brown sugar in the other half. Baked for 20 minutes I think they look and smell fine.
Encouraged I made another dozen with grated apple, cinnamon and sugar to freeze.
During the muffin making I listened to two radio programs available on line the first was "In the psychiatrist's chair with Professor Anthony Clare" He was talking to Stephen Fry and it is available here
The second was a Desert Island Discs episode with the Artist and illustrator Mairi Hedderwick who I had come across a few years ago when reading to my children. I found her books very pleasant reads ..set in the Scottish islands they were entertaining and lovely to look at with some nice humour thrown in. The episode of the programme I listened to can be found here
Well more pills and more tea and mellowness is the order of the day.
I'm reading "The Otterbury incident" by C. Day Lewis to the girls in the evening. I have an old Puffin copy illustrated by Edward Ardizzone and we are all enjoying it. We are listening to a chapter at a time ....but all want to know what happens next! So tonight we'll pile onto the sofa by the fire and see what happens in chapter six!
Well now I'll add some snaps to this post and fight the cats and the dog for a spot on the sofa and drink my tea. Wishing you a cosy and pleasant evening x
Sounds like a perfect day after the slightly wobbly start! I've listened to quite a few DID but not the MH one. I like her books about the Highlands so I'll have to download that one.
ReplyDeleteDID's can be a real treat can't they. I'm slowly working my way into the archive..they have such a fascinating selection ..lots of goodies yet to listen too!
DeleteSounds like a very pleasant day - but if that's what you can accomplish when poorly, I can't imagine how much you get done when you're fighting fit!
ReplyDeleteLol Rachel...truth is probably a lot less.. I was concentrating so hard and working to focus so I did! haha Normally I get totally distracted and the time just magically disappears and I end up running around like a mad thing just before everyone gets home... I must do better (well one can hope)
DeleteNot sure I've ever read The Otterbury Incident, although the cover looks familiar. Then again Edward Ardizzone is one of those illlustrators that you can't forget. Sounds a good day, despite the need for pain killers. Keep warm.
ReplyDeleteIt's a fun read Cheryl, set just after the end of WW2 .Initially it reminded the girls of a Jennings story . It's well written and rattles along. I've read a couple of his detective novels (written as Nicholas Blake) but nothing aimed at children before and I have a fondness for Ardizzone's illustrations so am spoiled :o)
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darn it! love the knitted cat by the way :o)