After a week of really not feeling good at all, I feel I am finally getting over what ever bug I had, and that is a small pleasure in itself. I am still tired and not 100% but so much better – fit enough for work, meeting a friend for lunch and going to the dentist!
Today, 20 May, is my parent’s birthdays. Yes they were both born on 20th May, one year apart, in two very different places (Redcar in the north of England and Kielce in Poland), experiencing quite different things growing up. My father died just before his 66th birthday, and my mum at the age of 92, and it is on their birthdays that I remember them.
In the basket
Anyway, to what was in the basket this week, and the Wonky Box was filled with potatoes, mushrooms, tomatoes, a cucumber, a lovely bunch of crisp radishes, a leek, carrots and a bag of mesclun leaves (not pictured). I bought some celery during the week, and some Meyer lemons and capsicum, and on Saturday picked up more vegetables (spinach to have with salmon on Saturday, purple brussels sprouts with cottage pie, cavolo nero possibly on Wednesday), garlic, a couple of apples and persimmons and the first tamarillos.
Lunches
With being off work and at home, I dug out my egg coddler and made myself some coddled eggs with some toast and salad on the side. I keep forgetting about this wonderful little object, that cooks eggs beautifully. I had a panini filled with mushrooms and other vegetables at the library cafe which was really good – so nice to have this place so local.
Miso
On Sunday, a friend and I went to a miso making workshop hosted by Savour Cooking School. We made some miso paste to take home (see my jar below) which should be ready in 3 months time, at the moment keeping cool and dry under the bed (of all places). Below you can also see an egg roll being cooked and the miso soup.
Simple things
- Having more time to read (see what I have been reading here).
- Cooking and making good food at home from minestrone to cottage pie to just simple salmon.
- Sleeping.
- Watching the new series of Rebus and finding myself saying ‘aye’ and ‘just a wee bit’ – you can take the girl out of Edinburgh, but you can’t take Edinburgh out of the girl!
- Reading blog posts by all you lovely bloggers out there and this beautiful piece from Debora Robertson.
- Taking a walk before Pilates on Saturday
What were your small pleasures this week? Here are some other blog posts from a few fellow bloggers looking at the good things in life.
- Green Dreams shares a Silent Sunday.
- Mr Tootlepedal shares so many beautiful things over at Tootlepedal’s Blog.
- Jude over at Cornwall in Colours takes part in Becky’s Squares challenge with a wonderful picture taken on a visit to Kew Gardens.
- And Ju-Lyn sends us a postcard from her recent trip to Japan over at Touring My Backyard.
- Deb of Deb’s World shares what has been on her bookshelf this past month.
- Sue over at Women Living Well After 50 also shares her reading – the what’s on your bookshelf challenge is a great one to join in.
- There are more books reviewed by Jo over at And Anyways… and Donna at Retirement Reflections.
- Natalie takes us to the Fleurs de Villes Artiste trail.
- And The Glasgow Gallivanter takes us to Bushmills Inn.
- .…and all the other lovely bloggers out there. Sorry if I have missed anyone…..
Thistles and Kiwis is a Wellington, New Zealand based blog written by Barbara, who likes cats, summer, good food and pretends to garden.
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