2x2x2x2x2x2x2 = Omelette

I was out watering the vegetable corner early in the morning the other day, before the sun scorched the soil any dryer than it already looked.  Pulling a few weeds with one hand while the other held the hose trigger thingy.  I pulled up one weedy looking potato shoot that looked like it was doing nothing, and up came two tiny potatoes, it lead me on to pick a couple of other things once the watering was finished.

Two of the reddest tomatoes, two little courgettes ... pick and you shall get more as the saying goes ... and I want more.  I came in and added to the twos with two eggs, two slices of onion and two little cubes of 'Feta style' cheeze, and decided on an omelette for my breakfast.

While the thinly sliced potatoes, onion and courgettes were cooking I decided to add some chives.  It had to be done ... just two were snipped and then finely chopped.

Ten minutes later I had a lovely fresh omelette for my breakfast, and it was all the more satisfying for being slightly home produced.

Sue xx

Gorgeous ... and Almost Free

 

My new plants.

Last year I bought one of these 'Sunfinity' plants from Booths and it lasted me all the way through the Summer, flowering prolifically as long as I deadheaded it regularly.  So when I saw them outside on the plant racks when we called there for a coffee and a bacon bun on Saturday, it was a real no-brainer to pick myself another one up.  

It's friend the gorgeously coloured Dahlia joined it in the shopping trolley and now they live happily together at the end of my garden path.

I still had the final £20 voucher off shopping at Booths in my bag so it made sense to use it for the plants as I had no need of any food shopping this week.  The two plants together came to £17.50 and as I had gone 'ooh' as I passed by some stationery on the way in Alan said why don't you treat yourself to the notebooks to make the total just over the £20 mark.

I did not need persuading very hard!!

Two new plants, three new notebooks and all for 45p ... it's been a good weekend.  💖

Sue xx

Books at School

 

I loved the part of a school day when the teacher asked us to 'just read quietly', either while she did some marking or went out of the classroom for something.  

It happened frequently at junior school, sadly not so often at secondary school, although I lived for our twice weekly double periods of English literature and language.  Even then I could lose myself in the reading.  The reading out loud for the class, taking it in turns to read paragraphs was not fun.  It broke the stories up too much and made remembering them more difficult as I got nervous when it was almost my turn, purely because of the anticipation of jumping in at the right time .  I prayed for short paragraphs and easy to pronounce words ... and rarely got them.

These days of course I can read as much or as little as I want, indoors or outdoors, and indoors is always preferable on a hot day.   I don't have to read out loud for the benefit of anyone else, occasionally I'll read a poem out loud if I'm enjoying the flow of it, but with only Ginger listening in there's no worry if I stumble over a word.  😄

Sue xx

Let the noise of the day soften ...

Art by Sophia Love Storey

Slow down. 

Let the noise of the day soften, the urgency fade. 

Take a moment to simply be, not to do, achieve, or strive, but to exist with gentle awareness. 

Breathe deeply, and with each breath, allow yourself to arrive more fully in this moment. 

Look around you. 

Take in your surroundings, the delicate play of light or the quiet grace of a passing breeze.

Notice the small things: the texture of a leaf, the distant hum of the world, the way your body feels when you let go of tension. 

These are not distractions, they are life. 

The richness of your existence doesn’t reside in distant goals or constant motion, but in the quiet, often missed spaces in between.

When you slow down enough, even the simplest moment becomes meaningful. 

In that awareness, you reconnect, with yourself, with the world, and with the quiet, lasting peace that comes from simply being where you are.

Written by Spirit of a Hippie 

This really resonated with me, so I'm sharing it with you. 💝

Sue xx

Well Knickers to That!!

 

All of a sudden lots of my knickers have been getting holes in them, and one by one have been put into the bin instead of the washing basket after a day's wear.  After I had gotten down to just four pairs, rather than the initial twelve that I had, it was time to order some more.

I used to always by my Sloggis from Debenhams, but now that is no more, both last time and this I have had to buy via Amazon.  It's never my first choice if I can help it, but sometimes needs must and when I went down to just three pairs left, next day delivery was suddenly very appealing.

I was shocked to find that Sloggis are now £25 for three pairs, it doesn't seem horrendous until you put four boxes of three into your basket and suddenly it's £100.  For some reason I got a £5 reduction which took it to £95.  While I was ordering I checked the date of the last time I ordered them and it turns out it was August 2022.  

So, overall I think that almost three years worth of wear for £95 is a good price.  I could work out how much per wear they have cost me ... but I won't my brain has gone to sleep.  😄

Pare down yes ... but always have enough knickers.  😁

Sue xx