Slow Living - Doing It Old Style!

Wednesday2000

Thanks guys for the advice. We did used to have a baby gate, actually three I think, when our two rescue dogs were pups and it did work.

Luckily, it has cooled down a lot now. I opened the front door and back door for a while earlier while we were watching the football to let air circulate.

leftatthetrafficlights

@Wednesday2000 - glad it's cooler for you now! 

It was very misty this morning when I woke up and is still overcast and dull but warm. I didn't get any gardening done yesterday as it was far too hot so was out there this morning at 7am to get some done just in case the same thing happened again today! I did about an hour and a half and am pleased with the progress I have made - still lots to do but I will do more each day until it's all sorted, I really don't want to overdo things at the moment as I'm still getting tired quickly. I think it's a combo of getting over the bug and disrupted sleep due to the weather - whatever it is, I'm glad I have the opportunity to have a snooze when I want to! 😁 

For the rest of the day I'm planning on having a couple of hours relaxing, reading and maybe snoozing then doing a bit of cleaning. I'm also going to make a macadamia and cashew 'cheese' so that we can have some for dinner tomorrow with roasted veg. It takes about 3-4 minutes in the vitamix so I'm going to have a very quiet day overall! 

Last night we had stir fried sezchuan tempeh with onion, broccoli and carrots; mixed grains; red cabbage in teriyaki sauce and broccoli sprouts 😁 There are leftovers,  so along with the leftovers from Monday it means no cooking required today 😁 




Anyway, I'm going to get my first chamomile tea of the day and watch a bit of TV 😁 

Have a lovely slow day 😁 

leftatthetrafficlights

I didn't get any further than the sofa yesterday afternoon! 🤦‍♀️😂 I was so hot that leaving the comfort of my fan just seemed too taxing so I didn't bother - I had a little snooze though and that was lovely 😁 

Today I'm cleaning - although I've been doing bits and pieces here and there, I haven't done much since I was poorly and it's getting to me! I'm going to do an hour or so this morning and then I'll be able to relax. Dinner tonight will be the sweet potatoes, black beans, hommous and salad - thankfully I can do the majority of it in the instant pot so no need to have any additional heat in the kitchen- yesterday was leftovers so really simple. 

I'm looking forward to a quiet afternoon as I'm picking my grandbaby up tomorrow after school for the weekend - it's been quite a while since we've been able to play normally so he'll be taking full advantage of it!! 😂 He's getting very excited about it - we had a video call yesterday and his list of stuff he wants to do is quite impressive - I'm going to be exhausted by Monday!! 😳🤣 

Have a lovely slow day 😁 

leftatthetrafficlights

I got all the cleaning done yesterday and feel sooo much better for it!! 🙌 it never ceases to shock me how negative an impact an unclean house has on my mood! 🤔🙄 Anyway, all is good now and I'm back in control - my grandbaby will probably destroy it all but that's not an issue! 😂 

Today is another beautiful day by the looks of things - I've got nothing to do until I pick up my grandbaby so will probably just sit in the garden with some chamomile tea and a book, listening to the birds and the waterfalls 😍 

Last night I was topping up the bird & deer food when I suddenly realised I had a little friend with me - there was a hedgehog munching away about 6ft from me!! 🥰 He was completely unfazed at me being close to him and just kept snuffling about and eating - he toddled off to the field behind us after about 10 minutes then was back an hour later with a couple of his deer pals! 😍

Things like that remind me every day of how lucky I am and what a charmed life I lead - I may not have the nicest house, the most money or the flashiest car (not that I covet those things anyway) but I have true wealth and genuine happiness ❤️ 

Have a fab slow day 😁

leftatthetrafficlights

Fabulous day today with my grandbaby 😍 we went to the beach and built sandcastles then went and fed the ducks, had lunch at one of our favourite places on the broad, played in the playground then went on a boat trip. Headed back into town and bought a couple of chairs for the garden that dh really wanted, came back home and spent some time in the garden then dh and my grandbaby built a model tractor while I prepared dinner. It's been a really long day but absolutely lovely! 

We're having roasted tomatoes with garlic and basil, roasted peppers, ciabatta bread, hommous, hm sauerkraut, pickled onions and beetroot for dinner - not until later though as we're still stuffed from lunch!! 😂 

Tomorrow will be a quieter day - we're building track and playing trains then planting more stuff 😁 

Hope you had a fab slow Saturday!! 😁 

Nelliegrace

We have been to the local theatre this afternoon to see a production of Shakespeare in Love. I like the matinées, it is a lovely way to spend an afternoon, with no worry about getting home late at night. 
It was a couple of hours, sitting comfortably, enjoying the atmosphere and the play, with no distractions or adverts. 
It is a slow pleasure because of the many weeks which so many skilled people have been put into the preparation for this event.

I love the amateur productions as much as the professional ones, the youth theatre group, the local operatic society, the high school musical, and the local choir. The play, a comedy, in which the cast got in such a tangle, stuck in a loop, so that the prompter couldn’t help, and they had to get the script, was the most wonderful evening, we were crying with laughter, they were so wonderful, and got to the end to huge applause. 

A volunteer at the town theatre got us free and cheap tickets to all of the productions when DH was having radiotherapy. We went to anything, and enjoyed it all, happy memories in a difficult time.  

KajiKita

It always makes laugh how relaxed hedgehogs are about CRASHING about in the undergrowth. They are not subtle at all. But i guess you don’t have to worry too much about being quiet to avoid unwanted attention if you are covered in spines! 😊❤️

So glad that you are having a lovely time with Grandbaby 😊 May the trains today be fun 🚂

KK

leftatthetrafficlights

@Nelliegrace - that sounds like a lovely afternoon! 😁 I much prefer afternoon events than evening ones these days - going out to lunch as opposed to dinner; meeting with friends for daytime drinks rather than a night out etc. I find it difficult to hold/follow conversations in loud environments now so perhaps that's one of the reasons 🤔 I hope all is well with your dh now - what a lovely thing for the town theatre volunteer to do! 

@KajiKita - we've only recently had hedgehog visitors to our garden despite living here almost 25 years, so their behaviours are a new experience for me 😁 I didn't realise how fast they can move either!! 😳😂 The trains were great fun thank you - we also made volcanoes and did some painting 😍😁 

My grandbaby has gone home now and the house feels very quiet again - I've tidied up and put the first load of laundry on plus I've prepared dinner so I've got nothing else to do today other than have a little snooze 😁 

I'm planning on an early night tonight - dh will be watching both footie matches so I'll have a shower and do a yoga nidra practice when the second match is playing.

It's a busy day tomorrow - I'll be starting the day with a walk then I've lots of monthly house jobs to get done; looking at the weather forecast for the week I think I'll take the opportunity to do a deep clean of a room each day - I think I'll join the flylady thread tomorrow to help me stay focused 😁

I've done a basic menu plan for the week - I'll need to get some fruit and veg but won't need anything else so I'll probably send dh shopping tomorrow on the way home from work to save fuel (and it gets me out of having to do it!! 🙌😂) 

Anyway, I hope you all have a fab slow Sunday!! 😁 

leftatthetrafficlights

Very busy day today but lots achieved so I'm happy with that 😁 

I started my day with a walk - the birds were very loud and the weather was perfect for it, I really enjoyed it and felt very peaceful. 

Once back home I started on the cleaning - the first of the month is always a busy day with it and today was no different! I put some music on and sang my head off through most of it - I'm much more mindful on my day to day cleans but when I've got a massive list (plus having the grandbaby over the weekend) I like to add some energy to it! 

In disappointing news, my sourdough starter hasn't survived 😔 I'm not sure why or what happened but decided that I may as well cut my losses and try again tomorrow. I decided to use the failed starter though - it had a lovely sour smell to it so was definitely fermented and I decided to make some pancakes (injera style) for the freezer. They taste amazing and I have lots of rye so once I run out of teff flour (or if the next rye starter decides to do nothing!) I'll be making them again 😁 They'll be lovely with ethiopian lentils and wats 😋 

I'm having an early night tonight- I'm really tired and don't think I can cope with any more footie 😂 

Have a lovely slow evening 😁

leftatthetrafficlights

I started my day with a walk - the weather was extremely different from yesterday, persistent drizzle which was quite heavy (if you see what I mean 🤔) and quite windy. It was lovely though, it felt very refreshing and it was very quiet - I'm really enjoying the walks and I've started making my smoothie before I leave and taking it with me which means that I can get stuff done as soon as I get home. 

I've done my cleaning and I'm going to have a really chilled afternoon just reading and listening to music - dinner is freezer surprise (I think it's a pasta sauce) so I've got nothing else to do other than put a salad together 😁 

Have a lovely slow day 😁