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On Sunday, I made pancakes for brunch and we had them with sausages and syrup. During the day, I watched some videos online and sewed a bit on my quilt top.
In the early evening, I accompanied my daughter when she went to an open gym at the nearby community college to see if she could ease back into doing gymnastics for the first time since her foot injury. I went with her mostly in order to be there to drive her back if her foot complained afterwards, but, she felt fine and was okay to drive back. I took my library book with me and read it while I waited in the car.
We had tea after we came home and I processed a bunch of kale from the garden and froze it. I've read that one could blanch the kale first and then freeze or one could just freeze them without blanching them, so that's what I did; I cut them up into pieces, put them in a freezer bag, and just put them in the freezer. I plan to add them to soups or stir frys later.
We had leftovers for dinner - I had leftover pasta and daughter had leftover rice and chicken curry with the last of the sauteed cabbage and some peach chutney. This year's peach crop doesn't look as plentiful as last year's crop and I doubt very much if we'll have enough to make chutney this year.
On Sunday, I was grateful for:
- Daughter was able to enjoy doing gymnastics again
- Her foot was okay, afterwards
- A safe drive to the community college and back
- Free parking at the community college
- Kale from the garden
Sunday's joyful activities included sewing and reading.
Plans for Monday include:
- Watering the house plants and the back garden
- Doing some paperwork
- Cooking the package of ground beef that I bought on Friday
- Taking the trash cans to the curb
- Doing another kitchen cabinet or a drawer
- Maybe a load of laundry
How was your weekend? What are your plans for Monday?
I hope you have a blessed day and beautiful time doing what you need to do today.
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Thank you, Regine. I wish you the same.
Delete"Peach chutney" jumped out at me and now I am wanting some! I hope you do get a reasonable number of peaches this year. If you can just keep them ripening on the tree without any critters getting to them, you might be lucky.
ReplyDeleteI hope you are able to get some peach chutney, Bushlady. There are several peach chutney recipes online, but, this is my recipe, based on a mango chutney recipe in my cookbook:
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I have been checking on my peaches almost on a daily basis. Based on previous years, they should be ripe towards the end of May. I have saved some of the mesh bags that produce like avocados and onions come in over here to see if I can tie them around the peaches. Or, maybe, I'll make little pouches with tulle and tie them around the peaches. Better get started sewing them!
Your daughter has really had a time of it with her foot. I'm glad it has improved enough for her to get back to her regular activities.
ReplyDeleteThank you, June. Yes, it has taken her over a year and a half to recover from her foot injury. But, her physical therapist has given her the ok to start gymnastics again and said that jumping on the trampoline would help with strengthening her ankle.
DeleteIt's nice to hear that your daughter is managing to enjoy gymnastics again. Ankle/foot injuries take a LONG time to heal!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Sharon. My daughter did more gymnastics today and she is finding out what she can do and what she needs to build up to, again.
DeleteI have never tried chutney. The roses are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI make my own chutney and it is spicy, tangy, and sweet. My daughter and I both love chutney. :)
DeleteThat's great that your daughter found a spot she can work on her gymnastics. And a good result with her foot not hurting.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Debra. The open gym is good for her right now as she can try out her tumbling, etc., and get some practice in. Once she builds up her stamina, she will attend some classes, I think, so that she can have an instructor to help her improve her techniques.
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