Sunshine is back

but the wind is still from the east and distinctly chilly.

Our usual Sunday morning breakfast, DB is chaffing to get out into the garden, he was like a bear with a sore head yesterday. The rain finally stopped just before supper and it was a sunny evening.

Pleased to report that the mac and cheese was fine last night, it looks like I need to stay with the roux method for the sauce.

I sat last night and unpicked the old peg bag, using it for a pattern, they tell me I need a roller foot to stop it sticking whilst I am sewing, so will have to send to Janome and get one, thats if anyone is working. otherwise I may cut out another temporary cotton bag until I can get the foot.

We did the freezer audit yesterday, so two weeks menus done, plenty of mince, I kept stewing beef out to do for supper on Tuesday, will cook it and keep half in the fridge, freeze the rest. We have beef stew for tonight. It is not often I don't do a 'sunday supper' with roast meat, but just felt I should do today for a change. Will prep the veg shortly.

New things continue to pop up in the garden, a friend sent me a root of Solomon's Seal when we moved here, it is getting to be quite a big clump, so will divide it at the end of the summer. The rhubarb continues to grow, I have a teacake I found in the freezer will make a bread and butter pudding with it, it will last us for 2 supper desserts.

So the lockdown is to continue for another 3 weeks, its a pity they were so slow to implement it. as a former nurse I know how important isolation is, which is why we decided to isolate before the announcement by the government. People blame BJ but he was acting on guidance from PHE......in my view the head of PHE should loose his job. The news leaking out of China was an indicator of how virulent the virus is. Steps should have been taken quicker. I applaud the staff of the NHS, doing their duty selflessly, in spite of the difficulties. It would appear that putting patients on ventilators is perhaps not the best way, too many ventilated patients seem to die. Maybe the procedure followed for BJ is the way to go. They certainly seem to have better results using saturation oxygen via face mask or nostril tubes.

By the time the crisis is over my hair will be curling over my shoulders. Its ok for DB, I can shave his head, hesitate to do the same to my hair!!!

Update.

So veggies done for supper, have also done the bread and butter pudding. DB wanted comppost bags emptying, 1 bag in the bin in the shed, another emptied into one large pot for the sweet peas and two smaller ones for carrots and beans. 150 litres of compost.......I am bushed........apart from sorting the supper thats me done!!