I woke with more pain than usual so that limited my activities, although by mid-morning the pain had largely subsided. I fancied doing a little cooking so I made soup and froze it, made mayonnaise and coleslaw. I'd got dwarf beans in my "Waste Not" box earlier in the week so I cooked those and a couple of chicken thighs and made a chicken, carrot and green bean cheesy bake and froze that too. I find a certain "housewifely" satisfaction when I put meals into the freezer. I think Mother may have had a similar feeling when she surveyed the fruit she had bottled when I was a child.
I finished my food prepping around lunch time and celebrated with freshly made soup which was very yummy. Those boxes of tomato soup are definitely the promise of summer sunshine in mid-winter.
The afternoon was much more leisurely. I had a snooze. I knitted. I did a few puzzles. I had a video call with a friend, and did a WI course in the evening.
I think my legs took out of my control the decision as to whether to chill out. Thank you, legs.
I also did some atch cooking for the freezer yesterday in anticipation of cooler days. Glad you had a chill out day after all. Catriona
ReplyDeleteIt was lovely. And I'm chilling today too.
DeleteWell, second day went better than the first for chillin' out!
ReplyDeleteI think I am beginning to get the hang of it.
DeleteSounds like you had more of a chill day, although you were quite productive with the batch cooking, etc. I'm sorry you were in some pain during the morning, though.
ReplyDeleteOh the pain went and I enjoyed my day.
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