On the home front...

An enforced slow down last week due to a bad reaction to a pre procedure preparation I had to drink, has seen me convalescing the last few days.  Unfortunately, I got so sick from the pre diet/fasting, that I had to cancel the actual procedure!!

Just about back to speed today, but as it's raining, and I can't do much outside, I have the opportunity to get a home post on.

A few weeks ago, Marnie, Denver and I did a walk on part of the Redwater Creek Track.  We hope to get back to do the whole walk before winter sets in...

 

The garden continues to produce.  I picked the last of the apples this week.  Have frozen many containers of stewed apples, but kept some for eating.  The blackberries continue to produce for the freezer and jam making, and the tomatoes are ripening...

And digging potatoes as needed...

Still making my Irish soda bread...

But for this procedure I was to have, I had to be on a low fibre diet for the week before, so made the bread using a variety of flours, but omitting the seeds, etc.  Then for the three days before, I was to go on to white bread only (yuk!), so made the Soda bread recipe using only white flour.  It wasn't as bad as I'd thought it would be, but I'm definitely not a convert :) ...

white on left, low fibre on right, and jars of blackberry jam behind

Today I made Cornflake cookies.  Haven't made them for years, because I don't usually eat cornflakes, but they, or rice bubbles, where the only option for this diet...

one way to use up inedible cornflakes :))

Here's the recipe...

I only used 1/2 a cup of sugar, and a mix of sultanas and white choc chips

I've had a bit of crochet time while I recovered, and got a baby blanket for charity finished...

and I'm half way through this amazing book

Have started another baby blanket, this time in wool...

I usually like to add some cream or white when I make baby blankets, but I didn't have any, so...

This morning I picked up these two 'cakes' of Caron yarn (200gms in each) for $4 each at the op shop...

they will make some nice scarves for charity

"When we focus on people and life instead of material possessions and mere wants, there's not much room for emotional hand-wringing.  Instead, there's more space to weigh what we value in our lives and to acknowledge what really counts." 

- Laura Ingalls Wilder

Have a blessed week! 

xx