Hopefully the garden will be finished with in the next few days and I can get back to regular posting and also fill you in on all our travels.
Right now I am going to start trying to catch up on all of your posts while we have been gone.
Everybody have a wonderful day.
God bless.
We have spent the last few days in Toronto, the place I more or less grew up. I lived in Scarborough from the time I was just over 3 to 17. This is home to me and it was so nice to be able share the city I loved as a child and teenager with Harvey.
While he has loved seeing the city, he has already asked me numerous times how on earth I could live in a place that was wall to wall people. I did tell him that while there were lots of people here when I left, the city has grown so much over the years.
What was really lovely was we got to spend a couple of hours with relatives that we would visit back and forth with.
Me, my Auntie Bev and Uncle Art. Bev is one of my Dad's surviving siblings.
Darlene, her mom and her stepdad.
Everybody have a wonderful evening. Pictures of our tour starting tomorrow.
God bless,
A city awakens. Now I get to take Harvey on a trip through the city I more or less grew up in. He is already saying too many people, and he needs some space. This is going to be an experience as all the places we are visiting will be pretty big compared to what he is used to.
Oh, and my arm still hurts a great deal.
Everybody have a wonderful day.
God bless.
Yep, today I took a massive tumble when leaving the bank. Because of my osteoporosis we took a quick trip to the hospital. My wait time really wasn't that long, just a bit less than two hours. I am just glad it was early enough that no one saw it happen.
Nothing broken according to the x-rays, just some deep tissue damage. Man this actually hurts worse than my two wrist breaks, and I can do about as much work as when that happened. To make matters worse it is my right arm and I happen to be right handed. Not able to use the left hand and arm as well as the right.
This means things I wanted to get done today haven't been done, and that working on the binding of the firepit quilt was shockingly hard. I wanted to get the garden weeded, but that may just have to wait, or I will just do a so-so job of it tomorrow.
I hope it starts to feel better soon as I have lots that need to be done. However cleaning out the fridge of items that need using up can still be accomplished, and some easily done extra cleaning in the sewing/craft room as well.
I will try a bit of knitting tonight and hopefully get the second mitt of the pair done. Perhaps if it isn't too bad I can get a bit of the next pair started as well.
It does mean I will need to take a shower instead of my usual bath tonight as I need both arms to lift myself out of the tub. This is going to be interesting to say the least as I usually get water all over when I take a shower.
It also meant a slight change in supper plans, nothing drastic but I am hopeful it will turn out okay. The potatoes will be mashed and fried with some onion (need to use that up) and then I will add the leftover pork roast.
Anyway, off to get supper made and then cleared up.
Everybody have a wonderful evening. I will try and visit, but don't know how much I will comment. Typing with one hand isn't fun.
God bless.
Mixing things up this week as I am not following my menu plan. Instead I am using things up as I come across them, and trying to save others by making a meal for later and putting it in the freezer downstairs.
So far I have added Cream of Celery and Cream of Chicken soups to the freezer. I used up the celery and some chicken strips from the fridge freezer to make them.
Later tonight after watering the garden I will see what other items I can make and perhaps get one of those started. I want the fridge as clear as possible by Friday. Will give it a really good cleaning before we go.
I am also picking as much as I possibly can from the garden and processing it. There will probably be more potatoes to make into fries or cubed hash browns before we leave as well.
Tonight for supper we are having a package of frozen ham warmed up, creamed potatoes, sliced cukes and a mixture of green beans and broccoli.
Tomorrow it will be a package of frozen pork, mashed potatoes, fried cabbage and some carrots.
After that who knows what I will find in the fridge freezer to make our meals with on Wednesday and Thursday. I just know that I will be clearing things out and I have made a promise to keep better track from now on. I can't have that big a build up again. Perhaps a list on the side of the fridge would help.
Off to get the garbage out to the road so as to check another item off my list.
Everybody have a wonderful evening.
God bless.
Lazy Perogy Casserole
First you need to make your filling which is potatoes, and any kind of cheese you wish. Boil the potatoes until soft and mash adding shredded cheddar, cottage cheese (those are the ones used most often) until thoroughly mixed.
While the potatoes are cooking take lasagna noodles and cook those as directed. You need to cook as many noodles as to cover your casserole dish and to make a few layers of filling. Once cooked drain and run under cold water to stop the cooking.
Melt butter, place some in the bottom of the casserole so the noodles don't stick. Dice some onion and sauté in the remaining butter.
Place the noodles in the casserole, trim if needed. Put on a layer of filling, cover with noodles, make as many layers as you would like. I sometimes just make a layer of dry cottage cheese on top of the cheese and potato mixture. Top casserole with the butter and sautéed onions.
Bake at 350F for thirty minutes or so covered. Let sit for 5 mins and serve with sour cream.
Harvey actually likes these better than regular perogies. And I like that I can freeze them for use later.
Everybody have a wonderful evening.
God bless.
I spent quite a bit of the first of the week wondering if we would actually get on our trip especially after the letter we got from Air Canada. I now know that this letter was sent to everyone and I should just ignore it as it was just meant for those who had already been cancelled and made to take a different and later flight.
So I know we will reach our destination and am not to worried if the attendants vote not to accept the new contract as we are coming back from our trip with a flight that is not included in that union.
So what have I been up to this week. I have been trying to get things under control in the garden and in the house. Tring to clear out the fridge of items that can be made into something else and store in the freezer, or use up little bits so I don't have to worry about them spoiling while we are gone.
Trimmed the fringe on Kris's rug, cut apart and hemmed the tea towels (they need a bit of a press now). Moved on to making something different with the leftover apples from the neighbour's tree.
I have gotten one quilt almost bound and will work on the second one tomorrow.
Making various items to use up bits and bobs from the fridge. I will show pictures of that later this week. Making soups, flat breads, and casseroles to use up whatever I can. I do want a very empty fridge when we leave. Nothing should be available to spoil. I think there will be lots of soups made and stored in the freezer for use later.
Made perogies, and the leftover filling was put into two Lazy Perogy Casseroles. Recipe to follow tomorrow as I was asked for it.
I have a feeling that the menu for next week will be changing dramatically as there are many bits and bobs that need to be cleared out, and lots of items need to be cleared out of the fridge.
Wish me luck on getting everything done, as not only fridge clearing is necessary but gardening and processing will continue.
Everybody have a wonderful evening.
God bless.
