I am still doing the daily temperature cross stitch project. Here is where we are at. Completed up to and including May 14th.
The weather is getting warmer, so we are seeing more orange colours and even some pinks; although we have had some wet weather. For the rest of this week, we will be in the low 20's, so that is nice. Just wish it wouldn't rain all the time!!
Last month I picked up a Paint By Numbers Kit at Michaels Craft Store. Here in Canada they are around $20, but if you use their weekly coupon you can get them cheaper. This is the kit I picked up and is described as challenging; which I agree with.
I haven't been around for a while. Been busy and have been sick. There is a nasty viral infection going around and I caught it. Couldn't breathe and had no energy. Spent a delightful 8 hours in the emergency department 😠for them to tell me I had a viral infection and it had to run it's course. Got a puffer with a steroid in it and its opened up my airways. Today is my last day of using it.
As hubby said, "I'm back to the Gill he knows," and after a bit of prompting, "and loves!" After I had told him off for something he had done!!
I have to thank Pat for this post as she messaged me to see if I was okay, which was super sweet of her.
Gardening season is in full swing and with all the rain we have had everything looks lush and green and as I said to Pat very UK like, as we are both from the UK. I am behind in my gardening this year, due to being sick. Will post some photos when it stops raining.
I will finish off this post with a funny story. If you're from the UK you will find it probably funnier than others.
So while I was sick I was talking to my mother.
She said, "You need a tonic as you are run down (I was)."
Me: "Mother no one will know what a tonic is over here."
After going back and forth with her, I said fine I would look for one.
The nurse practitioner called me from the doctors office to see how I was doing. So I told her about my mother saying I need a tonic. As predicted she hadn't heard of such a thing. So I was trying to explain what it was for. She said she was googling it and said, "and you spell ATONIC?" So I said no again explaining it was two words. Of course me and my mother found this whole conversation funny and we refer to it as you need ATONIC now.
I did find a TONIC in Walmart after asking an older pharmacy assistant. I got this one:
Tuesday was a mixed bag type of day.
Had the appliance repair guy come again to install another circuit board in the fridge. When hubby got up at 4:30 am the fridge wasn't working and felt a bit warm he said. How long it had been off for, who knows. Nothing was spoiled though. So I guess we have another 90 days to see if it's going to work this time round? It really is a pain in the butt though not knowing if or when the fridge might stop working?
Now I did make my fish cakes. Ended up using three cans of salmon with the mashed potatoes. Made enough for three meals. Popped two meals in the freezer. All in all took me around 90 minutes, and that included washing up and tidying the kitchen. I also used up some crusts of bread to make my bread crumbs. I never throw them out, I just stick them in my freezer.
outside of the house, Sunday's used to be when I cooked meals for the upcoming week. Haven't thought about that in a while. It made life easier for when I came in from work.
On Sunday I prepped a few things to take us through the week. From left to right. Apple and strawberry sauce, garden salad, potato salad, boiled eggs and couscous and chickpea salad.
I did a rough puree of the apples and strawberries, I like a chunky sauce, we will have that in individual bowls with a tub of yogurt on the top. I made enough of the potato and couscous salad, so hubby could take it in his lunch bag for work.
I went to Costco on Monday as hubby really liked this bagged salad I got last week. I was shocked as it's Dill Pickle flavour, not something he normally likes. However for $7.99 for two bags, I thought it was yummy and great value for money.
They also had cans of salmon on for $13.99 for the six cans which is a super price. I am going to make a big batch of fish cakes to put in the freezer. I got a 10lb bag of potatoes in my produce bag the other week, so need to use them up.
Canned salmon is not something I buy normally, but I do like it in fish cakes. I remember when I was a child, we would go to my aunt's house and she always made canned salmon sandwiches. She used to mix the salmon up with salt and vinegar. My mam never normally made them, but her sister always did.
Do you use canned salmon, and if so what do you make with it?
It's been a lot cooler this past week with even some snow. It is melting, but its not been Spring-like that's for sure. The temperatures are going to climb this week again; for how long who knows? Anyhow updated my temperature cross stich for the week.
I got a puzzle from hubby as part as my birthday gift. It's a Thomas Kinkade one and not overly easy!! However, it is a beautiful scene, I wonder if it's based of an actual village? I don't know much about Thomas Kinkade, do you? He bought this at WalMart.
What have you been up too craft wise?
I am still doing the daily temperature cross stitch project. Here is where we are at. Completed up to and including May 14th. The weather...
