Good morning Mick and all GN's on a still dark monday morning in North Yorkshire. I am now sat here clean, smelling sweet with the lovely conditioner smell of roses to cheer me. You are my final thing to remind me that this is real and the previous feelings were not!! I woke in a horrible state, hyperventelating, sweating and all muscles tight. It was horrible and even when I recognised it was just a dream - which I couldnt even remember !- I just couldnt calm down. No idea why, no horrible film or book yesterday to set it off, but whatever caused it at any rate I was in such a state and could not seem to calm down and my heart was racing. So hurrah for the shower! Not only does it make me feel cleaner but somehow the water seems to let my body know that this is real and the rest is rubbish. So on the positive side at least I am here clean and a bit more relaxed and listening to my Bach again. Hurray for that!!
As I say, no idea what brought this on. Yesterday was a bit of a frustrating day, but mostly clearing up things, reading the paper, and watched the service at the Cenotaph. Whatever job I was doing seemed to require extra checking out and finding things, and so although I mentally know I have done quite a bit of sorting out, it doesnt feel like it, and cant say the room looks a great deal tidier!! Full of aches and pains I didnt even venture out at all, so really must make the effort to at least have a little walk around.
So shortly I shall get some breakfast, get dressed and then have some shin beef that I want to make into a comforting casserole. One of my favourite cuts of meat for a good flavour. So mundane things like peeling carrots and chopping onions will be a calming and simple thing to start the day with, and will be rewarded by a great casserole (I hope!)
Yesterday I tried out this fish bake from the local fishmonger and success. Very good but a little sloppier than I would make it. However it was very tasty, a good mix of fish in it and will become another useful thing to add to my menu and much cheaper than the Bingham one is. Only problem is that it has been frozen, so when they sell it from their stall, it is ready to cook but not to be refrozen. I might investigate where they are when they make them and see if sometime in the future I could go with a chill bag and get some frozen to add to my freezer choices. It fufilled my needs , tasty, well made, and for days when I struggle standing for long, can be cooked in the airfryer easily, which is all good for me.
So after this rude awakening, I hope to calm down and do the usual boring housework stuff and get my casserole made. Then have a friend visiting, so must at least try to tidy up some of the endless mess. I used to get a certain amount off my electricity bill, not the winter fuel bill, another thing which I just cant remember its name. But I have changed electricity people and dont seem to get it from them. I need to check what it is called and get in touch. Cannot afford to miss out something I am entitled to , especially with the costs these days.
I have seen notices that The Chorus is a good film to watch, and it is on this week I think in Thirsk , so want to check up on that and may be able to go to a matinee of it on wednesday. This little cinema is run by volunteers, and is the one you would see in All creatures great and small. It is just as the old cinema I went to as a child - but no usherette
shining her torch at noisy children and selling icecream from a tray. They have a great idea there in that when you buy a ticket, you get a stamp and when you have ten stamps can go free to the next film. Great idea to me., and just recently there have been one or two films that I am interested in, coming out. Not a fan of zombie kinds of things or murder mysteries etc so it will be pick and choose.
Have no great plans for this week, unless when I look at the calendar I see something I have forgotten! I want to go down to Thirsk when I am able to walk more freely and wander round and look at all the great work done by the Yarn Bombers, who always make such brilliant covers for post boxes etc, so a small treat will be to go there, hopefully enjoying the autumn colours on the way, then look at the various knitted clever things from them and then go and enjoy a coffee in Nero's. Well we shall see what turns up. Everywhere is full of christmas things now of course and I am now prepared to look at things and start thinking of what I need to do. Will not be making a christmas cake nor mince pies. I am a decent cook and my pastry was always pretty good, so making home made flaky pastry for sausage roles, and calorie filled lovely pastry made with butter and orange juice for the special extravagent mince pies , was always part of my christmas baking, but unless someone asks me for some for a charity do somewhere I shant be getting the rolling pin out!
Mick hope the rain has stopped by the time you get to Bicester and you meet some friends. Baubles your tree already looks very nice,. Do you have any thermal long johns for use next time you go there?!GrandMattie I should look out of the window to see pigs flying by, to ensure your heater people arrive!! Grandmabatty hope ou succeed in wrestling the clothes over the stookie and that the day goes well for him and you. Georgesgran hope you have better news of your daughters car .Susan56 hope you have a good journey and still have some autumn colours to enjoy on the way.
Well Gransnet has helped me this morning to get back to a calmer reality and so hope everyone has a calm and peaceful day with few problems to conquer.
Good Morning Tuesday 26th May 2026
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