Showing posts with label Mother's Day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mother's Day. Show all posts
Wednesday, 18 March 2015
Unwell.
On Friday I felt very unwell. I became worse during the weekend, which ruined our plans for Mother's Day, and on Monday dragged myself to the urgent clinic at my doctor's surgery. I have an internal infection, the details of which I won't bore you with, and am taking antibiotics. For two days I've done next to nothing, other than sleep, watch some television and read. I am a little better today am looking forward to again being 100%,
Sunday, 30 March 2014
Mother's Day Today
It's Mother's Day in England. I'm admiring the gorgeous roses my youngest son and his family gave me when they came to lunch yesterday.
I think my other children will pop in this morning and then I'm going out to lunch with my daughter and her children at our favourite restaurant Zakoni's in Harrow. The sun is shining and I'm looking forward to a happy day.
Mind you, for those of you who do not have children, do bear in mind what my late mother always said: "If you don't have them to make you laugh, you don't have them to make you cry." Believe you me, I've had my fair share of laughs as well as more than my fair share of tears.
I think my other children will pop in this morning and then I'm going out to lunch with my daughter and her children at our favourite restaurant Zakoni's in Harrow. The sun is shining and I'm looking forward to a happy day.
Mind you, for those of you who do not have children, do bear in mind what my late mother always said: "If you don't have them to make you laugh, you don't have them to make you cry." Believe you me, I've had my fair share of laughs as well as more than my fair share of tears.
Tuesday, 25 March 2014
Mini Peach and Nectarine Trees
The mini-peach and nectarine trees in my garden have flowered. The blossom is exquisite. Yesterday, I pollinated it with a fine paint brush and hope to have delicious fruit.
I also potted up half a dozen strawberry plants - old fashioned favourites called Cambridge, and sowed mustard and cress on damp kitchen towel, and rocket in a pot of compost. As my garden is on the small side, I grow a lot in pots.
Later in the day, I went through the gardening catalogues that arrive regularly in the post and ordered black-skinned tomato plants, which the supplier claims are blight resistant and a variety of sweet potatoes call Beauregard. I also ordered a tool to help with weeding. The bottom part is placed over the weed, the top is pressed down and, 'hey presto' the weed is removed, another press at the top and the weed plops out into a container. Finally, I treated myself to a 3 metre long ruler which helps to sow seeds at the correct spacing. My justification? Mother's Day is approaching and I'm a mother so I decided to treat myself.
I also potted up half a dozen strawberry plants - old fashioned favourites called Cambridge, and sowed mustard and cress on damp kitchen towel, and rocket in a pot of compost. As my garden is on the small side, I grow a lot in pots.
Later in the day, I went through the gardening catalogues that arrive regularly in the post and ordered black-skinned tomato plants, which the supplier claims are blight resistant and a variety of sweet potatoes call Beauregard. I also ordered a tool to help with weeding. The bottom part is placed over the weed, the top is pressed down and, 'hey presto' the weed is removed, another press at the top and the weed plops out into a container. Finally, I treated myself to a 3 metre long ruler which helps to sow seeds at the correct spacing. My justification? Mother's Day is approaching and I'm a mother so I decided to treat myself.
Sunday, 10 March 2013
Mother's Day
With the exception of Christmas Day, and even then I've been known to sneak a look at my e-mails, I work on every day of the year. So, although it's Mother's Day, I finished the work sheet for the final galley/proof of my novel Far Beyond Rubies, set in Queen Anne Stuart's reign (1702-1714).
During the morning I received Mother's Day gifts of flowers, a basket with small potted plants, chocolates, a potted bay tree and the dvds of the complete Sharpe series. Later I lunched with members of my family at Sakoni's a fabulous, vegetarian, Indian restaurant in Harrow. The choice from the buffet was amazing. As usual, after eating there I doubted I would want to have an evening meal.
Unfortunately, the weather is not in tune with the day. It is bitterly cold and snow is forecast. It seems as though spring will never arrive to satisfy my impatence to sow seeds in my organic vegetable beds.
During the morning I received Mother's Day gifts of flowers, a basket with small potted plants, chocolates, a potted bay tree and the dvds of the complete Sharpe series. Later I lunched with members of my family at Sakoni's a fabulous, vegetarian, Indian restaurant in Harrow. The choice from the buffet was amazing. As usual, after eating there I doubted I would want to have an evening meal.
Unfortunately, the weather is not in tune with the day. It is bitterly cold and snow is forecast. It seems as though spring will never arrive to satisfy my impatence to sow seeds in my organic vegetable beds.
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