Here and There

Busy busy weekend full of nice things.  Saturday we visited a farm saw the cows and the bull, a donkey and horses, a few calves and lots of hens etc.  We bought organic apple juice and our friends treated us to fresh mozzarella, ricotta, warm bread and salad.  The girls played in the mud and enjoyed the sunshine, smashing ice and getting dirty.  Made a Thai meal for our family valentines evening on Saturday - very lovely but too tired to enjoy the evening, think my energy levels are flagging. 

 

Sunday lovely too - the menfolk went to Rome to see the rugby England v Italy and TT, Nona and I went for a walk around a lovely old town 'Casole' then had some lunch.  We really must slow down more and relax as I noticed that all the other tables were full of families who arrived before us and were only on their first course when we were ready to go.  Normal here to have 4-5 courses, will have to build up my stamina and appetite.  TT had Salmon then risotto even she was too tired for panacotta!!!  

 

Hooray the loft is sorted - Christmas stuff is away and Easter lovelies unearthed as are ribbons and birthday wrappings.

 

More cereal bars made and banana bread cooked in the bread maker, went very dark and weird looking but am told it is delicious.   I am planning to schedule in more time for hearth and home every week now as recently all my time, energy and thoughts have been on work and money, this only means that other things get neglected , then that upsets me too!!!

 

Plans for the week:

 

• Water pots and plant more seeds for the Horto - veg plot
• Make a large pot of Tuscan bean soup
• Polenta bake and homemade baked beans
• Cherry Muffins - last of Cherries in freezer
• Soup - Carrot and Orange
• Marmalade
• An hour a day on my book
• Some inner work on all of our worries - money, stability, fear, being more supportive of each other
• Photos - print for albums
• Read, read, read - 2 books a day to the children  
• Chickens - research which ones and how
• More salads - when warm enough!