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LURGY LAZINESS

I've been feeling really cruddy recently because of a nasty cold that Mr. felt the need to share and it was just as our lovely girl came to visit.

It was great having her here, but our nights were late (lots of laughter though) and it caught up with me.  I had started to feel better, then today after four huge sneezes it was back. How does that happen?

The weather today is atrocious, with rain and the wind blowing a hooley,  so I thought, why rush to get up!  I lolled in bed with my Nordic shawl and did a few more rows of colour.  Mr. had a lie in but then decided he was hungry, so went and made us a lovely cooked breakfast, cheesy scrambled eggs, bacon, baked beans and hash browns... it was delicious!


Although it looks quite bright outside, it definitely wasn't!


We did get some lovely weather though this week on our daily afternoon dog walks and unfortunately, feeling diabolical does not get you out of 'walkies'.


Mr. also went to the allotment to harvest us some veggies...leeks and parsnips.


Cavelo Nero and cury kale...I adore this stuff.


I peeled and par-boiled the parsnips, before open freezing them for roasting later.  The leeks were washed, sliced and sauteed in butter and white wine and apportioned into freezer bags for use in soups, stews and cheese and leek tarts.

Despite the vile weather today, the dogs guilted us into taking them out, but that was short lived as even they weren't enjoying it, so it was home again to stoke up the fire and snuggle down to watch the Winter Olympics and catch the England -v- Wales ruby match.


We're due sunny weather tomorrow, fingers crossed, and I'm itching to get onto the allotment for a tidy up.  I'm hoping an early night with a hot Canadian Club toddy (CC, maple syrup, freshly squeezed orange juice and hot water) will get me on the right foot for a day of activity.

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