Tuesday 16 April 2024
A boring home life
Thursday 23 November 2023
"We give You thanks"
May we be truly grateful
For the bounty You have given us.
We thank you for the earth and rain,
The good harvest and the wholesome grain
That went into our daily bread
And kept the stock that kept us fed.
Thank you for the hands that cooked and baked,
And for the water that our thirst slaked.
Please accept our thanks as we honour You
For Your goodness in giving us this food.
© Glenys Robyn Hicks
Monday 23 October 2023
Ordinary is good!
Thursday 24 November 2022
We give You thanks
May we be truly grateful
For the bounty You have given us.
We thank you for the earth and rain,
The good harvest and the wholesome grain
That went into our daily bread
And kept the stock that kept us fed.
Thank you for the hands that cooked and baked,
And for the water that our thirst slaked.
Please accept our thanks as we honour You
For Your goodness in giving us this food.
© Glenys Robyn Hicks
Wednesday 24 March 2021
Our back garden's like an airport
So today as I was resting on the couch with a fibromyalgia flare, I saw that a whole lot of birds had come to dine on the new round of birdseed and strips of steak leftover from dinner last night.
We had galahs, parrots, minor birds, pigeons and even a duck. They were flying in and taking off so much that our back yard looked like an airport.
Chris took a video but because he couldn't get too close to the back door without frightening them, the video isn't as clear as we would have liked. However, you get the idea.
With it being a cold rainy day today, it was the perfect day for a lie on the couch and as always, the picture window/door provided a wonderful view of the birdlife.
It's pretty cosy here though with the fire going and dinner bubbling in the slow cooker. Once again I am grateful for this house which nurtures us so much, especially during times of lockdown or recovery from fibro flares.
The view from our couch always changes like a screensaver, even if it's just a couple of butterflies flying past, a duck waddling in the yard or our back garden looking like an airport.
Tuesday 23 March 2021
The only blessing about getting old
It's Tuesday morning here. I have our cleaning lady coming at ten. Before she gets here, I want to tidy the house and get a load of washing done.
She usually vacuums and mops the floors and cleans the bathroom for me. As an aged pensioner, the government has certain home care packages for the aged and I have been approved for one. I do pay a fee for her services, but it is subsidised through the government Aged Care Plan.
I consider myself blessed beyond measure. Those jobs are ones I can no longer do and as Chris is quite unwell himself, I don't even ask him to attempt to do them.
Having home help is not a matter of being lazy- with fibromyalgia, heart and spinal issues and arthritis, there are a lot of tasks I just cannot do anymore.
As I have written before, I am grateful for all my labour saving devices and the Home Package Care Plan I qualified for.
I think it's the only blessing about getting old...
Saturday 5 September 2020
Spring has sprung
Tuesday 1 September 2020
Help is on the way!
Thursday 23 July 2020
In my dreams!
Monday 13 July 2020
Beauty is all around us
Thursday 11 June 2020
From the comfort of my couch
When I woke from my resultant slumber, Chris had closed the door as it was getting cold again. My muscles felt more relaxed and I had a few spoons to cook some fish and mashed potato with peas for dinner. I even did an apple pie sweetened with Hermasetas and cinnamon.
I was so comforted by just getting to rest and sleep and I intend to go to the "beach" again tomorrow- all from the comfort of my couch!
Saturday 6 June 2020
Better days ahead!
Monday 13 April 2020
The Queen of List Making
Cooking a chow mein in the slow cookerDoing those dishes from last nightGiving in to the latest flare and taking a nana nap
Sunday 12 April 2020
Home is the new church
- Make pumpkin soup
Fold a load of washing and put it awayClean my kitchen
Saturday 11 April 2020
Staying busy
- Done a load of washing
- Put it away as well as a load I found in the dryer! :)
- Cleaned my kitchen
- Made some Jewish Penicillin
- Roasted some chicken drumsticks for dinner
- Sorted out our medications for the week
- Watched Episode 7 of The Chosen very moving...
Thursday 9 April 2020
And so Easter is upon us!
Go to the chemist and pick up our scripts that were ordered yesterdayClean my kitchenGo to the post office to pick up something I bought on ebayCook lamb steaks, mashed potatoes and salad for dinner
Wednesday 8 April 2020
Horace wants more!
Change our sheetsMake the scones that Chris lovesCook sausages, eggs, baked beans and mashed potatoes for dinner
Sunday 5 April 2020
Making room for more
Tidy the fridge and pantryFold today's washing and put it awayMake Shepherd's pie for dinner
Friday 3 April 2020
Entertaining the young'uns
Making some mini quiches to freeze- Making cookie dough also to freeze