The weekend flew by of course. Friday night turned into a deluge where the rain was running down our hill in torrents, so DH and I did not go to Goose Fair, which was a real shame but we can go next year!
Although we had friends coming round for dinner on Saturday evening, during the day we were busy getting things sorted with the Boys so I did not start cooking until after lunch. I managed to get everything ready just before they arrived!
I did a beef main course as it is getting very cool here and wanted something warming and cosy. It is a joint of beef which cooks in a pan on the stove top for four hours in red wine and it falls apart when it is cooked.
Yesterday I spent the day trying to sort things out at home and work of course. Tomorrow is Coco’s first spa day (!) and I have some grocery shopping to do and then home jobs at the end of the week. This weekend we have a very social time seeing friends for dinner on Friday evening and another set of friends on Saturday. During the day we have some home jobs to do and need to get into the garden to tidy it before the bad weather sets in.
I have been getting things sorted at home as they say we may possibly get power cuts this winter, so I have ordered some more battery lanterns and some battery lights for Eldest’s garage and for Youngest when he is working on his car. This all reminds me of the 1970’s when we had power cuts then, in the evening after dinner. I remember reading by candle light and listening to the radio, it was a very strange time and it looks like it might happen again. Not sure how the Boys are going to cope without the Internet!!
I was nine when it happened before and I remember my Mom filling flasks with hot drinks and getting the dinner cooked straight away so we had a hot meal before the power went off. We used to have candles but I have bought battery lights for safety. It will be interesting to see what happens!
I hope you lovely lot had a wonderful weekend and a good week to come. I will show you pictures tomorrow of Miss Coco and her first Airecut!!!
Hugs & Love, Susie & Coco xx
This is going to be a hard winter, that’s for sure! With sky-high prices on everything, supply-chain problems on most goods, lack of oil/gas production…we’ll be getting a taste of what the Great Depression was like in the 1930s. I don’t think we’ll do as well as they did…their supply chains were much shorter and people were more self-sufficient back then. Did DH ever get his replacement truck? I know he has been waiting for months and was to get it in September!!
Dinner sounds delicious! I hate when the power goes out – especially in the colder temps when the furnace can’t keep you warm. We pray for no power outages and I can’t wait to see Coco with her AireCut!