A this and that day . . .

 

This is going to be a this and that kind of a morning, where I ramble on about whatever comes to mind.  Some days are just like that.  This and that days . . . 

 

(not my foot or leg, for illustrative purposes only)

So, I had my Doppler Test yesterday morning. A Doppler ultrasound is a test that uses high-frequency sound waves to measure the amount of blood flow through your arteries and veins, usually those that supply blood to your arms and legs. Vascular flow studies, also known as blood flow studies, can detect abnormal flow within an artery or blood vessel. My left foot, the one I had the problem with, has been retaining fluid for about 20 years now. My toes on that foot look like little sausages, which is why I never wear sandles.  When you look at them you do think of "little piggies."  When I had my Diabetic review last week the nurse said we could do a Doppler test on it to see if it is vascular or aterial and then if it was not vascular then we could get pressure stockings to wear that might help it.  Happy to report there is nothing untoward in my arteries, all are working fine.  (She checked blood flow in all four limbs)  So I was measured for pressure stockings and given a prescription, which I will pick up today.  Two pairs.  Supposed to last six months and then I can get a fresh couple of pairs.  Hopefully they will do the trick!

I think these are like the stockings you wear on airplanes. 

 

It was early and we were out so we thought we would pop into McDonalds for an Eggs and Sausage McMuffin. (A rare treat)  Let me start off by saying that I have never ever had one that looked like the above, lol.  But they do taste good, and every now and the we enjoy one.  I like to put lots of pepper on mine.  Todd puts ketchup on his. (Blecch!)  One thing I do wonder is how they get such soft English muffins.  They are as light and soft as air.  When I buy English muffins to do  breakfast sandwiches at home, they are never ever as soft as the ones you get in McDonalds.  Maybe I don't want to know . . .  

 

Last week when I was in the shops I noticed that Walkers was doing Regional Favourites with its crisps again and they were on offer for a mixed bag for a pound.  So I picked up a bag of each. (Six in each bag, two each of three different flavours.)  One thing that I noticed when I moved over here was that they had very unsual flavours in crisps/potato chips.  Flavours like Roast Chicken, or Prawn Cocktail, Builder's Breakfasts.  I thought it would be nice to try each flavour in these Regional Favourites and see whether I liked them or not.  Supposedly these were picked as favourite flavours in six different regions.

Scotland - Pickled Onion - very pickly. I thought they might be somewhere on the par with the Canadian Dill Pickle, but they just taste very vinegary, with a slight tang of onion.  Not my favourite. Sorry Scotland.

South East - Worcester Sauce - just what it says.  Worcester Sauce.  Not unpalatable, but not my favourite either.  They do kind of grow on you however by the time you have finished the bag.

The North - Ketchup - We had ketchup flavoured potato chips in Canada.  These are not quite the same.  They have a kind of vinegary, tomatoey flavour.  Not too bad

The South West - Marmite - Marmite is a love it or loathe it kind of a thing.  Its a yeast spread that people eat a lot of over here.  Todd likes it on bread.  It has a sticky salty flavour and is a by product of beer brewing.  It doesn't taste like beer in the least.  I actually don't mind it and these were quite tasty.  I wouldn't eat marmite spread on bread however.  

The Midlands - Smoky Bacon - Bacon.  Count me in.  I love bacon flavoured  crisps.  I think these were my favourite.  Smoky and tasting of bacon.  Crisp.  Love.

Wales - Beef & Onion -  they taste like my mothers old hamburger patties that she used to make us for supper on occasion.  They taste pretty good and I enjoyed. Without the gristle and chewy bits in my mother's hamburgers, I quite liked them.

So my favourite were the Smoky Bacon and my least favourite the Pickled Onion. I will not be repeating the test. 

 

My sister, her two girls and my mom.

A bit of excitement yesterday when my sister messaged me to say that they had taken my mom to the local hospital by ambulance.  Apparently my mom had been in a lot of pain for a couple of days in her right shoulder.  Nothing that they had in the way of pain killers at home was touching the pain and my sister thought to be on the safe side (after two days of discomfort) that she should go to hospital.  Thankfully it was nothing serious!  whew!  They sent her home with some stronger pain killers.  It was only muscular and they felt that because of the dementia she was having problems processing the pain the way adults usually do, but more childlike and we all know what it is like when a child is in pain.  Kind of like a "man cold."  So, so relieved that it was nothing bad and so, so grateful for my sister's care and patience.  I was very tearful all afternoon, imagining worse case scenarios.  I know worry never helped anything, but I think it is human nature in these cases.  Many thanks for all the prayers on my mother's and sister's behalf!  

 

Is it just me, or does everyone get annoyed by all of these annoying cookie warnings that you get these days on every site on just about every site on the planet and the need to click an agree button?  I think a lot of bloggers have paid to have special pop-ups concerning them on their pages. Now, not only do you get ads popping up, but these annoying cookie warning pop-ups. Some pages are like mine-fields. You don't know where to click first.  I usually end up leaving altogether, in frustration.  I can't be bothered.  I haven't done anything to my pages.  Just left them as is.  I am not a business.  I don't make money from my pages.  I haven't got the patience or funds to put up with all of that.  Plus if I find them really annoying, I am sure most people do and the last thing I want people to put up with when they land on my page is something annoying.  Just something else we can blame on the EU.  Did you know that there are even a few sites that won't allow you on them if you are from the EU?  I was a regular contributer to a site called Recipe Zaar for many, many years.  I have hundreds of recipes stored on there.  It is now called Food.com.  All lost now, because I live in the EU I am not allowed to go onto Food.com.  My country is blocked.  Its insanity.  I can't even look at my own recipes.  The rest of the world can, but I can't.  What are your thoughts on all of these pop-ups?  Do they annoy you too?   

 

I had an e-mail yesterday morning informing me that my Degustabox was going to be delivered between 1 and 2 by DPD.  Then I had an e-mail telling me it was going to be late, but that Neil, my driver, would aim to have it to me by 6 pm.  There was a spot you could click on to see where he was and where you were in the queue.  I clicked on it and I was number 47 of 48 deliveries.  Then I got an e-mail later to say he was 15 minutes away and he was in Runcorn, this was about 6 PM I guess.  then nothing  . . .  no package arrived and when I click on the tracker it goes to nothing.  Now I am left wondering what's up with that.  Its really wierd. I am in Limbo.  It wasn't delivered, so where did it go?  Just one of life's little  mysteries I guess.  

 

Our Relief Society is having an activity night on the 23rd and I am supposed to be doing a Flat Breads demonstration.  I am a bit unsure as to how to go about that.  Any suggestions?  I thought I could just talk about different flat breads from different cultures, but I can't really have people making flat breads in the church kitchen, which has a stove that is just yuck.  I thought I could do some easy Naans and use my electric skillet, or quesadillas in the skillet.  And have a variety of dips, etc.  Any help or ideas would be welcome!  (I am not a bread expert!) 

  

I was sorely tempted. They had  halloween costumes for dogs at Lidl when I was in the other day.  Mitzie wouldn't tolerate one I don't think, so I wasn't too tempted, but I did get tempted by this. 

 

All they had left was the pumpkin ones and the ones with the multi print.  There was no mummy ones.  We stopped by at Ariana and Jose's after to give them to them.  (Grace would be such a cute pumpkin!) They already had the Mummy one, so Grace is well outfitted for Halloween! 

  

She is such a little cutie pie.  This was on the 28th September, so she has grown bunches since then. Love her to bits.  It is hard to believe she is going to soon be 3 months old!  You could dress me in a onsie and pose me on a blanket like that and I guarantee I would not be a fraction of that cute! Not in the least!   

And with that horrible picture floating through your mind, lol, I will replace it with a lovely thought to carry with you through the rest of today  . . . 

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˚ ˛ •˛• ˚ ｜ 田田 ｜門 ★
 *We are not human beings

having a spiritual experience.

We are spiritual beings

having a human experience.

~Pierre Teilhard de Chardin  •。★★ 。* 。 

  

In the English Kitchen today, Teriyaki Turkey Meatballs.  Scrummy yummy!

Have a brilliant Wednesday! Don't forget! 

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And I do too!