Wednesday This and That . . .

 

 

 

Only two more sleeps until I get sprung from this place!  Its hard to believe that I am now staring the end of my quarantine pretty much in the face.  So far the time has gone by amazingly quickly, like most of 2020 actually.  This year has gone by pretty quickly and its hard to believe we are in the last half of November and that Christmas is only a little more than a month away. 

I was going through my posts from last year at this time and on the 18 of November last year I did a Small and Wonderful Things post.  I talked about Marie Kondo, Spark Joy and I said this: 

"This is becoming my mantra. As I get older I realise that I need things less and less. Less IS more.  I feel much better when the clutter disappears and clean, clear spaces rise up in its place. I have a ways to go but I am getting there." 

I am happy to say that a year later, I have indeed gotten rid of all of the clutter! Sure, it was in a rather extreme way, and very unexpected,  but hey! Whatever works, right?   (Do take note that I don't actually recommend this way of doing it if you can possibly help it.)  

 

 

 

I am looking at sorting out my suitcases today so that I can send at least one back to my sister's with her so I have less to bring on Friday.  When I look at what is in them, in a few instances I have to ask myself, what was I thinking?  Obviously everything in them is what I chose to bring with me into the future at the last minutes, but  . . . 

Old Susan Branch calendars? 

I don't think I  was really thinking at all.  DOH!  But they do spark joy, so that can't be bad.  In reality most of what I had ended up in a skip parked in our front yard, ready to be carted off and disposed of.  That is the worth of 20 years of collected stuff.  Books, music, a few nicky naks and a skip full of 

 

G-A-R-B-A-G-E 

This experience has certainly helped me to reassess the things in life that are  worth hanging on to and the things that are worth letting go of.  That's not entirely a bad thing. 

 

 

I've watched two episodes of The Crown, Season 4 now.  Its very well done.  Its also a bit like watching a car crash in the making because you literally know what's coming next.  I think the characters are very well done.  I do have to say that they have done a great job of picking the actors and actresses for this series.  I was a bit disappointed when they switched Queen Elizabeth in the last series, because I had loved Claire Foy so very much, but really this was the right thing to do. Olivia Coleman plays a really good older Queen Elizabeth and Gillian Anderson is great as Margaret Thatcher. I also have o sy that Emma Corin is brilliant as Diana. So far.  We know the end of the story however which makes it all rather a bit sad. 

 

Episode two Balmoral. Spoiler Alert.  Who are these awful people?  Why . . . .  it's the Royal family at their awful worst being mean to guests at their summer place!   

 

 

I busied myself yesterday, part of the time, by watching all of the British Christmas Adverts on YouTube. I have to say that the my favourite one is the Give a Little Love one by John Lewis.  

There are actually two from John Lewis, I couldn't watch the second one through, it was obvious from the get go that it was a real tear jerker.  All about goodbyes.  That I couldn't handle at the moment. 

 

I've whiled away a few hours in this venue doing some of my work for Home Chef World. Because this month is so transitional they allowed me to post some of my better recipes from my blog on their page, so I've been working on them. I've been allowed to use existing photography which is great because I really can't do my usual work for them.  I am grateful for them having been so accomodating.  Well, they had no choice really.  There just wasn't any other way I would be able to create content for them.

I'm a bit concerned as to how I am going to create my content at my sisters.  The light in that house is not all that great really. I will have to play with it quite a bit and I think I will have to do most of my shots the day after I cook, rather than on the day because of eating times etc.  I have really spoiled myself by always eating mid-day rather than at regular times these past few years. So I think the best way to deal with that is going to be photographing things out of doors the day after. We will see how it all pans out.

I know . . . the problems of a food blogger, lol   

The Nova Scotia Government has called me each day to check up on me and make sure I am doing the things I should be doing. We live in such scary times. Who could have predicted last year this time that in 2020 we would be navigating a World Wide Pandemic?  This is the stuff of disaster  movies.  I have to say I have never been a great fan of disaster movies. I always find them a bit tiresome towards the latter half, while I am waiting for the happy ending to appear.  It is the latter half of 2020 and we are still awaiting the happy ending.   At the moment there is none in sight. I can understand why people are getting tired of it all.  Especially with Christmas looming.  

It can still be a good Christmas, albeit a different one than the ones we usually plan.  Its all a matter of perspective I guess, and expectations.  Lets just get through this one and hope that Christmas 2021 will be a whole lot better.  I think they are close to having a vaccine.  Here's hoping! 

 

Life always has a way of surprising us! 

I am not having a lot to say now so I will end this with a thought for today  . . . 

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 *If you want to fly

give up everything

that weighs you down.

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In The English Kitchen today, Quarantine Frittata. How to make something delicious out of next to nothing.  Really, if you have eggs in the fridge, you have dinner in the fridge. 

Have a wonderful Wednesday! Don't forget!! 

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And I do too!