The flip side of our recent domestic pleasures is barely-controlled chaos. The renovations of Christopher's room continue and things are starting to take shape. Probably the hardest part is that Christopher isn't able to use his own bed. Anyone who has tried to lift a 12-year-old boy from a mattress on the floor will realise how difficult that is. Garry is valiantly fighting against the tracking of dirt and dust into the house... the back deck looks like something exploded... the washing line and dryer are right in the work zone so I try to use them 'after hours' (not very successfully).
nusquam est umquam simplex
Friday, April 17, 2009
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Domestic Pleasures
What with all the rain and it being school + uni holidays, we've been getting domestic around our home this week. I set the boys to work helping me set up a craft cupboard, so all our scattered crafty things are slowly being reorganised. The cupboard was a dingy old thing - now has nicely burnished door handles, a fresh coast of paint and some nifty storage.
Meanwhile, I bought myself a (very early) birthday present - a pie maker. I bought it on the recommendation of a friend (thanks Nat!) and having owned it for only one day, I can say it's a surefire hit. Christopher insisted that we have pies for dinner last night, so I made mediterranean veggie pies for mains and peach pies for dessert. Both were delicious! Tonight we're having curried lentil and tomato pies. After that we'll need a break from pies I suspect.
The pie maker itself is great - you get four perfectly cooked pies in about eight minutes. It also makes quiches, damper, muffins, tarts and baked cheesecakes. Yummmm. Now that the rain has stopped I'll be getting back into the herb garden - hmmm... maybe cheese & herb dampers for lunch tomorrow :)
Meanwhile, I bought myself a (very early) birthday present - a pie maker. I bought it on the recommendation of a friend (thanks Nat!) and having owned it for only one day, I can say it's a surefire hit. Christopher insisted that we have pies for dinner last night, so I made mediterranean veggie pies for mains and peach pies for dessert. Both were delicious! Tonight we're having curried lentil and tomato pies. After that we'll need a break from pies I suspect.The pie maker itself is great - you get four perfectly cooked pies in about eight minutes. It also makes quiches, damper, muffins, tarts and baked cheesecakes. Yummmm. Now that the rain has stopped I'll be getting back into the herb garden - hmmm... maybe cheese & herb dampers for lunch tomorrow :)
Monday, March 23, 2009
A sample week
What's on my plate this week?
One 45 min quiz
One 90 min online exam
A 1000 word summary of a case presentation on traumatic brain injury
Two days of work in emergency department
Two days at university
Keeping up with household washing and paperwork
Supervising Catherine's home schooling
What's not on my plate this week? (I am sure this part of the list is longer... just ask Garry!)
Christopher's homeschooling
Cooking and shopping
Supervising ongoing home modifications
Property maintenance
Not quite sure how we're going to fit it all in, but we've survived the first four weeks of semester. In a lecture last week there was a useful bit of advice: "take care of the seconds and the minutes and hours will take care of themselves". That might just have to be my motto for this semester.
One 45 min quiz
One 90 min online exam
A 1000 word summary of a case presentation on traumatic brain injury
Two days of work in emergency department
Two days at university
Keeping up with household washing and paperwork
Supervising Catherine's home schooling
What's not on my plate this week? (I am sure this part of the list is longer... just ask Garry!)
Christopher's homeschooling
Cooking and shopping
Supervising ongoing home modifications
Property maintenance
Not quite sure how we're going to fit it all in, but we've survived the first four weeks of semester. In a lecture last week there was a useful bit of advice: "take care of the seconds and the minutes and hours will take care of themselves". That might just have to be my motto for this semester.
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Whimsy
What Do You Want Bud?
I saw a Buddhist monk today
At a hot dog stand
The cook stood at the griddle
Doing his thing
“What can I make you” was his
Gruff demand
The monk replied, “Make me one
With everything”
Paul Curtis
I saw a Buddhist monk today
At a hot dog stand
The cook stood at the griddle
Doing his thing
“What can I make you” was his
Gruff demand
The monk replied, “Make me one
With everything”
Paul Curtis
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