This week in the nest

This week my swim friends and I went off to the big city to see Billy Elliot the musical. 

It was very nicely done. 

It stayed close to the movie, but delved more into the miners strike and the mood of the day 

So you really got a sense of exactly what billy had to overcome to fulfil  his dreams 

We had a great day eating drinking and laughing as we usually do 

Today hubby and I planted the first of our winter crop

Chard, beetroot, mixed salad greens and Swede. I’ve never grown Swede so I’m 

Hoping it’s not a failure 

Cooked up a huge batch of ratatouille using tomatoes from our garden, onions, a lone green Pepper in my refrigerator,

An eggplant I bought and some courgettes that were given to us from a local farmer 

We had some for lunch and there is more for dinner. 

Two portions went into the freezer for later use 

I’ve been cutting squares for a disappearing nine patch. But the off cuts were too big to just throw out 

So today I have been making flying geese. 

I’ll incorporate them into the patchwork somehow   

You know me. Waste not lol  

And finally we come to the issue on everyone’s minds right now 

Covid-19 or the corona virus 

Oh my goodness people have lost their minds 

It started off with panic stockpiling of the toilet paper. But now it’s long life milk, pasta, rice,canned beans and flour 

So I thought I’d remind everyone to laugh 

Laughter is the best medicine 

I hope you all have enough toilet paper to last the crisis 

Wash your hands and stay safe 

See ya xxx