I love the Blues too, Davina. The great thing about a Blues crowd is that we care more about the music than looking cool.

Having a CBA day, TBH my back is tight this morning and only fiddly stuff to do on the Austin. Making celery soup to use up a head of celery, taking mum to garden centre tomorrow for some bags of well rotted farm yard manure to help where she is planting leeks.
 Roll call for UK ladies, Jess K has gone silent just myself and Big Kim by the looks of it??

Had a nice morning with mum, we went to the garden centre and found a ceramic dish to stand her Christmas cactus on. She had to repot it last week as it got top heavy and fell over twice, new pot was bigger than the dish it sat in. It also needed to be raised to keep it off the work top where it lives very happily in her kitchen. So after a good look we found a dish that sat in a bowl to stand it on, her cucumber plant broke of at the base before she stuck a cane to hold it. We found an unmarked pot and it looks like it might be a cucumber, staff was unsure as it could have been a pumpkin so we took the chance. Might be pumpkin curry then!! 3 bags of manure as well for the leeks to grow in then we had lunch at the cafe there, mum had a baked potato with prawns and salad. I said thats a lot but she ate it all, its that I paid for it so I am eating it. I had a toasted panini with bacon and brie with chips (fries) and a small salad, that was plenty for me as not used to eating much midday. Back home for 2pm, will need to dig that in for mum soon but its food shop again tomorrow.

Did my duty, now have to wait till tomorrow to see what idiot has been made PM ! Cooking coconut fish curry, needs some rice to go with it. Mum was held up taking Uncle to the docs for a diabetic eye check, they were running 3/4 of an hour behind so I had done my shopping and was just about to drive off when they turned up. I joked with the till person (that we like to go to) I wasn't quick enough leaving, good job I went round with mum as she needs some guidance at times and she cant reach the top shelf.

Off down my workshop, lacking enthusiasm today . Still I will do a bit and I got a strip of alloy to see if it works to cover a join. 21C today but its wet so I know it wont feel that warm.
 Well the other lot got voted in, lets see what a hash up they can do.(TBH cant do much worse) but are they more transphobic??

Davina I hope the transphopic pendulum begins to swing the other way, otherwise they'll start burning witches again.

The weather here has has been brutally humid.  I got lazy gardening and wound up with a nice rash from the poison ivy.

I think I will just park my butt on the couch and watch TV today.

I hope your day got better.

Asked D if he had any cucumber plants still, a good few and he gave me one to take to mum. Do you want 2? best see what room she has so called in on the way home, yes please she said. Dug the manure into the plot for the leeks for her, looks like the mystery plant is a pumpkin so will make a raised bed for it.
 Stopped at Debs to put some blood ,fish and bone fertilizer on the beans. Rain forecast tonight so the leek bed and beans will get a good watering.

Its still piddling down, just hope it clears soon. Something has upset my tummy again and not sure what unless its the garlic in the ginger/garlic/chilli past I made for the fish curry? I might not have cooked it out enough to get rid of the acid.
 British GP this weekend and of course its changeable weather, also Dragstalga at Santa Pod (Nostalgia drag racing). 2 cars that raced at the inaugural Blackbush meet that came over from the US have made the trip again 60 years later. 

Did a bit on the Austin, bit stuck without funds to do more at the moment. Took mum a second cucumber plant as D said they would end up on the compost heap as no room in his green house.
 Just watched the British GP qualifier , British drivers 1, 2,and 3 for tomorrows race. Should be a good race tomorrow.

Made a "Indian railways" lamb curry, recipe said as served on the train and it came out great. Watched some more drag racing from Dragstalga live on the lap top, looks like its raining now so on hold. Not far from where the GP is so could be a shake up for the roundy roundy boys.

British 1 and 3 at the GP, a very emotional Hamilton back on the top step after 2 years . Some more fantastic drag racing from Pod as well, shame the US Bennet's team had to miss out with engine probs.
 Lamb curry is tasty, better than the last time I made it. Made a veg curry and after tasting it remembered it was not that great, must remember not to make that recipe again.

Having to force myself to get going this morning, my get up and go has got up and gone! Nice morning with cotton wool clouds but its supposed to turn to rain later.
 My friend Brian who started drag racing the same time as me and still does has been inducted into the British Drag Racing hall of Fame ,at over 70 he is the oldest racer still active. Saying that non of us in our hot rod club are youngsters any more, club is called the roadsters and we get called the oldsters! Club was started in 77 or 78 and there is a hard core of us that still meet up, think its about 8.

Well my get up and gone won, good job as something went out of whack in my left hand. Left thumb has been playing up the last few weeks, think I damaged the joint at the wrist. Well the (I think) tendons went tight and had to massage my hand for a bit before I could move it.
 Made some air fryer cheese scones using up some end bits of cheese, came out fine. 

@Davina
Dear Davina:I recall that a few years ago you had a job-related injury to your arm, wrist, hand...
... I also remember you posting that there was difficulty with the lengthy healing process. 
 
Are your recent reported difficulties with your left hand related to those previous work injuries?
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     Awe....  mmm, mmm, good...... Cheese Scones

Thank  you for posting and sharing...
Please be careful and take care of yourself.
HUGS,
Danielle

Quote from: davina61 on July 08, 2024, 11:58:43 AMWell my get up and gone won, good job as something went out of whack in my left hand. Left thumb has been playing up the last few weeks, think I damaged the joint at the wrist. Well the (I think) tendons went tight and had to massage my hand for a bit before I could move it.
 Made some air fryer cheese scones using up some end bits of cheese, came out fine. 

No that was my right wrist and that's okay if I look after it, just old age catching up with me!!!

Not feeling the urge today, TBH stuck for doing stuff to the Austin at the moment. Made Moong dal for lunch with a home made chapati. Healthy and tasty, that Railway curry I made is excellent with melt in the mouth lamb coated in a tasty sauce. Even the coconut veg tasted okay when I dished it out with a slotted spoon.
 Dull and cloudy again with yet more rain on the way, bring on summer!

Need to get my backside in gear, staying in the flat is no good. Come up with a plan to make a light stand from the "bomb proof" lamp I have, will make a great uplighter .Something I can do in my workshop tomorrow.
 Had some lamb left over so cooked a Rogan Josh.

I know when not to fight the universe, things got in the way this morning so stayed home. There will be a very good reason why so got my finger out (as we used to say at work) and made a dry veg curry to use up the odds of veg from the fridge. Made a pizza from my air fryer book with enough dough left to make soft bread rolls, made the tomato sauce base from some left over tin toms from yesterdays curry. Some puree and Oregano added to it after it was hit with the stick blender, tastes like the "real" thing! No cheese but put some chunks of Rogan Josh  on it and made a nice lunch. Had to put it in a dry frying pan to get the base cooked.

Thursday food shop again, how's that happen so soon? Not sure about that air fryer "soft bread rolls" recipe as they came out more like scones, nice with jam (jelly) and butter.
 Had to rip my last patches of after 12hrs as skin was very sore and red, had that happen one or two times before but usually fine. Like an allergic reaction?
 Blue sky again, not sure how long it will last but it is warming up into the 20s.

Davina your cooking stories are never boring.  I love you adapt to what's on hand.  It seems so creative and appetizing.