Tier 4 has gotten me into some awful ways .
My day off and after walking the girls at 8am, it was back to bed until midday.
Not good and a very bad habit to get into.
I’ve chided myself for it this afternoon and had a brisk and very cold walk on the beach in way of penance.
When I returned home I roasted a lamb shank and made Yorkshire puddings from scratch.
When they were cooked crisp, I shredded the lamb and filled them and added proper gravy made luxurious with cranberry jelly.
I ate my lunch watching How The West Was Won
Mary won the lottery and had the bones all to herself
I washed my uniforms for the week
and read several chapters of The lost Language Of Cranes before falling asleep in my armchair.
Sounds perfect to me ! I wouldn’t scold yourself ... in these difficult times we are allowed some bad habits !!! XXXX
ReplyDeleteWhat’s yours?
DeleteWine ..... chocolate.... couch potato .... take your pick 🤣😂🤣 XXXX
DeleteYou mad cow x
DeleteJohn, I thought dogs weren't allowed cooked bones. Is it just chicken bones that are dangerous?
ReplyDeleteIt's just chicken bones that splinter terribly and can get stuck.. Our dogs love the bones off lamb shanks and as only Alan eats them they have to take it in turns :-)
DeleteYes big bones are safe for dogs
DeleteI was told by my vet that ANY bones [or antlers, they were a fad] can crack dogs' teeth, esp small dogs and not to give them. Ever.
DeleteNo x
DeleteI stayed in bed until 10.00. I also made Yorkshire puddings from scratch on Friday night, first time for ages and boy were they good. In fact they were so good I made some more the next day and had the same meal again. xxx
ReplyDeleteI have more batter in the fridge ....
DeleteDon't worry about going back to bed. I usually go to bed in the afternoon for sometimes half-an-hour (b..... pain) or sometimes an hour or two (b..... Fatigue). Since covid my husband has started going to bed during the day too, but not for as long. With him it's boredom.
ReplyDeleteI know boredom ....too not good
DeleteLast spring there were quite a few days when the only thing that got me through was promising myself I could go back to bed after walking my dog. And A few snowy frigid days [spring is very cold here] I did just that. Took my book and Baby Mo the Pug and whiled away another hopeless, lonely day. Better than sewing masks endlessly.
ReplyDeletePS Your Yorkshire Puddings look so delish!
DeleteThere bloody were
DeleteSounds like a perfect day off. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteYes, I guess it was, if not a little lonely
DeleteIt sounds like a good day to me. And I will admit (despite being lucky enough to be largely free of covid restrictions) to have been returning to bed quite often at the moment. I feel very little guilt about it. Sometimes the body knows better than me what it needs. Often it knows better.
ReplyDeleteMe too Sue, at least back onto bed, if not into it, very often these days. I think this is a rather common emerging behaviour these days. Sometimes just doing what we feel like and abandoning any silly feelings of guilt is the best idea.
DeleteYes, I read this week that humans used to hibernate
DeleteI read that speculation too John, although as usual with these things the evidence was very indirect and the inference questionable - basically just very low vitamin D levels in the remains, if I recall; but maybe that's just because they were awake and asleep as usual but too sensible to venture out of their caves when they had a plentiful supply of frozen meat stored up and each other to procreate with all winter long.
DeleteLike squirrels ?
DeleteRe "...in way of penance" I must say a walk on the beach sounds a rather poor effort. How about flaggelating your bare back with hawthorn branches for half an hour then lying to expose your wounds to the snow? They used to do penance properly in the olden days you know. (Or maybe, even better, buy two prime scotch eggs, sit looking at them uneaten for a few hours then toss them in the bin (with retrieving from the bin later most certainly not allowed).
ReplyDeletePerhaps I should beat my bottom with a woman’s weekly
DeleteOr bend you over backwards on your hostess trolley 🤣 XXXX
DeleteOhhhhhh
DeleteIt sounds like a lovely day. We braved the beach at West Shore with the dogs, but it was freezing cold and we only lasted an hour.
ReplyDeleteMe too , with wind chill , well below zero
DeleteGeez ... nap time for me happens on the couch! LOL My bed is made, so no climbing back in there! Had breakfast and ended up having to take a morning nap!
ReplyDeleteThe hours you work makes any naptime you can grab reasonable! Snooze on!
I’m beginning to feel less guilty x
DeleteSo it's Sunday today, thanks I had no idea
ReplyDeleteI had to think twice
Deleteyour yorkshire puddings are impressive xx
ReplyDeleteThe first batch. Weren’t
DeleteI love lamb shanks.
ReplyDeleteXx
DeleteI get nagged out of bed by a neurotic cat! but have never eaten a lamb shank
ReplyDeleteAldi sell them bloody lovely
Deletetravel penguin made yorkshire puddings this weekend also. haven't had one of those in ages.
ReplyDeleteIt must be a middle aged homo thing
DeleteWe’ve had a very similar day....times are strange indeed x
ReplyDeleteStrange indeed
DeleteMmmmm, Yorkshire pudding . . . I haven't had that for a long time.
ReplyDeleteMake some , dead easy
DeleteBut make sure the oven. Is piping hot
A little harmless indulging is good for the soul. If you don't cherish yourself, who will!? You work hard and deserve to enjoy your time off.
ReplyDeleteI would pay for someone to pamper me lol
DeleteSleep, as you know, is imperative for good health. Your body needs it so let your brain be okay with it.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful meal!
I slept again this evening too
DeleteWas it moist John?x
ReplyDeleteDripping
DeleteAs soon as I get up, which is usually late, I make my bed. No climbing back. I make sure I am 8 hrs. of sleep so sometimes I don't wake until 10 a.m. if I stay up late. I use to be fairly active so I do get bored, I walk or do exercise to relieve the boredom but not to lose weight haha. I was too skinny in the early years and couldn't fit into clothes well so I relish the fat on my bones now. People say I look better with a little weight on me (maybe they are being polite). I eat, watch TV with a walk mid-day, sporadic exercise throughout the day :-)
ReplyDeleteA good lesson from the master Jedi Rita x
DeleteI am so wanting a bite or two of that dinner, yum!
ReplyDeleteIt was nice
DeleteThis past year has made me lazy. I'm going to try and accomplish more this year. Maybe. Your meal sounds lovely!
ReplyDeleteLet’s chivvy each other along x
Deletethat is one of my favorite meals.
ReplyDeleteGravy and Yorkshire’s bloody lovely
DeleteWe had Yorkshire pudding made with the roast beef drippings for Christmas ever. One of my favorites. January is the time to do just what your doing...lounging eating and relaxing. I haven't minded our restrictions in the slightest.
ReplyDeleteA voice of sanity
DeleteIt's winter, it's cold outside - don't beat yourself up John. Doesn't sound like too bad a Sunday and you managed a a bit of exercise on the beach (however brief!).
ReplyDeleteThanks P
DeleteI will take that from you x
Yes, lockdown, especially when no family and alone can lead to really sad times. The last 2 nights I’ve slept nearly 12 hours.....when my usual is 5-6..... just felt no reason to get up. Hopefully this will really turn the corner in the next few months.....not sure I can take many more months and maintain my sanity. Try and keep in touch with friends but most just want to text....I need to talk and hear voices......
ReplyDeleteHappy holidays are over. They are a major stressor themselves . I’m ready to move on.
Tits up!
Tits out!!!!!
DeleteIt’s tits out!!
Productive day ... and hey, we're all supposed to get plenty of sleep!
ReplyDeleteI’m feeling more boing than usual
DeleteSounds like you did what your body was telling you to do. No harm in that. There are worse vices than eating and sleeping. xx
ReplyDeleteMy body is constantly telling me to sleep x
DeleteFor my 2 cents worth and as a retired registered nurse, when you go back and forth between night and day shifts, your body clock take the beating and there's no sense in you beating yourself up, too. Just nap prn and set an alarm clock so you don't sleep through a work shift! You nap because you need the sleep. Listen to your body.
ReplyDeleteHugs!
Cheers babs
DeleteNever had made Lamb Shank now must try. Love Yorkshire Pudding but haven't made any in a long time. Now I must try this,
ReplyDeletecheers
Please do it’s bloody lovely
DeleteSound like good habits to me...plenty of rest and proper home-cooked food. Just what you would tell a patient if you were discharging them from hospital!
ReplyDeleteI’m not I’ll lol
DeleteI’m not Ill
DeleteYou made Yorkshire puddings from scratch?! How impressed am I! I loved them when in the UK and couldn't believe it when I saw some frozen ones here in my local supermarket here in Australia. They were delicious a huge hit for my 86 year old mum...I think she could have eaten ten with the roast dinner I cooked .
ReplyDeleteRose , they are not hard to make
DeleteThe secret is to have incredibly hot ( and copious) fat
They are the easiest thing in the world. As John says, get the fat hot, smoking hot first, and a hot oven.
DeleteRecipes please, John and Rachel! TA :)
DeleteHugs!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/yorkshire_pudding_69240
DeleteI have never had Yorkshire puddings (I will have to google what they are). It all looks delicious, tho. You needed to sleep, so you slept. Well done!
ReplyDeleteA proper YORKSHIRE pudding is eaten as a meal in itself or as a hearty starter , make a big one and fill it with cooked veg and lashings of beef gravy
DeleteSounds like a perfect day to me John - and that meal looks delicious too.
ReplyDeleteXx
DeletePull out a chair. The dogs and me will be round next Sunday for dinner!
ReplyDeleteWhen I was little we always had Yorkshire pudding before the main course, to take the edge off the appetite, and always with Blackberry vinegar. I still make BlackBerry vinegar. And Blackberry vodka. And gin.
Please do my personal wish is to make a meal for 10loved ones x
DeleteIf we are freed from lockdown by June, I will be at the Gladstone Library for a weekend....within Yorkshire pudding hurling distance! How tempting is that?
DeleteYou have got me going now, with the batter mix, going to make pancakes tomorrow (same ingredients, different method) To add something to this sleeping in the day thing, well we don't have enough to do now, with all these restrictions. I've taken to a little lie down at 2.p.m.with the radio 4 play, then 3.p.m.turn over to radio 4 extra with another radio play. Might fall asleep between listening, feeling giddy at me own hedonistic lifestyle!?!
ReplyDeleteStay well, stay sane!
Tess xx
That's a super looking lunch!
ReplyDeleteSleeping in seems to be common practice. It's Winter, plus Covid and most everybody I know enjoys more sleep. Given our circumstances, we all deserve a free pass. Your YP looks delicious.
ReplyDeleteI saw How the West Was Won in the theater. Dating myself, I guess.
ReplyDeleteIf your body needs sleep, you should sleep! Sounds like a pretty perfect day, to me!
ReplyDeleteDebbie
I am sleeping quite well these days... I think our body tells us what is needed... not to excess, of course. Depression sets in too easy that way... but a proper rest and a proper gravy... kudos.
ReplyDeleteIt's summer here and I have still been having a few little naps during the strange Christmas/ New year period.
ReplyDeleteI haven't had a lamb shank in ages, looks fabulous!
I watched Goodbye Mr Chips for the hundredth time. I never tire of it.
ReplyDeleteMe too! Sentimental, but lovely with it.
DeleteSometimes ... sometimes... we need to allow ourselves to go back to bed. Other times, a brisk walk on the beach and Yorkshire pudding are a much better solution.
ReplyDeleteSomeday we will hold a blogger festival, and you can cook. I made Yorkshires twice over the holidays, I had never made them before. I also slept 10 hours one night recently, so long someone came to check that I was still alive in the morning.
ReplyDeleteIt's winter -- and in a lockdown to boot. We're all hibernating.
ReplyDeleteCracking Yorkshires!
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