Eternal Refuge

This set of icons is made for Round 33 at gen10in30 which has a theme of Food

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As ever, all are snaggable, but credit would be appreciated. All the photographs are ones that I took and the other credits are available over at my icon journal - d4s_icons

... Although this week the washing is up on my indoor airer. I am lucky with a 3 story house so have an airer to hang over the stairwell which means they dry fairly quickly, and still smell fresh (& no electric for a tumble drier).

I realised over the weekend that I forgot an addition to my daily meme question about the history/age of our names. Deborah was early early history, my surname early 17th century ... but the nickname was the early 1990's ... Debris is such an appropriate name for me, especially seeing as the question was on Friday when I had bumps and bruises everywhere!

Weekend shifts went well. In fact I am so thankful that I wasn't on duty on the reverse shifts as Mel who did the other 2 shifts had a couple of heart-attack patients arrive at the entrance rather than A&E ... and sadly one was a baby, who even sadder passed away. We all "talk" about the possibilities, but I don't suppose you can ever come to terms with it. Well maybe it shows we are still human if we find it hard to come to terms with such events.

Now I have a couple of days off. I had aimed to go to see Auntie Joyce to see if she had made any decisions, but seeing as the knee and wrists still ache I had cancelled the trip. On the bad side that means I have no excuse not to clean out that large kitchen cupboard.

Still I am sure I can think of some great excuses! After all I do want to have a walk, and am running low on milk so need to get that anyway. Since my trip to Turkey I do like black tea ... but drink it weak that way, and much prefer strong "builder's" tea with milk.

So ... let's get on ...



6 – Start of the British Pie Week! What is your favourite savoury pie? How about your favourite sweet pie? Is a pasty lid on top of a casserole really a pie?
Mum used to make the most amazing chicken pie. I used to watch her do it at least every other week, and can't remember what she did. And, guess whta, I never got her to write down what she added.
She also made a raspberry pie (as well as apple) to die for ... Dad's favourite.
Most of her fruit pies had a "empty" bottom, but still had pastry sides and top ... her chicken one had a top & bottom.
Now having typed that it makes me wish for a slice of both those pies again.


Right now I am hungry! I shall get myself a cup of tea before I do anything else. I am trying to be a good girl this week, as over the weekend I end up having quite a few biscuits, so I am sure the calories were a bit high!

So, will catch up with you soon x

I will admit with working a few extra hours this week I haven't done the walks that I had been getting used to.  Saturday morning is one that I usually walk to a supermarket a couple of miles away, but its wind & rain this morning.  I am going to be a wimp about the rain, but really even if it was dry it is windy and my asthma has been worse this last week, so I do have the perfect "excuse" to stay in ... do some more icons, etc

Another thing I want to work on is a blanket/throw I am crocheting for a friend ... it's a vey simple large (& growing larger) granny square.  However now I have been invited to the baby shower I have a deadline to work to!

In a moment while cooking dinner I shall do some baking so am trying to make a few positives things happen today!

I hope that everyone in the storm path kept safe ... I have a friend with half their roof missing and another friend who has a barn missing, so my collapsing fence is pretty OK.

Before I head off to do these -


19. Would you rather have all your meals prepared for you, but not have any say in the menu (outside of certain dietary restrictions e.g. allergies), or sleep eight hours every night, but not get to choose your bedtime?
It will have to be meals, as I often sllep more than the 8 hours.

20. What makes you roll your eyes every time you hear/see it?
Patients who say they are unable to drink water (and that happens at least once a week)


Hope you all have a good weekend - see you on Monday x


PS -- Sorry for those who follow my icon journal d4s_icons as I have just spammed you

Well I suppose I will find out tomorrow.

I had this morning off which meant I could get an emergency appointment as I had been feeling that my glasses weren't fitting properly (a pain (literally), especially as I have vari-focals).  I wondered if wearing the over-glasses I have to for clinic had caused the problem.  However after 1/2 hour of checks - everything was OK.  However as my notes are marked that I need annual, or less, check-ups they want to see me again tomorrow.  So I am hoping it is just my eyes in general needing a new prescription, even though I was only there 9 months ago.  However the bad news would be that of more loss of sight in my damaged eye ... so, tomorrow afternoon I have an emergency appt.

The good news for both is that it's about 4 miles walk there & back ... so I can certainly have a biscuit, or two, later!

And, of course -


13. What brand are you most loyal to?

Cadbury chocolate
Kellogs cornflakes
... and due to allergy I have Stork block margerine

5 Do you tend to be more optimistic or pessimistic?
Optimistic.


6 How important is the decor of a restaurant to you?
I actually don't like eating out!
However if I do, I like "sensible" tables & chairs. One place that I have met my brother & sister-in-law at,that they love, has tiny tables, and soft chairs ... sorry, but weird!

7 What kind of butter/margarine/butter-like spread do you favour?

At last a simple answer.

I only use one type, for everything .... Stork block margarine. For the non-Brit, it is a margarine that is normally only bought to use in making pastry, in combination with lard, But that is the only one my body tolerates ... and I truly love the flavour!

2. Kitchen: favourite comfort food?

Well, tonight being a Saturday I shall be eating Chicken & Chips (fries) ... still in the paper!  That is a great favourite.

I also love tomatoes, grapes (especially red ones), Cadbury milk chocolate, doughnuts, and roast chicken crisps (chips)

... Oh boy, now I am hungry!

If you could do today over, would you change anything?

Yes, I would remember to take my fruit into work with the rest of my lunch! I forgot to put them in my bag!



The list of 365 questions can be found here

If you could live off one food and one beverage for the rest of your days, what would they be?

FOOD

I think it would be roast chicken (preferably leg), chips (fries) or roast potatoes and  garden peas.

However I adore raw tomatoes, and in fact when I was 19 and very ill with measles I actually did live on them for a week - it was the only food I ate.

Fruit would definately be pineapple.

DRINK

Hard - I love cold tap water, but some places don't taste as nice as others, so maybe I had better say squash.  There is one I love, which is actually a cheepo brand, but I find it better than most.

However how can I lose a cup of strong tea?  ... so can I cheat and have both, please.

Wow, where do the days go?    I have had a yukky few days, so I suppose that explains that!

Anyway, long walk to and from work this morning as it was on the "other" site ... but the other nurse there had made us all a piece of orange cheesecake to have with coffee ... what's not happy-making about cheesecake?