Falling out with down-sizing

I've spent the last few days sorting out my boxes of stored memories, papers, mementoes and bits and pieces and frankly, I've had enough!

But I guess it had to be done, you know what I mean?

Of course, now I have the much more daunting task of collating all my stored details into a format for producing a readable account of our family life, which is why, over the years, I've saved and collected all those scraps of paper, old calendars and diaries........and NOW I can't wait to begin recreating our family life, and putting it all together in a readable and accessible package.  Watch this space for further news!

Well, that was last night, after a long day and I was tired, it was late, and I couldn't think of anything else to write about!

However, today is a fresh bright start and the world is wearing its sunny face; but yesterday is still with me, for being busy, I didn't go shopping and thus ran out of milk for this morning's breakfast, which is one of my favourite meals.

I also bought bread for my dear SO, who'd asked for a multi-grain loaf,  and searching for this product, I began reading the labelling, realising there was no mention of any  included salt in the recipe.  Now I know from my cooking days that bread has some salt in it, but not too much, for salt kills yeast.  And, talking to my honorary daughter yesterday, learnt from her that salt has become an issue with bread, in as much as it seems people are now getting too much salt into their diets from eating bread, perhaps for breakfast and for lunch time sandwiches.

Well, I think some research into this issue is needed and I'll get back to you on this.  Of course, there's another issue to look into as well,  and one of labelling, for I'm wondering why this fresh bread brought home this morning was not comprehensively labelled?


One aspect of down-sizing not understood when we purchased our new home was the absence of stairs, which of course, a ground-floor flat does not need.  As I'm sure we all understand, stairs provide a very useful exercise tool, as well as getting us about, and nowadays, we're always being encouraged to incorporate exercise into our daily routines, as a matter of course.  So when out shopping or walking Alice, I'm always looking out for stairs and steps to utilise and luckily for me, we have a fairly steep flight of stairs down to a Supermarket quite close to where we live.

And shopping for breakfast this morning I had occasion to use these stairs, not once but twice, which was terrific - double exercise exposure in one go!

Lucky me!

And we have friends coming to supper tonight, which will be fun, and Alice to walk and a book to be given to a friend from our book club, and He's just ordered us a new printer - brilliant.  Happy printing ahead for me for my Christmas holiday snaps of family and friends.

Bother, the housework's pressing!

toodle oo

Daisy