Thursday, 26 January 2023

A Day in Winter

 Wordle . Online word game. Sometimes I've been known to get it in 2. Today the first three lines got me 1 letter. There weren't many left for the 4th attempt so I got it. Beefy. Words like that annoy me. The other day is was 'matey'. I mean, is that legit? Ahoy there matey, find a better word for goodness sake. 

Thunder is rumbling around this morning. It's blowing an icy gale and heavy rain is forecast.

A day for K to ....


Make a few loaves of bread
Under my orders 😂

One loaf has already been sent off to elderly neighbour Vaso and her son.
Son is making fassolatha (traditional bean soup) so she can dunk the bread and soften it. Don't think Vaso has too many teeth left


K prepared a pot of fish soup with a whole red hot pepper


He lit the fire
At 10am
Having brought inside a load of wood 


Enjoying a second morning coffee along with a medicinal stiff raki to warm him body and soul

What a pity I couldn't help him. I'm not allowed to lift weights (firewood for a start), put any pressure on my eye (kneading bread), bend down or skip, jump or hop. As if...
I'm not allowed to go outside when it's blowing Saharan dust (most days, though the rain today must have cleared all that) or wash my hair in case I get water in my eye.

I washed my hair after 9 days with the help of my long suffering husband.
9 bloody days!  Boy was I relieved to have a clean, non itchy scalp. 


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21 comments:

  1. Angela26 January 2023 at 02:00

    I love fasolatha with lots of crusty bread. I’m glad your listening and being a good girl. Freshly washed hair is a lovely feeling

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    1. local alien26 January 2023 at 02:03

      I've got an ogre breathing fire at me if I dare to put a foot out of place. I've barely ventured outside the door for the last ten days. Enough!

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  2. northsider 26 January 2023 at 02:06

    I would still swap your Poros paradise for mine in Hibernia LA.

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    1. local alien26 January 2023 at 03:41

      Noooo, your Hibernia is beautiful and so green and fertile!

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  3. Tigger's Mum26 January 2023 at 02:30

    Fresh bread and fasolatha - and somewhat less rain and freezingness - we could get on with a winter like that. Not sure about the lack of hairwashing tho - visit a salon maybe?

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    1. local alien26 January 2023 at 03:43

      I was thinking of a salon but it seems strange to not have a haircut as well. I need a cut and colour but my prison guard won't let me do that for another 2 weeks

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  4. Sansthing26 January 2023 at 03:45

    I enjoy my daily Wordle (380 games!), the word which annoyed me most was 'palmy'.

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    1. local alien26 January 2023 at 08:14

      That's another one. What the hell does that even mean. They're really scraping the bottom of the barrel

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  5. JayCee26 January 2023 at 07:30

    Roll on your release date.
    Thanks to your subtle clue, I got today's Wordle in one!!!

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  6. local alien26 January 2023 at 08:13

    Lol that'll look damn good on your stats!! Well done....or good reading 😂😂

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  7. Cro Magnon26 January 2023 at 21:46

    Your wood stove is wonderful. If I should ever install another one somewhere, it would be that type with fire below and oven on top. 100% common sense.

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    1. local alien27 January 2023 at 01:57

      It heats the whole, small , house and is so convenient for cooking, boiling water, heating things up

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  8. Cathy26 January 2023 at 23:24

    Did you get told ‘no driving’….The Golfer carried on about having to feed me, clean up after me and also be a chauffeur! Had to do it all 6 weeks later when I had the other one done

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    1. local alien28 January 2023 at 04:33

      Oddly enough they didn't mention driving. If rather wait till both eyes are done but if necessary I will definitely drive. It means freedom!!!!
      I hope my other op is only 6 weeks away

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  9. Amy27 January 2023 at 11:49

    I don't know if I could handle not washing my hair for 2 days, how frustrating for you but not much you could've done, hope you're on the mend now and that fish soup sounds wonderful.

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    1. local alien28 January 2023 at 04:35

      In summer I wash my hair every day but winter up to four days and I've gotta get the shampoo out. Don't know how I made 9 days

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  10. At Home In New Zealand27 January 2023 at 20:36

    You reminded me of the time when I couldn't wash my hair (after surgery). I went to my local salon and they were quite happy to just wash it for me - but, then, I never had such an obliging husband!
    Stay warm and enjoy your "holiday" while it lasts :)

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    1. local alien28 January 2023 at 04:36

      My salon is across on the mainland, a ferry boat ride. Only ten minutes but too far and too cold in winter. I'm staying beside the fire!!

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  11. Lynda28 January 2023 at 03:07

    I do wordle every day. Yes, some of the words are nuts! 9 days without washing hair? I'd have to come up with a solution after day 3 :)

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    1. local alien28 January 2023 at 04:37

      Actually it wasn't so difficult. I should have tried earlier. I'm being bullied!

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    2. local alien28 January 2023 at 04:39

      Ps Lynda. I've lost your blog. I know you're still writing but I'm no longer notified . That's why I'm not commenting

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