Brrr, but it's cold in the mornings, now! Well below 10 Celsius during the night! So, no, I didn't get the bread started at six.
I was able to access FaceBook for the first time since Monday! So I spent some time catching up - with Mini curled up on my lap!
I got up, had a smoke, made myself a fresh cup of coffee ... and here we are: Mini back on my lap. And she growls if I try to pick her up or move her. It's just gone past eight ...
I hear mowing noised next door, which means the worker is here today. My neighbour said he would first quickly mow next door, then come to me. I've turned on the geyser, so I can wash dishes again today. Now I had better get started in the kitchen ... load shedding from ten to noon and again from six to eight tonight. Sigh ...
Right, the worker introduced himself, and I showed him the rose bushes, so they don't get mowed down again. He's just finishing next door, then he'll come here. In the meantime, I've sealed the mushroom bags, and packed the left over rice into a bag in the freezer.
I plan on packing away some of the goulash, with sauce, to freeze - before I add flour to thicken the gravy. I also don't want any potatoes in those frozen bags. At the same time, I want to take the potatoes out of the freezer - from now on, only freeze mashed or Rösti'd potatoes.
I've taken every last pack of potatoes out of the freezer. I was going to defrost them, while I think about what to do with them - then packed them all into the pressure cooker, set to 1 minute on high ... I still don't know what I'm going to do with them.
Okay, so during load shedding, I squished the potatoes through the Rösti maker, I'll make Rösti with them. I mashed some with butter - and they're still grainy. It felt like some very fine sand mixed with them, so: no freezing potatoes!
The worker mowed the whole front lawn - he did a good job! Then cleaned a few beds and asked to leave, as he has something to do. He says he'll come back next weekend to finish. He couldn't get to the back, because the new neighbour's dogs were in that section! All three of them!
I sent a photo to the group, addressed to the new neighbour - he fixed it with an hour!
In the meantime, I chopped the bell pepper and carrots, so when the power came on, I sautéed everything and put it in the pot. I still have to start the bread ... and wash the dishes. Again.
Okay, so first I got the bread going, then I washed the dishes, then I made a Rösti - or rather, tried to make; it fell apart again. Not a problem, I added a ladle of the goulash on top, with a dollop or two of sour cream! Very yummy!
Just past four, I've packed four bags with goulash - they're in the freezer. Washed the pressure cooker, cleaned the litter boxes, refilled the kibble boxes ... It has not been a fun day. And tomorrow? Load shedding from six to ten tomorrow evening!
I've watered the pots on the veranda, my tomatoes and my beans, now I want to quickly shower, before lights out ... and then I'll have to walk all over the garden again to catch Sybil! She still doesn't understand about coming in every evening. She's very glad to be carried in, when I catch her - but she doesn't yet come when it's time. I usually get her first, then shut her into the bedrooms, while I sit outside with my mippies.
Well, bread is almost done, it's almost half past five ... tick tock, tick tock ... rush to beat load shedding! Sigh ...
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