Every Wednesday has
been designated “Avie day”. It is a day when,with luck I can do a
few things just for myself. Usually it works well and I have time to
do a little drawing or writing,style my hair properly instead of just
blowing it to blazes with the drier on max!!!!
At other times I find I
end up working harder than on a normal day,tough but there it is!
Today I decided to
carve the pumpkin masks for Halloween, one hell of a job considering
the size of the blessed things. Armed with knives,scoops and bowls I
began what was to be a mammoth task,and producing enough pumpkin
chunks to make pumpkin pie for the whole village.
I agonised about what
form the carving should take,having seen some amazing carvings of
castles,wolves,owls and spiders,in the end I decided on a traditional
Jack-o-Lantern,and as I surveyed the finished mask I was pleased with
my decision.
The job took much
longer than usual,I had not taken into account the worsening if the
arthritis in y wrist and thumbs,even so the prize winning pumpkin was
duly carve in a style to befit it' status,
I shall,of course try
to carve the other but since tomorrow I must bake and ice Halloween
cup cakes and ice the cookie made on Monday there may not be time.
Tonight we had fish
pie,pastry topped not potato. I served this with chunks of roast
pumpkin and sweet potato,the boys were very complimentary about the
meal, I have not yet told them of the mountain of pumpkin chunks
awaiting my culinary imagination....it will be a nice surprise for
them....I expect!
My special day gave me
time to wash my hair and dry it carefully,and to apply some make up,a
thing I seldom do these days. In my youth I would have rather cut off
my head than be seen out and about with a bare face,now I go out
unadorned and I don't give a damn.
Growing older has it's
compensations I find.
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