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Gray Days, Gray Yarn, Gray Shawl

Posted by Ryllandra on September 12, 2019June 27, 2020 in Escapades with Crochet, Getting Through the Day, Sadness - Depression

One of the most impressive aspects of crochet is the way it can be used to focus the mind on a singular task, and thus, to push aside those all too constant unwanted thoughts. Sometimes what’s needed is a complicated,…

Crocheting the Blues Away

Posted by Ryllandra on August 27, 2019January 5, 2020 in Escapades with Crochet, Getting Through the Day, Moving Forward, Sadness - Depression

The effort it takes to do some of those things you know you should, but just don’t have the where-with-all to do at any given moment, deserves recognition and reward, at least in my world it does! Dentistry is probably…

Pie … Biscuits … and Some Thoughts

Posted by Ryllandra on August 25, 2019August 28, 2019 in Experiments, Getting Through the Day, Moving Forward

There’s nothing quite like watching The Great Bake Off shows to inspire me to reach for the butter, sugar, eggs, flour and milk. It’s not just the recipes that are inspiring, it’s the wonderful camaraderie of the contestants. The Great…

Migraine, Migraine, go away …

Posted by Ryllandra on August 19, 2019August 19, 2019 in Getting Through the Day, Moving Forward, Sadness - Depression

and don’t come again another day! Since that visit to the dentist back in June I’ve had a near continuous migraine, only the level of it varies. My latest meds hide some of the pain behind a wall, which is…

Strawberry Jam

Posted by Ryllandra on August 3, 2019August 4, 2019 in Getting Through the Day, Recipes

Today I made an amazing homemade Strawberry Jam! It’s something to feel really good about and that sense of achievement won’t just fade away as today passes into tomorrow and the next day. The sense of accomplishment will be there…

Milky Madness: Dish 3

Posted by Ryllandra on August 2, 2019August 4, 2019 in Getting Through the Day, Recipes

Milky Madness: Dish 1 and Dish 2 precede this story and have details I have not repeated here. With the Milky Mushrooms and Impossible Quiche completed, I moved on to the next dish planned. A true bastardisation of a couple…

Milky Madness: Dish 2

Posted by Ryllandra on August 2, 2019August 4, 2019 in Getting Through the Day, Recipes

Milky Madness: Dish 1 precedes this story with details I haven’t repeated here. After finishing the Milky Mushrooms it was time to start on the next in line. I had it in mind to make an Impossible Pie with the…

Milky Madness: Dish 1

Posted by Ryllandra on August 2, 2019August 4, 2019 in Getting Through the Day, Recipes

An overabundance of milk, due to a misunderstanding on a delivery order last week, lead to something of a marathon cooking day for me on Friday. Given the previous day had been one of those awful days where we bundle…

Relishing Life with my Homemade Pickles!

Posted by Ryllandra on July 27, 2019July 31, 2019 in Downloadable PDF, Publications, Recipes

Sometimes, things go as planned! Yesterday I finally managed to have ingredients, inclination, motivation, enough pain control and the time to finish the task all coinciding. The planning really began earlier when shopping, I have been wanting Cauliflower Pickles you…

Sushi at Home

Posted by Ryllandra on July 20, 2019December 25, 2019 in Downloadable PDF, Publications, Recipes

One of my life’s only pleasures these days is good, tasty, made-from-scratch food. There’s not much commercially pre-prepared stuff that I can eat without it making me ill in some way, which is so very frustrating. Every shopping day involves…

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