Word of the Week is Mish Mash

This week wasn’t a confused mess; it was more of a hodgepodge of little things. Some weeks are like that, where nothing really significant happens (none that we want to report anyway). So this week the days just rolled on by and we got on with what we had to, and included some things or activities that we wanted to.

Sunday afternoon, we decided that we hadn’t been out together in a long time, so we made a little visit to TK Max and Home Bargains (or was it B & M?). We weren’t looking for anything in particular except marble-look contact paper for a cousin and also a pink Stanley cup (not the really expensive one, of course. The two rolls of contact vinyl came to about £15, and the cup for a younger cousin was £10. We all came back home having feasted our eyes for a bit. It was raining heavily and on the way back we stopped and got apple pies and McFlurries from the big yellow M.

After the rain eased, we went outside and reaped our two ‘big’ pumpkins with whatever else was ready, like tomatoes and cucumbers. The flower beds and pots still look amazing and it’s strange to think that in a few weeks we wont even want to go out back due to how cold and ‘ugly’ it will be.

We won’t cut them open for another week or two and we hope by then they’ll be ready to be added to some rich soup. We could have waited a little longer to reap them, but with it getting so wet and cold, we didn’t want to risk it.

It’s been a mish-mash kind of food on the menu this week too. We have lots of stuff in the fridge and freezer to use up. One day I had a delicious egg and chicken fried rice with lots of extra veggies added in. The chicken had been seasoned and skewered, ready for the BBQ, but I doubt we will be having any more BBQ until next year. The fried rice was beautiful.

Another day, I was planning to do a stir-fry with lots of veggies from the fridge and freezer. I eventually added salted cod, noodles and enough water to make some sort of chunky soup. That too, was different but good, really tasty.

I know it might not look appetizing but it was nourishing and filling with asparagus, red cabbage, red onions, garlic, peppers and zucchini.

The weather was also giving me a mish-mash vibe because Thursday was quite warm for us here in the Midlands. I was pleasantly surprised when I went outside to take in the bin. It has mostly been cold and wet though. I made a brisk walk up to Aldi to get a few fruits and that was a pleasant walk too. I was sweating when I returned home.

Sharing one more of my mish mask meals this week… for some reason my photo won’t upload, but I made a wrap out of a handful of soaked lentils blended with an egg and some salt. Then it was filled with sardines in tomato sauce, lettuce, and pak choi from the conservatory, as well as some chopped red onions. It was so filling, I was actually surprised.

Edited to add: I finally got the photo uploaded.

My thoughts this week have also included a mishmash of questions I wish were easy to answer: Should I go back home? Does it make sense to take my pension now? Do I sell my investment property now or hold on a bit longer? So many thoughts and I hope I’m not alone.

Hoping you have all had a fantastic week. Even though mine was a mish-mash, I still count it as a massive blessing. Sharing with Anne, who blogs at Raisie Bay, is one of the things I look forward to each week.