Ten things for which I give thanks this week…
1 – Like Marilyn, I am grateful that it is Tulip Time! Last year, realising that we didn’t have many tulips, I planted several varieties which have now come up…
2 – Of course, we had to bring back “Tulips from Amsterdam” – they were already growing in a pot inside a packet and were a little cramped by the time we got home but they have greened up and are growing rapidly – not sure which is which but there is a fringed, a parrot and a black tulip,,,
3 – Although I have yielded the allotment to Beverley (it was her idea to take it on some years ago) as she is ready to put more into it and my hip protests too much on the soft paths we put in – however. we are still welcome to pick the rhubarb – there are two varieties here – the thin ones have made jam using my mother’s tip. Cut the stems into very small pieces and instead of cooking straight away, weigh the equal amount of sugar and pour over the rhubarb and cover overnight – in the morning, the juice has been extracted and the fruit pieces are compressed so they hold together instead of dissolving when you boil the jam…
4 – My grandson and his girlfriend returned from India and are living at home with Bev and Don for a while. Izzie, a doctor, had been away for some months with a side trip to China and Dillon had joined her in India for the last two weeks…
5 – The A to Z 2026 Challenge is well on now – we are up to “Q”, posted, and I have just 5 left to write… If you want to see what it’s all about – https://how-would-you-know.com/a-to-z-challenge-2026-q-is-for-qualamkari-plus-gold-and-silver-threads/ or for the whole kit and caboodle – https://how-would-you-know.com/a-to-z-2026/
6 – I am glad to live in an area so full of history. Some years ago, I came across this colour thread sampler from Dewhurst’s which I would have snapped up even if the Belle Vue Mill wasn’t just up the road in Skipton. Of course, it had to feature in my A to Z under A to Z Challenge 2026 – Military and “M” Fabrics plus a few Mills
7 – Thankful for this community and for all my friends online around the world…
8 – Thankful that one authoritarian has fallen to the will of the people of Hungary – just waiting for Israel and America to come to their senses and vote out their disastrous leaders…
9 – Fearful that the effects of the war against Iran have not peaked by any means but thankful that we are not to badly placed (I hope) to weather the storm compared to some both here and around the world…
10 – Grateful to have thought of ten Things of Thankful…
Have a great week y’all!