Here is Mum. Taken today at Mt. Eliza Village. She was a sweetie today. No throwing shoes at staff when they tried to make her wear something she didn't want to put on. I took her out for a walk. She was quite steady on her feet, and reasonably lucid, once she clarified who I was. She told me today that her parents had been good to her, on the whole. She particularly loved her father, she said. I know that is true- he was good fun and not bossy. Other memories were hazy though- like the fact that I was born in an ambulance (true). She asked what was wrong with me that they knew to get an ambulance even before I arrived. I asked her about that time but she didn't remember Dad, or those years in Scotland. She talks a lot about Rod, and how good he is to her.
We planned to buy an ice-cream, but the store was closed, and she was quite dismayed. Apparently that particular milkbar also sells good chocolate, which she asked for several times, but it was still closed when we were walking back. I took a couple of photos, and suggested I put them on an Internet dating site, but she thought that was silly, 'cos she's only got a single bed now. (I don't think I'd cope with another wedding just now...).
Here are the breadsticks, which are made with wild yeast starter, the dough being kneaded in the kitchenaid, to give a decent texture. A bit of experimenting seems to indicate that a tray of water on the bottom shelf of the oven gives a crunchy crust, but it is easy to overcook the sticks, and then they become too hard.
And while the creative streak continued I made sweet potato chips, some with sumac sprinkled over them. This was taken before cooking. They curl up a bit and go a beautiful orangey colour when ready. Yum!
We have taken the plunge. We have installed 16 solar panels to supply enough electricity for our home. It will take 3 years to break even if projections are reasonably accurate. Electricity has become too expensive to ignore such options... So our roofline has changed. I don't love it- but the savings will be welcome. Hopefully the price we can sell our excess back to the grid will increase in time.
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