After next week activities in my studio and garden will be restricted to light duties only, that's because I will be recovering from a major operation. Purple Podded Peas will not become a medical drama, it will stay 'on topic' but you may notice a change of style . . .
. . . normal service will resume when I've fully recovered.
Take it easy then, and I hope you are back up to fighting fitness very soon.
ReplyDeleteBTW would you like some seeds of Lancashire Lad - purple podded? Suffers from the slight bitterness when fresh that these purple peas seem to have but is gorgeous when eaten at the flat stage, like a mangetout. Trialling for the Mushy Pea of the Year award quite soon!
Thinking of you over the next few days - hopefully the blog will help you back to full health again. Hope the books are of some use too!
ReplyDeleteGet fit and well really soon, with a short recovery time. I'll be thinking of you, but don't overdo things just because you think you are stronger than you are.
ReplyDeleteGood luck for your op. I will be thinking of you, keep away from the hospital free wi fi or those expensive internet/phone/TV bedside connections - so that you do get your rest!
ReplyDeleteThinking of you Celia. Get plenty of rest and don't over do things!
ReplyDeleteI've harvested my purple peas ready for next year when I'm hoping to have a fully productive vegetable garden!
Good recovering!
ReplyDelete(not exactly a phrase in English, but it works in a couple of other languages and I thought it was most apt here).
best wishes for your op and hope the undergardeners and the studio assistants keep you good company while you're recovering. Take your time to get better - as someone once said to me - you can't rush the flow of a river. Hmm. Wise words, I think.
ReplyDeletePS when you are better I would like to know how you beat the nasty red mites - the girls had them last year and it drove us crazy trying to get rid of them
Sorry to hear your news, and hope all goes well. Looking forward to PPP-Lite when things are better
ReplyDeletexJoanna
Hope all goes well for you and you do get some rest when you get home. Will be thinking of you.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure the gardens will be well-cared- for by the Under Gardeners, maybe with some help from the Studio Assistants.
ReplyDeleteAnd any chap who can pickle walnuts can make invalid broth so there you are - all sorted!
(PS... we have some spare surgical collars if you need them! Geiger and Sporran)
Oh goodness, hope you're ok and on the mend! Rest up.
ReplyDeleteCelia - so horrible to hear that you are hors de combat. Do get well soon. Very best wishes, Lucy X
ReplyDeleteI will look forward to seeing you back on light duties very soon. I do hope you accept the award I have left for you on my blog, when you return to the world of blogdom. x
ReplyDeleteHi Everyone - thank you for all your kind good wishes, which must have filtered through the blogosphere to my hospital bed because I came home at the weekend!
ReplyDeleteVeg Heaven - I'm married to one so 'Lanacashire Lad' Purple Podded Peas would be great to grow next year. Thank you!
Chooks'r'us - red mites are the pits! Constant vigilence and a can of Decimite spray is my best tip.
Louise - thank you so much for the award, I'm touched.
Celia
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Hi Celia,
ReplyDeleteI haven't visited your blog in such a long time, I'm just now, 12 Sep, hearing about your operation. Belated well-wishes from Massachusetts. Hope you're mending well.
Hi Annie - thank you for your good wishes. Yes I'm on the mend and feeling very well. I have just said 'yes' to an illustration project for a publisher to start in about a month's time. But hope to be doing some 'lite' printmaking in the studio from next week.
ReplyDeletebest wishes
Celia