Yesterday, Today and Hope for Tomorrow

Last night I made Elderberry Syrup before going to vespers for

the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord into the Temple...

The Syrup is very much liquid, so I am wondering if I should of 

reduced it further... but now it has the honey in it, so I will just leave it.

Boy is it sweet! 

I am going to be trying different things for 

strength and immune boosts...

I went to vespers by myself that night,

as Mr Husband had been to the doctor in NYC already

and needed to rest.

It was wonderful to be there... 

I went to the store after vespers,

it's just down the street from church.

I got ingredients for this soup...

I may research more recipes for this...

I have fun sometimes just looking at tea ingredients,

without buying the tea! 

Of course I am also seeing how I can make the tea

at home with what I have...since I have a well stocked pantry! 

It was wonderful to be at Church again,

this time with Mr Husband...

Afterwards we went to the middle eastern restaurant again, 

where we had lunch...

I got this hand blender in the mail today!

I have hopes to use it for soups, smoothies and more!

We had a good friend over for tea!

Mr. Husband and I really enjoyed our conversation!

And I love having tea all ready! :)

We had left overs for dinner,

and clementines and the very last of my Grandma's date bread.

I called her this week and she said that the recipe for it was her

Mother's recipe and promised me she would mail a copy to me...

I am really looking forward to this!

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We don't yet know when Mr Husband will be strong enough to return 

to work, but I am already beginning to think about that.

I am really hoping we can regain our health and strength...

and I am seeing the need for myself to get out more,

once he is back to work.

It is such a tricky balance for me...I have a lot to do at home,

from keeping house, baking, reading, writing, researching...

I think I need to figure out ways to do this (the last part)

outside of the house, so that I have more interactions with people.

I had ideas for this before, with a few possible

libraries in NYC, but I was researching this in July, and we had such a busy

fall - we traveled by plane 4 times from Labour Day - Western Christmas.

It was partly just how it happened, this particular year.

This new year we are hoping to stay home a LOT more,

and REST.  Anyway, all that to say, that I have not had time really to 

try to figure out other places for me to be during the week

and all the travel made it impossible to figure out.

***

I really long to have a more predictable schedule. 

To have at home days and away/social days.

To have time to do the home-tasks and have time for other things, 

like quilting, knitting, reading, writing, baking...

It's been a challenge for me to try to create this in part because we have

really been traveling so much, last year...

***

Mr Husband still has his cold, though he had a bit more energy today.

We keep trying to figure out ways to help him.

We live in hope and we keep praying...