A Cloudy Day in Africa…

A Cloudy Day in Africa…
Sunday, January 13, 2013

It has been so hot lately and today we have cloudy skies but no sign of the predicted rain. The frogs were silent last night and there was no need for air-con, just the fan. The bush dams are dry and although the veld is green, it really needs to be watered from the clouds that are gathered. The morning has been slow and peaceful. I took my herb tea and avocado on seed bread toast to the bath. What a relaxing time. Did some reading, some deep breathing, meditation and of course, some lying back and thinking, seriously chilled…(me, not the bath:)

A painting waits to be dusted off and continued here in my studio. Oil over acrylic, a nebula, a galaxy, a dream of other worlds.

Food planned for tonight: Pork fillet strips sautéed in grapeseed oil (high smoke point – not good to cook high heat with olive oil), creamy mustard sauce (real cream no flour), lightly steamed cabbage strips and a green spinach and watercress salad with red peppers and feta with lemon, olive oil and black pepper. The rest of the family will have noodles. (The steamed cabbage strips are my noodles – learnt from the low carb days.)

Next: Recipe for a Simple Creamy Mustard Sauce…

No more procrastinating – off to paint…