tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27352415.post1161831663999481603..comments2024-01-31T10:30:47.824-08:00Comments on Life on a limb: If You Are Prepared...Delirioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01564398770468606675noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27352415.post-90958808401745608742011-05-27T09:04:45.779-07:002011-05-27T09:04:45.779-07:00Grannymar, I do the same thing when I know I am ha...Grannymar, I do the same thing when I know I am having surgery or something of that sort. I want to be as independent as possible, so I plan ahead.<br />I am happy to discover you think like I do on this one.Inklingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14173567199140492921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27352415.post-30960240336621294572011-05-26T10:00:53.035-07:002011-05-26T10:00:53.035-07:00Back in 2009, I was facing hip surgery and planned...Back in 2009, I was facing hip surgery and planned ahead accordingly. I would only have Nurse Hitler (Elly) for six weeks to look after me, and wanted to be independent before she returned home to her husband and work in Dublin.<br /><br />As a forerunner I decided to see how long I could run without going food shopping. In ways I am fortunate since I cannot tolerate dairy products, so running out of Milk and butter was not a problem for me. I always keep bread in my freezer and have the flour etc available for making my own wheaten and soda bread. I lasted six weeks - not bad for a spur of the moment decision to try this experiment.<br /><br />Then I wrote a long list of food items to add to the store cupboard and began a cooking and baking marathon to fill my freezer with meals for the days when my energy levels were low.<br /><br />In fact on the day Elly brought me home from the hospital we had a full dinner that I had ready in the freezer. Home cooking tasted mighty good that day.:DGrannymarhttp://grannymar.com/blognoreply@blogger.com