Why are you happy today?

[robinson100 12,794]

On 15/04/2022, 21:41:32, optimista said:

It was a predictably nice day. And that baerlauch pesto i made was absolutely 5 star unbeatable.

D'you have a recipe for that?

 

I am happy that I got written off sick for this week (5th week now!) - I am finally starting to feel a bit fitter, and can use the time to do some of the things I simply haven´t been able to do these past weeks.

 

[john g. 37,695]

Will you please bloody stop being sick, Rob?❤️

We (those who have known you on here for years ) want you to live for ever and a day and to be glorious in your 30th year on this planet! Nuff said!!

[optimista 5,846]

Don t fall into the trap of doing too much too soon and ending up back at square 1... I am also on the mend from a real biggie... and taking it real slow 

 

Baerlauch pesto... einfach un guat... no secret, just use the best ingrédients you can afford/source... take your wiegermesser, not a mixer, and chop it finely. Put it in a jar with lashings of walnut oil (lighter and more digestible than olive oil I find), real parmasan freshly grated (not that packaged grated tasteless stuff), salt, black pepper, pine kernels. Done.

[robinson100 12,794]

17 minutes ago, optimista said:

Don t fall into the trap of doing too much too soon and ending up back at square 1... I am also on the mend from a real biggie... and taking it real slow 

 

Baerlauch pesto... einfach un guat... no secret, just use the best ingrédients you can afford/source... take your wiegermesser, not a mixer, and chop it finely. Put it in a jar with lashings of walnut oil (lighter and more digestible than olive oil I find), real parmasan freshly grated (not that packaged grated tasteless stuff), salt, black pepper, pine kernels. Done.

On 15/04/2022, 21:41:32, optimista said:

It was a predictably nice day. And that baerlauch pesto i made was absolutely 5 star unbeatable.

 

@ Optimista - thanks for posting that - it sounds really simply!

How long does it keep for?

We have Bärlauch in the garden, so I could try it tomorrow!

 

 

[optimista 5,846]

Well i transformed a basketful of leaves into two 500g jars of pesto. The first jar is no longer... i keep it in the fridge, sealed and top up the oil to keep it airtight. Disappears before anything gets rhe chance to grow on it... i have kept it about 10 days to no ill effect.

 

I also mush chopped leaves into a pat of butter and freeze in ice cube moulds, knock them out a day later and seal in plastic bags for freezing. That way you can put a cube in soups or on grilled meats. Butter cubes seem to retain flavour for up to a  year despite freezing. Maybe the essential oils are liposoluble ? I do the same with chives before winter but just use water for ice cubes. Does the trick. Soup without chives is a sad soup IMO.

[john g. 37,695]

We paid a lovely, sunny visit to the Wildpark today with assorted family members and our dogs. Mandy ( my small dog ) was impressed with the wild boar sleeping on the pathways in the sun.

Great place to visit and a good restaurant and artisan shops.

[bramble 9,588]

I was happy today to see that the great tit couple, which have been busy lately carrying twigs and moss into the nesting box have obviously produced a clutch of eggs. The male was disappearing in there all day with live insects in his beak for his partner. Yippee, a few thrilling weeks ahead. Had the pleasure last spring as well. 

[optimista 5,846]

I was tickled to see two goats atop the 2m high wall surrounding the castle grounds they were enclosed in... they were clearly contemplating making a dash for freedom. Did not have the time to wait and see if they did.

[tor 16,904]

I sang, on stage, in a costume, for the first time since 2019! happy doesn't begin to describe it...but it's a start...

[Janx Spirit 11,079]

Thirty years ago I lost my first love (in Germany) due in my part to stupidity and we were too young, the time just wasn't right and so on...

 

This has stayed we with me, like an old would, healed but every now and then I did sense a twinge or two.

 

The years passed and I married another, had amazing kids, separated and found myself, after the kids moved out, alone for the first time in 28 years.

 

Fast forward to January 2022. I reached out to her and she wanted to meet, so we did, at a picturesque lake. It went well and a spark was still there.

 

Over the next few weeks we met, cycled, picnicked and talked and talked and talked. Now that spark has burst into a flame that feels even stronger than our first encounter all those years ago.

 

...and now... I spent a blissful Easter vacation at her place next to the lake. We have both agreed that we are very lucky indeed. Who finds their lost love again and it actually works?

 

I'm tearing-up a here little..

 

To quote Shakespeare:

 

"And ruin'd love when it is built anew,

Grows fairer than at first, more strong, far greater."

 

That's why I am happy today and a hope for many days to come  

[emkay 10,160]

3 hours ago, Janx Spirit said:

Thirty years ago I lost my first love (in Germany) due in my part to stupidity and we were too young, the time just wasn't right and so on...

 

This has stayed we with me, like an old would, healed but every now and then I did sense a twinge or two.

 

The years passed and I married another, had amazing kids, separated and found myself, after the kids moved out, alone for the first time in 28 years.

 

Fast forward to January 2022. I reached out to her and she wanted to meet, so we did, at a picturesque lake. It went well and a spark was still there.

 

Over the next few weeks we met, cycled, picnicked and talked and talked and talked. Now that spark has burst into a flame that feels even stronger than our first encounter all those years ago.

 

...and now... I spent a blissful Easter vacation at her place next to the lake. We have both agreed that we are very lucky indeed. Who finds their lost love again and it actually works?

 

I'm tearing-up a here little..

 

To quote Shakespeare:

 

"And ruin'd love when it is built anew,

Grows fairer than at first, more strong, far greater."

 

That's why I am happy today and a hope for many days to come  

I’m so happy for you.  I met my first love after many decades apart. After a chance reunion,  I soon moved to Germany nearly 11 years ago and we married. Our journey has been sometimes difficult, though when we laugh together every day, and we are each other’s best and most trusted friend, I know that we chose each other well.  I wish you both all the very best. 

[Janx Spirit 11,079]

2 hours ago, emkay said:

I’m so happy for you.  I met my first love after many decades apart. After a chance reunion,  I soon moved to Germany nearly 11 years ago and we married. Our journey has been sometimes difficult, though when we laugh together every day, and we are each other’s best and most trusted friend, I know that we chose each other well.  I wish you both all the very best. 

 

 

And that makes me happy too  

 

Thank you and I wish you both the very same.

[Boggsdollocks 443]

Both of you @Janx Spirit @emkayhave won the sweepstakes of life. I’m really happy for you.

[fraufruit 41,975]

What Boggsdollocks said!

 

I'm happy because I am with my son, I saw my brother, his kids and 7 grandkids yesterday and my sister and her husband today. It had been such a long time.

 

Oh, and we're having special filet mignon from the grill with double stuffed potatoes in a while.

[optimista 5,846]

I m happy there are people out there who are so happy together. I ve had but a whiff of it. You are indeed lucky.

[Janx Spirit 11,079]

1 hour ago, optimista said:

I m happy there are people out there who are so happy together. I ve had but a whiff of it. You are indeed lucky.

 

Just stay true to your moniker  

[tor 16,904]

@Janx Spirit wins the internet today :)

[Boggsdollocks 443]

2 hours ago, optimista said:

I m happy there are people out there who are so happy together. I ve had but a whiff of it. You are indeed lucky.

I’ve walked in those shoes too, Optimista.
So from one weary traveller to another, we’ll get there someday….don’t know how, don’t know when…but we’ll get there..

[optimista 5,846]

Yep. One foot in front of the other. As in the desert. Carry on regardless. Oh dear, my right eye is leaking.

[john g. 37,695]

Nice walking view today!