Day 3 - Saturday 21st March
I allow myself an hour of news in the morning, and today it's a tough listen - a radio interview with a hospital consultant who is beside himself with frustration about how people won't take seriously the threat that is already seeing the ICUs in London overwhelmed. It baffles me that people can't grasp the simple fact that by mixing and mingling unnecessarily they are putting themselves and everybody else at risk, including the very people they will have to rely on if they get sick. If altruism isn't in their make-up then surely self-preservation might convince them? I resolve to "let it go" and get on with my day in a positive and pragmatic frame of mind.
Meat having been entirely absent from my online supermarket delivery earlier in the week I have decided to shop as much as I can with local independents, not only because they need our support but also because it offers more certainty. Having lost a lot of their trade with hotels and restaurants, the local wholesale grocers are beginning deliveries to consumers too, and that is a win-win for them and the local community. Local restaurants that were told last night that they had to close are already setting up delivery services. I plan to cook at home, and with the delivery of the meat order we have all we need for a balanced diet for a couple of weeks (albeit with only one carnivore to cater for).
Our house has a massive walk-in larder which has always been so fully stocked that we jokingly call it "the shop", so we're unlikely to run out of store-cupboard staples any time soon - although we may end up eating some random food combinations. It's possible some of the sell-by dates are from last century, and we have more hot sauce than any household could ever need, but we certainly won't starve. I pop a quick message on the family What's App group to remind people that if there's anything they can't get in the shops, we might have it in the larder.
We also have some raised beds and polytunnels where we grown our own produce, so this weekend I'm planning to plant the seeds we have and think about ordering whatever else we need for the garden. I've always found great joy in harvesting something from the garden and immediately cooking it, even if it's only a handful of fresh herbs. In the past I've found it difficult to find enough time for gardening, but I have a feeling that's not going to be a problem now.
Cooking has always been my relaxation strategy and now I have a veggie to cater for I'm enjoying exploring new recipes … tonight we had gormeh sabzi for the carnivore and Jack Monroe's red mushroom curry from her Tin Can Cook book for the veggies. It allowed me to use up some new potatoes that had been saved from a previous meal and the spinach that would have gone off in a day or two. Those who know me are aware that my reaction to any kind of crisis is to try to comfort people with delicious food. I was already trying to reduce food waste, eat less meat and love my leftovers for climate change reasons, so I'm pretty well equipped to eke out meagre supplies if the need arises.
Today I am grateful for the numerous bottles of cremant we had picked up on a trip to France, one of which I'm enjoying right now … and, yes, I realise that I probably couldn't be more middle class.
Meat having been entirely absent from my online supermarket delivery earlier in the week I have decided to shop as much as I can with local independents, not only because they need our support but also because it offers more certainty. Having lost a lot of their trade with hotels and restaurants, the local wholesale grocers are beginning deliveries to consumers too, and that is a win-win for them and the local community. Local restaurants that were told last night that they had to close are already setting up delivery services. I plan to cook at home, and with the delivery of the meat order we have all we need for a balanced diet for a couple of weeks (albeit with only one carnivore to cater for).
Our house has a massive walk-in larder which has always been so fully stocked that we jokingly call it "the shop", so we're unlikely to run out of store-cupboard staples any time soon - although we may end up eating some random food combinations. It's possible some of the sell-by dates are from last century, and we have more hot sauce than any household could ever need, but we certainly won't starve. I pop a quick message on the family What's App group to remind people that if there's anything they can't get in the shops, we might have it in the larder.
We also have some raised beds and polytunnels where we grown our own produce, so this weekend I'm planning to plant the seeds we have and think about ordering whatever else we need for the garden. I've always found great joy in harvesting something from the garden and immediately cooking it, even if it's only a handful of fresh herbs. In the past I've found it difficult to find enough time for gardening, but I have a feeling that's not going to be a problem now.
Cooking has always been my relaxation strategy and now I have a veggie to cater for I'm enjoying exploring new recipes … tonight we had gormeh sabzi for the carnivore and Jack Monroe's red mushroom curry from her Tin Can Cook book for the veggies. It allowed me to use up some new potatoes that had been saved from a previous meal and the spinach that would have gone off in a day or two. Those who know me are aware that my reaction to any kind of crisis is to try to comfort people with delicious food. I was already trying to reduce food waste, eat less meat and love my leftovers for climate change reasons, so I'm pretty well equipped to eke out meagre supplies if the need arises.
Today I am grateful for the numerous bottles of cremant we had picked up on a trip to France, one of which I'm enjoying right now … and, yes, I realise that I probably couldn't be more middle class.
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