Turkey all done, and itchy

 Tests negative still.  Neither of us feels unwell, but we've both been sneezing a bit, so we'll continue testing regularly just to be sure.  Had my feet done at the chiropodist yesterday, Grace my chiropodist tests daily too, as she's seeing clients every day.  And obviously she wears full PPE and cleans her room (in the local hairdressers) after every client.  Only 2 clients are allowed in the hair salon at a time, it's all very professional and safe - well, as safe as it can be.  It's a case of learning to live with the situation, I think - the other alternative is locking yourself indoors, and I'm not doing that, not good for mental health.

The dining room is all sorted, ready for the sofa arriving today.  They initially said between 7 am and 7 pm, but said they'd text this morning to give a shorter time slot.  That's good, as we (well, husband) have to take Betty to the groomers this morning, and then obviously collect her again a couple of hours later.

I took all the rest of the turkey meat off the bones yesterday, then simmered the bones and skin for stock, which has now been frozen.  As my guts were still feeling delicate, I didn't want to make a turkey curry as I mentioned yesterday.  Annabeth said she was going to make a turkey cottage pie - great idea, that's what I did, so thank you.  Base layer of diced turkey, onion and courgette mixed with a white sauce flavoured with sage and thyme, topped with mashed swede with black pepper and a sprinkling of grated cheese.  It was yummy, had it with long stem broccoli.  So with the cottage pie, that makes 14 portions of turkey, and there's enough remaining (frozen now) for another 2 portions of turkey something-or-other.  So 16 portions altogether from that 'serves 8-10' turkey crown, plus stock for soup, and Betty's had 4 or 5 meals out of it too.  Well worth the money.....whatever I paid for it, I can't remember, I know it was on special offer at the time.

Yesterday I had no breakfast (not a big breakfast eater anyway), homemade parsnip soup out of the freezer for lunch - no bread, I'm avoiding that during the week - and the cottage pie/broccoli for dinner, so a very healthy eating and relatively low carb day.  My guts are thanking me for it, settling down a lot.  Cottage cheese and tuna salad for lunch today, liver & onions with veg for dinner.

I was a bit stressed yesterday, so did succumb to a bit of comfort food (chocolate), then went to bed early so I couldn't eat any more.  Worst time to eat chocolate, as I was itching like mad in bed (it's a diabetic thing, sugary stuff makes my skin very itchy....drinking plenty of water eases the itchiness, but then of course I had to get up to go to the loo!).