Stitching, pickled red onions and cod, too exciting

Today's endless rain, threatening road closures between here and the knitting group means I'm giving it a miss, sadly. 

But I'll continue with stitching, which I'm really enjoying 

It's beginning to be populated the way I'd like it. There are some stitches I love, so I look for reasons to use them. Fly stitch, split stitch, and sometimes I invent a little thing just because I like it there.

And yesterday's floured cod I didn't bake according to the recipe,  because no need to heat up the oven, just fried with a bit of avocado oil in the trusty cast iron. I usually cook all the fish in a package at once. One immediate meal, next day a sandwich, the rest for fish cakes.

Served with baked yellow potatoes and fresh cut chives, leaving the stems with blossoms on alone for now. 

Full disclosure: the flouring recipe, even though I halved the salt it specified, was too salty. When you're seasoning flour, you can't taste as you go. But, flouring removed, the fish and unseasoned potatoes were fine.

And as planned, I made the pickled red onion, one. I sliced them all yesterday, got the crying over, and saved one to pickle.

Waiting to cool before the lid goes on. And there's leftover brine, which I expect I'll find a use for.

The pickles are for a recipe next week, after they've matured a bit, involving shrimp and black beans. Watch this space.

And speaking of onions, the scallions are planted and in the kitchen.

Here, waiting to be covered up.  I'll keep you updated if there are any exciting developments.

Happy day, everyone, the rain's good for something. I'm glad I got out walking earlier.

Oh, chair yoga update: today was a bit easier and the hip that bothers me felt much better. I think the (modified) Warrior Pose probably did it. So I'm encouraged.