Saturday 31 January 2015

Photo diary, week 5 (project 365)

Where did January go? It feels like we've just been back from Italy, and now we're already moving to February. What did we do in the last week of the first month of the year?
January 25 was Burns Night, and to celebrate the event, albeit on a very modest scale, I baked a marmalade cake with Scottish whisky, and cooked a batch of haggis sausage rolls. Both bakes were delicious.

Haggis sausage rolls


26.01 This ornamental cabbage (not sure of its proper name) outside one of the houses on the way to Eddie's school has been thriving in the cold. I love this splash of colour in the otherwise dull front garden.



27.01 I was delighted to find the first snowdrops in our garden, they are my favourite spring flowers.



28.01 On Wednesday I started doing a bit of spring-cleaning, and took out some of the cups and saucers from the shelves to give them a good wash. They are all mismatched, i.e. I don't have two of the same pattern or design. Some of them I bought in the vintage shops and on ebay, some I received as gifts. I believe tea always tastes nicer in a pretty delicate cup.


29.01
Popping into the local Waterstone's, I have noticed a competition poster. Children were invited to submit their drawings for Mother's day. We had just one day left to enter. Once Eddie came home, I asked him to do my portrait. He was happy to oblige. This is me, holding a cup of tea and two balloons. And what a beautiful smile, isn't it?!


30.01
I love soups, and the winter pho with carrots, leeks, mushrooms, ginger, tamarind, chilli and a whole lime was zingy and singing with zesty flavours. Wonderful on a cold day.


winter soup
Winter pho

31.01.
The snow has covered the ground and hedges overnight, but it was spread rather sparingly. By the time we got out into town, the snow has melted, much to Eddie's disappointment. We visited the library, where Eddie picked a couple of books. His reading skills are improving.



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14 comments:

  1. Lovely pictures of your week. With your daughter's picture, it's so brilliant! Have you heard of Works of Heart (look on Facebook) she creates fabulous artwork from children's drawings and this could be fabulous. #project365

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    1. Thank you! It's my boy's picture. I have two boys. I'll have a look at the FB page you mentioned.

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  2. Haggis rolls - I might have to borrow that idea, sounds delicious. I adore the photo Eddie drew of you, that's just lovely and snowdrops are my favourites too #365

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  3. Your son's picture is lovely and I love the happy picture of him reading :)

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  4. Beautiful ornamental cabbage and snowdrops - hoorah! :) love the drawing of you - really like the movement in it, you are clearly walking along with your balloons and cuppa! ;)

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    1. Thank you! While I almost always have a cuppa, the balloons are totally an artistic touch. :)

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  5. Lovely pictures, again I love the cups and saucers :-) we love haggis, those haggis sausage rolls sound delicious x

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    1. It's a good way of using haggis, and little people love sausage rolls.

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  6. Fantastic week, love the library shot, love the picture of you and your soup looks yummy.

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  7. Lovely photos!! Looks like you had a fab week xx

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  8. Your recipes for Burns Night sound amazing! I love snowdrops. And that poster of you is gorgeous :) x

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  9. That pho looks really yummy :) I miss haggis (veggie version) now that we're not in Scotland. Love the portrait of you, fabulous x

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