Saturday 28 July 2018

Photo diary: week 30, project 365

The last week of school was pretty hectic. We waved our schools good bye on Wednesday. The summer holidays have officially started, with the temperatures rising over 32C. Thursday was totally unbearable, it was so hot, I felt like walking through a warm soup.

Sunday was much anticipated by Eddie, who had his birthday party at The Shake Shop. His birthday was later in the week, but we didn't dare hosting a party once the holidays began, and people would be going away. Even that, we had a couple of last minute cancellations.
Despite that, Eddie had a wonderful time. His friends and he had a full run of the shop after the cafe was closed to the public. They had milkshakes, they danced, they played Beanboozled fortune wheel game and had a go at the vintage penny arcade.


On Monday I was frantically wrapping up gifts for teachers. I bought red-striped Cornishware as gifts (and the little teapot and the milk jug are a treat for me).

red stripes

On Tuesday Sash was staying overnight at his residential place, and my husband and I took Eddie out to Pizza Express as a birthday outing. We're like a Royal family, spreading the celebrations.
We were sitting in the walled courtyard, and I tried a new cocktail, with prosecco, elderflower syrup and mint.
I should have ordered a pizza, just like my guys, but I opted for a Salad Nicoise, and it was a mistake. It was clearly made with cheap tinned tuna, and no green beans in sight.


My assorted tomatoes in the greenhouse are doing pretty well, they must like the heat, though I do have to water them daily.


Thursday was unbearably hot. I only left the house to water the potted plants outside the kitchen, and saw this poor bee which clearly suffered from the heat too. I wrote about it the other day, that I first thought it might be dead, as it wasn't moving at all.
I had to revive it a bit with fresh water, and off it went.


Eddie is a big fan of Bear Snacks, especially the Yo Yos, and has a big stash of cards which come with the fruit snacks. It was his idea to lie down and cover himself with cards.


Isn't it typical - you wait for the rain to come for weeks and weeks, and then it arrives on the night of the Blood Moon. We kept poking out in the garden to try to spot it, but fat chance, the sky was completely covered with the dark menacing rainclouds, so we missed our chance to observe this unique natural phenomenon. Did you happen to see it?
This evening's sky is not as dramatic, but still the Moon is in hiding.


15 comments:

  1. Hooray for the school holidays...It has been stupidly hot. I am ready for Autumn now. lol
    Happy birthday Eddie! It sounds like he had a great party...
    Ohh! That cup set is gorgeous!
    hehehe! That is a fab photo of Eddie covered in the cards. What fun!
    We had the grey clouds too and missed seeing the blood moon. Hmmf.

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    1. Thank you, Kim! Eddie is a party animal, and enjoyed every minute of it.

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  2. We saw the moon amazing on Thursday night but as we were camping and hadn't seen or heard any news, we didn't realise it was a specific moon, untl got home on Friday to cloud! The party sounds perfect.

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    1. How wonderful that you were able to see the Blood Moon, hope you were taking the photos.

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  3. Happy birthday, Eddie! Love the photo of him covered in the cards. Eddie has some very lucky teachers, those cups and saucers are beautiful.
    We didn't see the moon due to cloud either :(

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    1. Thank you, Sarah! I hope the teachers liked the mugs and cups, but who knows, maybe they already have hundreds of mugs at home given by the pupils.

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  4. We saw the blood moon all week but totally missed the lunar eclipse because, just like you, that was the one day we got rain and storms so the sky was totally full of clouds - grrrr ! Glad Eddie had such a fabulous (and extended !) birthday :)

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    1. Thank you, Cheryl! Some of the photos of the eclipse I've seen online were spectacular.

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  5. What lovely presents for teachers! Pity about your salad - sometimes I think it's best to stick to the speciality for the restaurant, although I have often had a very nice salad there, but not the same one as you.

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    1. Thank you, Erica! I thought I would have a healthier dinner with the salad, but it was a mistake. :)

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  6. sounds like Eddie had a fab birthday, I've played beenboozle, it's a lot of fun. Love the cornish wear gifts

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    1. Thank you, Suzanne! All the kids at the party liked the game, though some of the flavours were utterly revolting.

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  7. Happy birthday! It seems he had a wonderful time.

    I love that red and white crockery, it looks stunning.

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    1. Thank you, Anca! The red stripey Cornishware is very pretty. I've got a few pieces, and love them.

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  8. I love the red crockery set, how did you bear to give it away! #project365

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