Sunday, 10 March 2019

Photo diary: week 10, project 365

March has been a busy month so far. I'm running around a lot and trying to do so much that having a double to split the chores would be helpful.
I'm just back from taking Eddie to a birthday party, and I have a splitting headache from all the screaming party animals.

Sunday: Eddie's practicing the guitar for the next day's class...


There's a tree in town, which I pass by when I plan to visit the Polish deli and a couple of charity shops. It reminds me of a grumpy witch's profile, with a hooked nose.


Tuesday was a Pancake day. In the morning I had a dental appointment - thanks goodness, the last one for the time being.
I wasn't overly enthusiastic about making pancakes for breakfast from scratch and bought a tub of M&S fresh batter. OMG, how vile was that. The pancakes were greasy and tasted truly awful. Never again.
To remedy the morning disaster I made a fresh batch from scratch in the afternoon after school.
Now we're talking!


Walking through the garden to pick up a few things from the summerhouse which is now officially my storage for crisps and ice cream, I spotted a lost marble under the cyclamen leaves.


Thursday was the World Book Day, and Eddie went to school in a t-shirt, showing one of his favourite book characters - Edgar the raven from The Raven Mysteries. I drew it the day before with fabric pens on a plain white t-shirt.


A friend was visiting us on Friday, and I have opened a box of French mini eclairs. You need to defrost them for 3 hours. They were just the right size. The pastry wasn't as good as the freshly baked one, but quite edible, and the fillings were varied and tasty.


Saturday was a crazy day. We had guests coming over for dinner, so I've been cleaning the house and cooking most of the day.
I've spotted the first ladybird of the season. She was very businesslike, running around the flower pot.


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17 comments:

  1. Cheryl Pasquier11 March 2019 at 05:34

    Wow, you certainly did have a busy week ! Time to grab yourself some me-time once the kids are at school ! xx

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    1. Galina Varese11 March 2019 at 20:29

      I still can't stop, so it seems. Today was reading with kids in Eddie's school, tomorrow we have a playdate after school with Eddie's friend.

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  2. Kim Carberry11 March 2019 at 08:51

    Eddie looks like he knows what he's doing with that guitar. My youngest has been learning it at school too.
    That's a shame about the M&S batter. You expect better from them. I just bought ready made one's.
    I love that t-shirt for World book day. It's fab! x

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    1. Galina Varese11 March 2019 at 20:34

      I know, Kim, I was furious with M&S. I appreciate it's the first world problems, but what a letdown!

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  3. Anca11 March 2019 at 09:04

    That's a busy week. I bought some frozen eclairs and I agree, the pastry is just not good enough. Not everything can be successfully frozen, unfortunately. But I do know a few things that can be frozen, like macarons (homemade) and biscuits (again, homemade). I have some in the freezer and if we like a dessert I can defrost those in a few minutes. Handy and we don't overeat as I take out of the freezer only for that meal.
    Glad to hear you are done with the dentist, it was a nightmare.

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    1. Galina Varese11 March 2019 at 22:21

      I agree, Anca, macarons freeze very well, not that I ever make my own. But I bought some French frozen macarons a few times, and they were delicious.

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  4. Chickenruby11 March 2019 at 09:39

    fab drawing on the t shirt, glad the dentist for you is over for now. Your homemade pancake stack looks fab

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    1. Galina Varese11 March 2019 at 22:22

      Thank you, Suzanne, I'm overjoyed I don't need to see the dentist any time soon, unless some other tooth goes poorly.

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  5. SarahMummy11 March 2019 at 14:56

    Your Tshirt design is brilliant! The pancakes look amazing too. Ours were very basic, but they were still delicious. Love your photo of the ladybird.

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    1. Galina Varese12 March 2019 at 07:44

      Thank you, Sarah! My guys love pancakes, and I often make them. :)

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  6. The Queen of Collage12 March 2019 at 13:37

    Love your photos. Particularly the pop of blue next to the marble and your talented drawing on the top. #365

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    1. Galina Varese15 March 2019 at 17:19

      Thank you, I had fun, drawing the raven on a tshirt for Eddie.

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  7. Mary @over40andamumtoone12 March 2019 at 14:48

    you are clever, I thought that was a printed t-shirt! #365

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  8. fun as a gran14 March 2019 at 09:11

    well done on drawing the t-shirt, very talented.
    second ladybird I have seen feature in this weeks posts.
    Nothing beats home made pancakes.

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    1. Galina Varese15 March 2019 at 17:24

      Thank you, Elaine! My guys love pancakes, and they will happily eat them any time.

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  9. Erica Hughes16 March 2019 at 12:44

    I must admit I never think of freezing cakes, but I expect some cakes freeze better than others. Homemade pancakes are the best.

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  10. loopyloulaura22 March 2019 at 12:03

    I used to love eclairs but haven't risked trying to make veagn ones :( We have a tradition of NOT having pancakes on Shrove Tuesday to avoid pressure and I like to surprise the kids with them a few times a year #project365

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