Photo diary: week 3, 12 - 18 January, Project 365

 January continues to be riddled with sickness and bad health. While my back pain has improved (though I still try to take it easy), my husband has had a flu, and my little great nephew has been so poorly, he stayed in hospital with his Mum. 

Last weekend we did a double-night movie session of The Godfather and The Godfather-II. I haven't seen either for more than twenty years, and enjoyed watching them again, especially the first film. Still brilliant on many levels. A true classic. Perhaps I should also re-read the book?

It was the full Moon, and I tried to take a few snaps. The iphone camera is not good to take long-distance images. The Moon is rather blurry, and is lacking the precision.

On the way to do some grocery shopping, I spotted some mimosa bunches outside the florist's. I would love to buy some mimosa, as it reminds me of my childhood, and my late Dad bringing in home bunches of mimosa for my Mum in spring. I'll wait until they have a new delivery of fresher flowers.

Eddie has hooked me on Squid Game. I saw Bibigo limited edition Squid Game products online, but when they were delivered, they were in plain packaging. Talk about being disappointed, as I so wanted to surprise my son. 

We don't have a Korean store nearby, the nearest one is on the other side of Oxford, which would be a two-bus trip. You can also get Bibigo in some Sainsbury's stores, but when I try to place an order online, these products don't appear in search.

We've tried the Japchae flavour, they were not bad at all.

If you like stationery, I'm currently running a giveaway on my Insta (until the 26th). It includes some of the bits which I bought in Paris, as well as the British Museum, and some book shops (a notebook, bookmarks, postcards and a badge).

I haven't been drawing much in January, as it was rather uncomfortable to sit at the table with my bad back, but I'm slowly getting there. Yesterday's drawing is that of Eddie when he was 3-years-old. We were in Penzance on his 3rd birthday, he was utterly thrilled with a balloon, and proudly announced to everyone on the way that it was his birthday. 

I remember it as a moment of pure joy, which probably happens only in childhood, when you are little and unburdened with worries and anxieties, and a simple balloon can make you deliriously happy.

I'm currently reading two books about the Sun King. Versailles is based on the BBC series, and is completely historically inaccurate (which I knew, since I watched the Tv series and laughed at it). Saying that, it is quite entertaining, as long as you don't expect to learn much about history.

The Sun King by Nancy Mitford was published in the 1960s, and it shows. It reads as a gossip column. Mitford is also concentrating mostly on the King's love affairs and building of Versailles. She is very non-PC, and nowadays this book would have been heavily edited to remove some of her xenophobic remarks. 

What are you currently reading? 

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