Wide awake until 5am, started nodding off around 6am, and then it was time to get up. You know the feeling, when you stare at the clock through the night, willing the morning to come sooner, so that you could at least get up and start the day, as you can't sleep anyway.
It's going to be a very long day, and I have too many things to do. Sigh.
Looking back at our week, there wasn't anything special happening. Since it's so hot, I water potted plants every evening.
Lavender provides a meeting point for butterflies and bees.
On Monday I tried one of the recipes from a vegetarian cook book, which I bought in the charity shop several years ago. I have picked a few recipes to try from the book - named 330 Vegetarian Recipes for Health - and asparagus ricotta flan was one of them. I used Jus-Rol shortcrust pastry. The filling is a mix of ricotta, eggs, Parmesan, yogurt and spices. It was quite nice, though I should "sink" the asparagus deeper in the filling, as the very tips got slightly dry.
On the lookout for some second hand books, I checked out a couple of charity shops. Didn't find what I was looking for, but saw these two beautiful Indian costumes. If I were younger and slimmer, I would totally buy this pale turquoise outfit, with its elegant silhouette and light shimmer.
I'm very slowly going through season 3 of Yellowstone, only watching a little bit at a time.
On Thursday I had my blood tests done (waited for almost a month), and asked Eddie to meet me at the clinic after school, as I was a bit wobbly on my feet. He accompanied me home, and on the way back we saw the lovely Mischief. He's forever lounging on the mini-bridge, and I feel like I should be paying a toll to cross the bridge.
Friday, and the much anticipated Squid Game season 3. Eddie and I watched two episodes almost as soon as he came home after school.
We finished watching it yesterday. I wasn't happy with the ending. It's not the first time Netflix botches up the ending of the popular show, just look what they did with The Umbrella Academy (still haven't forgiven them for that).
However, reading reviews online, many people loved it, and thought it was brilliant. Go figure.
One of the ink drawings I made last week. The Penandinkchallenge prompt was a turtle on wheels, so I decided to draw a Steampunk-style turtle. I was looking at the steam engines' photo on my phone from our visit to Arts& Metiers Museum in Paris.
Our local Waterstones is a dangerous place. I'm very easily persuaded to buy new books, especially when recommended by one of our lovely booksellers.
Sorry you had a rough night, those nights staring at the clock are the worst!
ReplyDeleteThat quiche looks so tasty and those outfits are so pretty.
I enjoyed Squid Games but I thought the winner was a bit silly but I suppose it closes the chapter on that story, mostly.
Ugh! I am still angry about The Umbrella Academy ending. lol
Your post is making me hungry! both the flan and the cherry pie look amazing.
ReplyDeleteThat's a gorgous photo of the butterfly and bee, I've seen so many this year and it's making me feel hopeful for the future.
I tend to avoid Waterstones for the same reason.
What a beautiful photo of the butterfly on the lavender. The flan and the cherry tart both look amazing. It’s horrible when you spend most of the night awake and then fall asleep just as it’s time to get up. Hope you’ve managed to catch up and get some rest since. #project365
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