Photo diary: Project 365, week 2-3, 2026.

 In the last few months I have been frequenting the local cafe Lynwoods for their TooGoodToGo offerings. The best slot is Sunday just before it closes down, as they try to get rid of as much as possible.

Just look at my haul. There was a selection of pastries and a sourdough baguette. I wanted to buy a second donut so both my boys could have one each, and they just gave it to me, saying that they were closing in a couple of minutes, and everything would go in the bin. It really upset me, thinking all the wonderful bread on the shelves would be binned. 

Couldn't they put it in a big box or basket the next morning, saying Free food from yesterday. I'm sure people would be happy to take it for free. The pastries are totally fine the next day (I reheat the croissants or pain au chocolate, when we have them), and the bread is absolutely fine too.

Also the bread could be sliced and turned into croutons. Such a pointless waste of food.

Monday morning - a bit of drama.

I managed to trip on the attic stairs and fall all the way down. Thankfully, I did manage to grab the banister, or it would have been worse. I hurt my back and side, so can't bend down now, and my knee sports a big purple bruise from where I hit the wall. Felling really stupid. And a bit lucky.

Decided to go out for a short walk to the pharmacy to get some Arnica cream, and hoping to ease the stiff back. Can't say it helped, but I'm just glad I didn't bang my head or break anything. Might take a painkiller at bedtime.

Sash went out with his PAs. I stayed at home and chatted to my Mum. 

Very stiff from the previous day's fall, and couldn't sleep well, as my ribs hurt. Didn't feel like taking photos at all, so here is another nature shot from Monday.

This week I finished reading Pietr the Latvian by Georges Simenon (1st book in the Inspector Maigret series). I bought this book a while ago, and thought I should give it a go. 

I was rather disturbed by how casually anti-Semitic it is. While I understand it was written in the early 1930s, and what was acceptable then, is different (or at least hopefully different) now. Put me off reading more of Maigret.

I have also started reading Simon Schama's Citizens. Ever since Eddie and I saw a fantastic exhibition in Paris on the French Revolution, I fancied educating myself on the subject. We did study it at school, and I imagine the subject had a specific slant to it. Schama's book is recommended as one of the best on the subject.

The book has over 800 pages, and will take me a long time, as I only manage several pages a day. The fonts are very small, and the spacing between the lines is too close. I really hate the fonts like that, it's too hard for eyes.

Also the style of writing is quite flourishing. Just stick to the facts, mate.

Thursday: It's been bucketing non-stop all day. All my guys had to go out (husband to work, Eddie to school and Sasha with his PAs). I decided to take a day off and didn't venture out. My ribs still hurt and my knee is a spectacular shade of purple black, looking much worse than on the first day. I did pick up some painkiller cream and Arnica, but so far that made no difference.

Sleeping is problematic as I like to turn often, and now I can only sleep on one side, which is super uncomfortable.

I caught up with watching the Christmas special of Call the Midwife and the first episode of the new series.  That's was quite an explosive confession from Sister Veronica.

Another wet day, with a bit of  sunshine, and the first rainbow of the year. I spotted it from the attic window, as I was looking for a book on Cornwall I bought in December. 

Last December I won a beautiful Monteverde pen (+ an ink of my choice), doing the Penandinkchallenge on Instagram. It has finally arrived, and of course, I immediately inked the pen.

This is my drawing on the theme of the Alphabet - Acrobat on a Ball with a Cat reading Dickens.

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