10 goals for 2010 – end of year round-up
So at the start of 2010, I set myself 10 goals: 1. To make a meal using only ingredients I’ve grown, raised, caught or killed myself. 2. To travel to a place on my “top ten places to go before I die” list. 3. Finish writing my second novel. 4. Learn how to make sausages [...]
Warm-up, someone made some effort, starting the sauce
1. Around the time of her usual lunchtime walk, her tail starts wagging even though the rest of her is dozing on the sofa. “It’s a warm-up, like stretching,” I tell John. 2. The boxes are coloured to indicate who they’re for – the big cat, the little cat or the dog. The colours – [...]
Crack, a pretty coincidence, accomplishment
1. The sharp snap as I break the twigs. 2. The arrangement of the washing on the line looks deliberately composed. The duck-egg blue of the bath towels, the washed out mid-blue of the dog ones and the soft turquoise & cream of the tea towels all coordinate while standing out against the leafy green [...]
Goal #1 “make a meal using only ingredients I’ve grown myself” – DONE!
This was my dinner this evening – courgette frittata with side salad – and it was made entirely using things from our garden (with the exception of the wild garlic pods – some were from our garden, others from further into the woods). Ingredients: – courgette (although I only used one in the end – [...]
31 Beautiful Things
In honour of my 31st birthday, here are 31 beautiful things from today. (Cross posted to my main blog.) 1. I’d gone to bed before John and it’s after midnight when he comes to bed. I stir as he climbs in next to me and we have a sleepy exchange, the content of which I [...]
Hard copy, a different cat, hidden colour
1. My free photos arrive. Each brings a new smile to my face: people, animals, places I’ve been. 2. Boron swaggers over to me and says he wants a hug. In one movement, I pick him up and roll him onto his back on my knees so his rabbit feet are in the air. I [...]