Musings :: Moments :: Memories
Fish and Prawn Korma - we had this last night as I was using up a couple of tilapia fillets and extra large king prawns which each would not have been enough for a meal but worked well together with coconut milk and curry paste served with curried cauliflower and broccoli, coconut rice and poppadums.… Continue reading Five Meals We Have Loved this Month
I have mentioned previously how I occasionally enjoy the process of writing a ta-dah! list as opposed to a to-do list. Instead of focusing on what I still need to do, it helps me to identify what I have actually managed to achieve. Here is some of my ta-dah! list for the weekend: Planned the… Continue reading Weekend Ta-Dah
I already know I am going to cheat. The quilts I made for my kiddos (see, two things in one bullet point. Sue me.) My project life albums (erm, a few things in one bullet point). My 1976 copy of Pride and Prejudice that Rich bought me for my 40th birthday. My Raymond Weil watch… Continue reading 5 Things I Would Save in a Fire
After our Big Family Holiday last year, we knew that our travel plans for 2023 would be more modest. However, just a few days into the year and we already have some exciting exploring in store. To celebrate our twentieth wedding anniversary in May, we originally had plans for a European city break for just… Continue reading Exploring in 2023
In the minutes and hours before the clock strikes twelve, the house is filled with friends reuniting. We had spent the day preparing: moving sofas, clearing rooms, cleaning, sprucing, filling the larder. When everyone arrives, the house is alive. Food is shared and drinks are poured. The children play hide and seek, despite the teenage… Continue reading Happy New Year
Cooking on the barbeque in the summer and having just grilled meat with salad for most of our meals is the best. I know this is true. I am not cut out to be a primary teacher. Spending a couple of hours with some Year One age children (i.e. Austin's age) whilst I chaperoned at… Continue reading I Know This is True
I want to remember the smile on Evelina's face when she pulled off an awesome lift in her Acro show today. I want to remember the simple joy of a family barbeque and the sun bathing the garden in golden light. I want to remember how we ate and laughed and hugged. I want to… Continue reading I Want to Remember
It is Friday night and the whole family are watching Clifford the Big Red Dog. As I glance over, I spot Evelina and Austin cuddled up together. Earlier, Evelina had pulled Austin in for a huge hug and balefully told Austin that in a couple of years, he won’t want to do that anymore. I… Continue reading Pigeon Pair
As I wrote today's date on the board for my first lesson, I realised with a happy jolt that we were exactly a month away from flying from New York to Orlando. We will have already enjoyed three nights in the Big Apple and we will be heading for the Magic Kingdom. We have been… Continue reading Countdown
It was impossible for me to choose my favourite photo that I ever took. I looked through our thousands of photos and struggled to narrow it down. So I chose this as ONE of my favourite photos ever. It is a photo of Rich and the kids on Stanage Edge in the Peak District, Derbyshire… Continue reading A Favourite Photo
Notes From My Day 