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in the cold light of morning …

Thursday, June 17th, 2010

… when the hustle and bustle of breakfast, preparations for the school and work days are over; the girl and the husband depart and I am left sitting here.  The house is silent.  The clock ticks.  The wind yawns, lashing the remaining leaves on the oak.  The old wooden windows rattle.  The sun teases me [...]

winter warming soup

Sunday, June 13th, 2010

Today has been yet another cold, grey and drizzly day and early morning mass left me chiled to the bone.  Yet now, as the night and cold deepen, our bellies are deliciously warm with the best winter soup I have ever made.
So, whilst the quantities are still fresh in my mind, I thought I’d better [...]

second breakfasts

Thursday, June 3rd, 2010

We do have hobbitty tendencies here in Bootville.  One of them is certainly the sneaking in of second breakfasts.  Though I must add, we usually only indulge in this on the weekends when we are together and collectively greedy :-)  But this morning, after a few hours of chores - ay! ay! ay! getting the [...]

mushrooms

Wednesday, May 5th, 2010

I have always known jewel coloured, fearsome looking mushrooms existed.  They grow in clusters amongst the leaf litter, under giant trees, where it is dark and damp, and brownies, fairies and goblins live.  You know, in Enid Blyton stories!  I had NO idea they actually grew like this in my favourite picnic ground!

They just beg [...]

tatie toasties and Nanny Dougall

Saturday, April 3rd, 2010

It’s Easter Saturday morning, and being here, on my Mum’s back porch, with Mum, Abby and Lucy is just bliss.  We traipse/hop out here first thing in the morning and only move when the sun falls and the mosquitoes come a-biting.  Abby lies on the chaise longue, reading Skulduggery, Mum and I are nestled in [...]

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