It's been far too may months since I've posted here - I'm living up to my journal title! I've been on tumblr but it's not the same. So many times I've meant to post ... it's been an erratic year. But there have been good things such as starting to volunteer at my local greyhound rescue, periods of decent brain function when I could work on my ( Read more... )

Today was my 30th birthday. I thought I might have a internal freak out about all that I haven't done/have yet to achieve/my life in general but I think I already did that a few years ago. Plus it was too bloody hot and humid to freak out about anything ( Read more... )

Wide pappardelle with zucchini, olives, fried artichokes, pecorino and lemon (for me)

Potato gnocchi with smoked quail and pink pepper (for Mum)

Pork spare ribs with plum agrodolce and sauteed cabbage, plus a mixed leaf salad (to share)

Gooooood food.

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My birthday yesterday! Quiet day, since friends are working/away and Mum and I decided to go out to dinner tomorrow when it's cooler.

But it was a good day. We had some nice Thai food last night and I made this Strawberry, Orange and Chocolate Cake which is very nice but very solid. I only made a half-quantity of the ganache and that was plenty ( Read more... )

Well, my throat isn't quite as sore today as it was last night (ow) but I definitely have a cold. Yech.

But in the realm of happy things, I received a beautiful birthday card from my aunt (lasercut card, birds among willow branches) and the DVD of Jamie at Home S1.

Also, I really have to get around to reading Seanan McGuire's books.

Growing up a girl ( Read more... )

Thank you for the birthday wishes!

It's been a quiet (and cool!) day day which I was glad of since I was awake way too late last night with a headache. But today was good. Starting with two packages arriving, one of them a Christmas present for Mum and the other an indulgence for me - this delightful Alice in Wonderland tea cup. I just couldn't ( Read more... )

It's so much cooler today, thank goodness! It's supposed to heat up over the week but at least we get a bit of a break.

Before the happy thing of the day (besides cool weather) something alarming: Mum found a dead funnelweb spider in the living room this morning. Aghh, aghh, aghh and ick. At least it was dead. Thank you, exterminator!

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Thank you, lovely people, for the birthday wishes!

It was a quiet birthday but I like it that way. I woke up to a big bouquet of sweet peas from Mum and presents! A rather nice little clutch purse from brother and sister-in-law (although it's from the Kardashian collection which made me go WTF for a minute.) From Mum, this birthday card (I love ( Read more... )

A shiny, silvery rhino that Mum had been ooh-ing over in the shops. In the first place we saw it, it was ... expensive even when discounted for a broken and re-glued tail. We saw it at a second place that had it for half the price without any damage. Guess where I shopped?

This did involve telling Mum to go away and let me shop and hey, give me the ( Read more... )

One day older, one year older.

neversince , thank you for the v-gift! It was a lovely way to start my day.

Not much happened today, just went out to do some financial transactions and grocery shopping with Mum. Important purchases included prosciutto, parmesan and basil for homemade pizza and strawberries and cream for a birthday cake.

When, earlier this week, ( Read more... )