I made my Mum a special meal for her birthday today. We had brown shimps with bread and butter, a seafood ‘melange’ (monkfish and assorted seafood in a tomato sauce topped with cheese), and a rather nice (even if I say so myself) chocolate and raspberry cake. Back to home and the healthy regime […]
The government recently applied their ‘sugar tax’ – I’m in general quite opposed to using taxation to enforce one set of people’s moral values on the rest of the population, but I found it interesting that they think it needed to be done. Because here’s the thing (and I’ve done some fairly intensive browsing of […]
R and I went for our first bike ride since arriving in Lochgoilhead today. It was a very pretty morning with lots of lambs in striped sports socks trying out grazing for the first time and looking as though they decided that they preferred Mum! Then just as we were turning into the woods, we […]
Some years ago R and I did a 1940s diet. This involved eating (as far as possible) only food that was available on the 1944 UK rations – so very little meat, fat, sweets etc. and lots of brown bread, carrots and assorted brassicas. The idea was not only to lose some weight, but […]
How R and I do love our Nespresso machine. The capsules are a little pricey (though nothing on going to a Starbucks), but they make a lovely espresso or latte in minimal time with no mess. I wanted to take ours on holiday to Aigas last year but R wouldn’t let me because he said […]
I added to my mountain collection this afternoon by climbing Beinn Reithe, which is the one next to Cnoc Coinnich further down the peninsula towards Coran Lochan. I set out about 12:30 – it was a nice day for a walk, quite cold but still and with the sun peeping through from time to time. […]
By sleeping on the ottoman.. For anyone who doesn’t recognize the quote – is is from AA Milne… A bear, however hard he tries, Grows tubby without exercise. Our Teddy Bear is short and fat, Which is not to be wondered at; He gets what exercise he can By falling off the ottoman, But generally […]
Last year I picked so many brambles that there was no realistic prospect of eating them all (even made into jelly they don’t really keep their flavour well for more than a few months). So following a tip from the River Cottage book of preserves, I juiced a load of them and then froze it […]
There was a funny clip on the shedcam last night (click on the photo for the video). This was Schrodi attempting to see a badger off and temporarily succeeding before Mr Brock realized that the aggressor was a lot smaller than him and returning peacefully to his main interest (the peanuts). Actually later on that […]
I glanced out of the kitchen windows this afternoon as I was making the coffee to see the gentleman in the picture. We’ve caught a glimpse of him before, but this is the first time he has sat still to get his photo taken. He was definitely after the little birds because (aware of his […]
