This Week

Christmas is becoming a distant memory, we photograph the table every year- is that odd? maybe you do too.   As we work shifts, Boxing Day was the one day we were all home together, so we made it our family day to cook the dinner.  I really enjoy making the table look pretty and made a little centre piece with bits from the garden, to make it smell nice as I put rosemary in. 

 We use precious plates for Christmas meals, decorated with reindeer, penguins and Santa on his sleigh;  the set came from a discount store years ago although they are high value to us as they are memory makers.  I made the tablecloth years ago but its a favourite.

Our new curtains arrived at last! Its warmer in our dining room now (oops, stray sock on floor!)  I like the new blue/grey colours.  It's a job to get the pleats and gathers neat but I got there in the end..

We are aiming to eat more healthily this year, starting with making our own bread every week.  We have a really good machine that does the work - this is sour dough made with rye flour.  I am going to try different flours so we don't get bored.

We had the most spectacular red sunset the other night, I went out and walked to get a better view, I hope we have more like this.

I'm Spring cleaning this week and sorting clothes - hubby is taking me to Cape Verde for my 60th birthday in February so I am digging out my kaftans and swimwear in readiness.   We don't have to be minimalist on this trip, we get to take a suitcase and are beach based.  I have been reading up - they have some sharks, black and brown widow spider and various birds including an endangered species of lark (raso) and the loggerhead turtle.  There are salt pools and natural mineral rock swimming pools ... and there's plenty of sand!  I think the best thing to fill that suitcase with is charity shopped books that can be left behind:)

My current project is to learn chess, hubby is teaching me.


How's your New year going?