On my walk

Today it was out and about. No rest for the busy. I took a three mile light walk into town, scenery not very pictureque, a means to an end but none the less worth it. If there was smell a vision, then today was the day for just that.

I stopped off at the French farmers market to have my senses entertained with the glorious sent of the efforts of the stall holders.

French Cheese Stall

Italian biscuit and cake stall

Spanish Paella stall

The biggest Paella I've ever seen



Bread Stall




French soap stall



What a fantastic colour and the smell, oh heaven !





Lavender oh bliss !

Up and ready to go

For quite some time I stopped cycling, my bike it was sitting idle in the loft. But I got the bug again. I'd cycle across London from the south to the west, passing though the commons, along the river, stopping off for lunch then head back home. Oh happy days !



So it was time to take my old bike out of mothballs and give it a lease of life. Yes you can see bind weed growing though the frame and spokes .It was out of the loft and into the yard, for a while just before the change.

Cycling locally didn't feel right, once I started up again, it seemed like an age getting anywhere. I was also getting regular punchers, there was something stuck in the tyre that couldn't be found and the wheel tape had perished. So off came the terrains,I put on new wheel tape and slicks. This made such a difference, more speed and less drag, back to the old days, freedom ! This is going to be a bonus, helping me get around quicker locally now and on camp sites later this summer.


I'm so pleased that I'm getting out and about more locally and feeling better for it.

Shrove Tuesday Pancake day

Another year goes by and we get the chance to flip our frying pans, savour pancakes and get creative with bandana designs. I had the theme of Shrove Tuesday and Mardi Gras . I decided to print this bandana to set everything in motion for a special international pancake day.




Someone ate the eggs for the batter ! Luckily I had some pancakes in the freezer. So I rustled up some help from the bandana crew. They peeled and cored the apples, I sautéed them in a teaspoonful of sunflower oil, four tablespoons of hot water and desert spoonful of sugar.




We worked on assembling our pancakes,cranberry sauce first.


Then apples with syrup from the pan.



Finally a pancake on top.




Hope you enjoyed your day and got creative in the kitchen, Happy Shrove Tuesday or for those of our friends over the pond Happy Mardi Gras.

Flashmob Mco Mambo West side Story

Don't you just love when people get together the enjoy each others company? Theses girls and guys got together to form a unexpected Guerrilla Orchestra in a train station check out the vid.

Sweet music to our ears

Every now and then there a song that rocks the bandana. This one hits the spot, check out Shaun Mullings singing Lullaby on his acoustic trip. This guy is a on his way !

Happy Guy Fawkes

That time has arrived, when we all get the chance to let off the biggest fireworks,with sparklers standing around the fire.Looking forward to hot chocolate or a nice toddy ?It's going like the clappers outside.

Remember to rap up warm and wear you bandana with pride.

Stuff we like

RAINBOW IN YOUR HAND

When first saw the still of this I wanted to find out more .What a brilliant idea no electronics or moving parts but a lot of fun.