2010

Had some fun with Wordle

Slightly bizarre that one of the largest words is SAUSAGE?!?!

(seems it is only picking up words from the first page of the blog and not the whole thing...)

Mirror on the Moon?

I am addicted to a BBC 2 programme on for 3 nights called STARGAZING LIVE hosted by Professor Brian Cox and Dara O Briain

Very feeble attempt at star photography - must try harder!

Did you know - we left a mirror on the moon, and every night - someone in Texas (well maybe not an actual person you understand) shoots a laser at it to determine how far and fast the Moon is moving away from Earth (drifting away 3.8cm per year by the way in case you won't be able to sleep at night)

A . M . A . Z . I . N . G 

A break in the cloud...

Looking at the weather forecast last night - it looked like we might get at least a little brightness today, so I got the last of the sausage meat and a packet of Puff pastry out of the freezer.

This morning still looked promising, so I baked some fresh sausage rolls, along with using the last smidge of mincemeat to eek out 4 mince pies.

We packed them up, as well as ourselves and headed to Cot Valley.  

Photo copyright to Tom Corser www.tomcorser.com

It was a little cold, but so nice to sit and breathe in the sea air.  It feels like we have been inside for such a long time (when really we haven't).  

The warm sausage rolls and mince pies were rather nice too!

Happy New Year fellow Bloggers!

Happy New Year everyone.  

My 2011 bring you health, happiness and good fortune!

We've been invaded!

But in the BEST possible way...

My sister, BiL and their three GORGEOUS children arrived on Monday evening - and have left today.

We didn't have the best weather - we had great plans for walks on the beach etc etc, however the FOG kept us in somewhat.  Tuesday was only a little grey - so Sis, I and the kids went to Tehidy Country Park

William FINALLY plucked up the courage not to drop the peanut and the squirrel played nice!

 This is a lovely country park - where the wildlife chase you round the lake for food.  If you are scared of birds then I wouldn't recommend it (think of the movie The Birds).  At the end of your walk - if you sneak a look behind you - there can be up to...well HUNDREDS of rooks, jackdaws, gulls and ducks following you down the path!!  

Millie kept waggling it a little too much!  She got there in the end though - it was just a bit too quick to catch on camera.

 The kids just love feeding the squirrels - as some will come and climb on you and take nuts from your hand!  

They even did a spot of tree climbing...

 It turned out to be a lovely morning - the sun came out so made for a beautiful walk.

This is actually a shot hubby took almost 1 year ago at Tehidy 

 I love that you can take bread, nuts and seed to feed the wildlife with the kids without fear.  Even the swans are VERY well behaved.  The don't come out of the water or fight (I guess cos they know they are well fed?)

Spot the bread competition - there were LOADS of these Black Headed Gulls (in their winter plumage)

Season's Greetings

May I take this opportunity to wish everyone who reads this a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

A little Christmas Baking...

Apart from getting up early in the morning to go pick up the Turkey from the butchers - I think we are just about set!  So this evening, some baking was in order - if nothing else to make the house smell even MORE festive!

 Mmmm mince pies - lovely sweet crust pastry... with a sprinkle of demerara sugar on the top!

...and of course some little jam tarts to use up the rest of the pastry (these have already been consumed you understand)

If I don't blog again before the big day - 

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