Good morning! Happy 1st of March!
We had some sun this week and it got up to 16 degrees! 16! It was lovely. I saw a quote somewhere that was along the lines of “my needs are as complex as that of a dandelion” which feels very accurate at this time of year. I get a huge mood boost when the sun comes out!
Half Term and School Bugs
It was half term last week so lots of outdoor adventures including a trip to Anglesey Abbey which was very pretty with all the snowdrops, as well as some bird (and water buffalo?!) watching out in the Fens.
I’ve also been ill, which wasn’t as fun. Although I managed to make it this far through the school year without catching a bug so I’d say that’s pretty good going. I’m terrible at being ill - just can’t sit still, but this one really knocked me down so I’ve had to admit defeat and spent plenty of time watching TV and even doing a jigsaw.
Art
I’ve started my next personal project - illustrating some spreads of Little Red Riding Hood for my portfolio. I’m currently writing some posts specifically about my process for this so I’ll just put a sneak peak of one of the spreads I’m working on here, and you can expect more to come!
Food
It was pancake day here in the UK last week! We did our usual tradition of pancake dinner with lots of different toppings (pistachio cream, Nutella, banana, lemon and sugar, berries, salted caramel sauce… not all together)! It wasn’t very photogenic though (and got eaten very quickly.
I also baked a Lemon and Elderflower Drizzle Cake from Cook, Eat, Repeat by Nigella Lawson and made Sambal Chicken with Coconut Rice and Cucumber Relish from Ottolenghi’s Comfort. As with a lot of Ottolenghi’s recipes, the ingredient list and cook times were looong so I cheated and bought pre-made peanut sauce to make it all a bit easier. Who was time to make peanut sauce from scratch? It was all super tasty though if you do have the time and energy!
Things I’ve Enjoyed
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again - I’m loving Shrinking on Apple TV. The whole aesthetic feels like it was made for me.
I finished Dungeon Crawler Carl and really enjoyed it! Excited to read the second one, but in the meantime I’ve started a rare non-fiction book - The Theory of Everything Else by Dan Schreiber (I love listening to No Such Thing as a Fish in the gym so that’s why I picked this up!).
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Have a great Sunday!
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