July 20, 2007

Scrummy Jam

Well I made some absolutely delicious (even if I do say so myself!) blackcurrant jam with my crop from yesterday! I have fond memories of my mom making jam when I was little but I have never made any myself, but thanks to an excellent Google search which led me Jane's blog I got instructions on how to make it! Sal this is definitely a blog you will love! She has a wonderful blog about her allotment and other interesting stuff. So thanks Jane!

It is so super easy and very satisfying, I am sure there will be more jam coming my way soon!

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July 19, 2007

My Week in Pictures

You can most definately say there is more action than conversation going on around here! Emily, Harrison and I have had a super busy week...

A trip to W5, a local science park which is just fantastic for kids of all ages. There is a floor for under 6's which is where we spent our time, playing with water, shopping in the mini play Tesco's, building houses with cranes and foam bricks, building bridges and generally have lots of fun...

The view of Belfast harbour from one of the windows. This sky just sums up the crazy topsy turvy weather we have been having lately...

Harrison is not a great sleeper and after trying to get him to have a morning nap to no avail, I packed a bag with a picnic in the hope that the car journey would send him to sleep. When I went back into the living room I found him asleep on the rug! Grrr....

Last minute decision to go strawberry picking on a local organic farm. Here are Emily & Tristan. This turned out not as successful as anticipated. Firstly there were no strawberries!! So we decided to hunt for other berries but then discovered the knee high nettles everywhere!! Emily and I had shorts on and I had sandals on so needless to say there were lots of stinging and crying...

We did however manage to pick a few (about 20!) raspberries, a punnet of blackcurrants and some lovely peas. I had no idea what I was going to do with the blackcurrants but I felt like I needed something to show for our efforts! Here is Tina with Emily too...

Harrison taking it all in - the little mischief...

After all that, finally a much needed cuppa...phew...

Just decided what to do with all those blackcurrants.... :)

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July 14, 2007

Busy Busy

Lots of things happening on the family social front lately, but as its very late I am keeping it short with these few pics. Maybe sometime I will do a longer post!

Good good friends Lucy & Simon come to visit and meet Harrison for the first time...

Emily with her cousin James, visiting from England via a tour of Ireland...

And on a separate note...

"Sorry love, yer supensions gone. It'll be Tuesday before I can get the parts..."

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July 02, 2007

A Bit of Silliness

Thanks to Marilyn (as I never know what's going on in the world!) I was able to go and have some silly fun by creating my very own Simpsons avatar. I did another, slightly less curvy version but the 'man-hands' just scared me far too much! So this is an honest representation - honest!

Go ahead and create one yourself!

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