I bought industrial quantities of vine-ripened tomatoes in K’wall yesterday. I’m eager to use them so today I have dug out a pack of local beef “Best Stew” and am lovingly preparing a slow stew of tomatoes, paprika, and beef -to which I shall later add some dwarf green beans. I planned to dump it …
Category archives: Living
Catching up
Friday – went over the hill to Boloquoy and then to Backaskaill for a meringue. Saturday edited some photos then went with visiting L to watch (we’d like to say “assist”…) with shearing at SpinningGill’s. Ate too much delicious Biryani – in the evening SG and hubby came round for evening of beer, weaving, and …
Silence
Apologies for the silence. Yesterday was spent in the kitchen/shearing shed/socialising/and reviewing images. Shearing added 65 images to the review pile. Details later. For now here’s an image or three to keep you amused.
Boloquoy Preview
I will write up my day later. For now here’s a PS4 Yellow photo from today. I am astoundingly pleased with this one as it was hand-held, using my huge and heavy 300 mm telephoto lens. I actually took 239 photographs today. Two Hundred and Thirty Nine. Maybe there will be one or two good …
Over the Hill
We are going “Over the hill to Boloquoy Mill” today, on a little photo safari. The weather isn’t bad, but it isn’t brilliant either – so I am hoping some cloud clears before 12:00 I have been finding camera bits and bobs and changing batteries etc. Just need to wax my boots and make a …
Spinning Day
Yesterday did not pan out quite as planned but did turn out to be a busy and most interesting day. I hauled myself from bed at the paper hour and had my “Queen Mum’s” under way before breakfast. Spinning was to be at Crudy again and F is still plastered, so volunteer cake makers were …