Posts by Debbie Harris
Dryathon day 7: Teatotal
In just over three hours time I will have not touched a drop of alcohol for over a week! So far I have not found it too bad – there have been moments when a glass of wine would have been really nice and they have mostly been with food. We eat an awful lot…
Read MoreDryathlon day 6: Film therapy
Something a bit different today. Feeling weak after 6 days off the booze – then how about a Sunday afternoon film about the perils of drink… The Lost Weekend is an Oscar winning film starring Ray Milland who plays a recovering alcoholic who slips off the wagon. Based on the autobiographical novel of the same…
Read MoreDryathon day 5: Happy
So yesterday I was grumpy – today I am happy! After another night of bizarre dreams I got up and did the yoga that I was supposed to do yesterday. Then I jumped on the scales to be amazed that I was nearly 3lbs lighter than the start of January. My friend Jan who lives…
Read MoreDryathlon day 4: Grumpy
Last night I again slept really deeply – so much so that I over slept and missed my early morning yoga class damn it! Friday night is curry night in our house and I cooked some rather spendid vegetarian dishes event though I say it myself! Then my son Tom decided to open a beer…
Read MoreDryathlon day 3: Perspective
Late this afternoon I did the first big shop since Christmas. Foolishly I thought it would be cheaper as I would not be buying any wine or beer (my husband Geoff is also keeping me company as a Dryathlete). How wrong I was! I spent a fortune on fruit, veg and salad along with every…
Read MoreDryathlon day 2: More resolutions
Day two – so far so good. Yesterday it was really easy not to have a drink. The last couple of weeks have been a whirlwind of social events, celebrations and gatherings – all of which have involved copious amounts of food and drink which have taken their toll on my liver and my waistline. …
Read MoreDryathlon day 1: Detox!
Most years I plan to go dry for January! It’s fine for the first few days then I inevitably slip off the waggon and go back to my evil drinking ways… Well this year is going to be different. My son Tom told me about the Cancer Research Dryathlon just before Christmas and threw down…
Read MoreFarewell 2012!
Things have been a bit quiet here since the onslaught of the festive season. I posted a fair bit on my business site 2up Photography as part of my advent project but in the end that came to a juddering halt on 23rd December. Since then it’s been eating, drinking and general Christmas socialising. …
Read MoreAdvent:23.12 – Limoncello part 2
Well I have failed to post very day for advent this year – this week has been so buy with work and getting ready for Christmas. However I did succeed in getting the Limoncello finished as you will see here……and one or two of you may find a bottle in your Christmas stocking this year!!
Read MoreLimoncello part 2
Well I have failed to post very day for advent this year – this week has been so buy with work and getting ready for Christmas. However I did succeed in getting the Limoncello finished as you will see here……and one or two of you may find a bottle in your Christmas stocking this year!!
Read MoreAdvent: 20.12 – Heart bokeh
I cut out a circle of black card then cut out a heart shape in the middle. i then placed this on my 50mm 1.8 lens and this is the result. (As if I haven’t anything better to do!)_
Read MoreAdvent: 17.12 – The Nativity restorers
Our once controversial Nativity has been getting a lot of attention. Pictured above are Enid Clarke, Rene Smith and Brian Smith who worked hard to restore it for this year’s Christmas celebrations in the church. While we were setting up the photograph Enid told us how the artists came to stay in Carbrooke in the…
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