Texture Tuesday: freckles
We have been busy. The sun has been out. My daughter has lovely freckles….
Morning walk with new Windows 8 phone!
Finally on Saturday I got my phone upgrade which means that I can take photos on my Morning walks by actually seeing what is on the screen! After doing lots of research and being tempted by an older iPhone, I opted for a Nokia Windows 8 phone. No they are not the most desirable thing…
Amazing April sky
So there I am in the kitchen – it’s Friday night, I’m cooking a curry (Thai green in case you’re interested!) and I look out of the window to see an amazing rain and hail laden, dark sky in bright sunshine. Sometimes photography is like a drug – so I run to the office, put…
Make it Monday!
I’m excited to announce a new feature for the Pixel Chef – Make it Monday! The idea grew from visiting a client of our’s Retrorecyclers – a fabulous antiques and collectables centre in Watton. As well as selling pre-loved items and running a vintage tea rooms Retrorecyclers also offers upholstery courses and taster sessions. After…
Hit and miss phototography
I’m counting the days to my phone upgrade as my existing one really is on it’s last legs. It has really served me quite well over the last couple of years and I’ve taken loads of photos with it – especially when out on my morning walks. However now the screen is virtually impossible to…
Teen Texture Tuesday with attitude
What is about teenagers and that lip pouty thing? I have had several family photo shoots where I have had to politely ask young people not to do that thing with their lips! As you will see from these photos it’s not just the girls that do it sometimes – boys, my son included, are…
The arrival of spring and more good intentions
Hurrah – spring has finally arrived! The weekend was lovely with temperatures well into double figures and plenty of sunshine. This winter has been a really long haul for everyone and I was beginning to wonder if it would stay for good – let’s hope that the warm weather is here to stay. Well Monday…
Sri Lankan red beef curry
This lovely hot and coconutty beef curry has becoame a real family favourite – it’s a Madhur Jaffery of course! . It’s very straight forward and can be cooked on the hob or in a slow cooker. Ingredients 450g braising steak, cut into 2.5cm chunks 1 tsp ground coriander 1 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp…
A healthy breakfast
yc3c23pddet Hot on the heels of last night’s sweet potato fest comes this mornings healthy breakfast – greek yoghurt and honey with a banana. I would have loved to have been sitting eating it on a sun filled terrace somewhere in Greece but it tasted good all the same!
Monday’s good intentions….
My daughter always teases me about the fact that I always start a diet on Monday. Just as I always vow stay wine until Friday, sort out my In Box and my In Tray, start that patchwork quilt that I’ve bought the material for, renovate the old picture frames I bought at the auction a…
Scary crows and corny fields
Over the last few days I seem to have been nothing but a taxi service for my teenage offspring, ferrying them and an assortment of friends to the cinema, shopping, parties and sleepovers. Yesterday evening I found myself driving at sun set after dropping my son off at yet another 18th birthday bash. Luckily I’d…
How does your garden grow?
I must admit when it comes to gardening I’m a bit erratic! At the start of the year – and especially when we are blessed with some early spring sunshine – I get enthusiastic and set about planning, digging and buying ready for the new growing season. As that sunny window has failed to appear…
Texture Tuesday
It’s been a while since I did a texture Tuesday – things have been so hectic with work that I haven’t had much time for tinkering! These shots feature yesterday’s chef – my daughter Reya – and were taken on Easter Sunday on a trip to our village green. The light was very flat and…
Easter chocolate fest!
After yesterday’s meaty scoff fest, day two of our Easter ‘eat in’ features some lovely chocolatey goodness cooked up by my daughter Reya over the last couple of days. And as I type yet another gooey biscuit has arrived at my desk warm from the oven – resulting in a very sticky key board! The…
Hope at last?
I hate to drone on again about the weather but this last week has been so cold and miserable and so unlike Spring… This morning we woke to bright sunshine and even thought there still a fierce Easterly wind it has given us a bit of hope that spring might finally be on the way.…