The blog has been quiet during the Covid-19 lockdown. Somehow we seem busier than ever with less to do! With summer over, the weather getting cooler and the nights drawing in, I am going to try to catch up on the writing. Some entries, such as this one, are going to look at activities we have done despite the restrictions. Other entries are going to look at back things we did before lock down which we are hoping will start up again in the new year. And lastly, I will be trying to catch up on some of the fantastic places we have been on holiday which I will reminisce over and ready ourselves to start planning for 2021 (or maybe 2022)! With our plans for 2 weeks off in September cancelled due to travel restrictions, we decided to take the time off anyway. We would spend the first week leisurely clearing out the kitchen and dining room and then spend the second week out and about avoiding the noise and dust as the whole kitchen was stripped out and walls knocked down. We did consider canc...
I have recently been watching endless YouTube videos of talented artists using acrylic pouring paint to create wonderful abstract artworks. A couple of examples can be found here and here . We bought some paints from Hobbycraft a while ago, but today I finally got round to trying them out. I did 4 in all, but only 2 were worth sharing. Here they are: I think you'll agree that, for a first attempt, they are not too bad!? We've bought some canvases to go either side of the window above the kitchen sink in our new kitchen, and I plan to paint them using this technique - once I've practiced a bit more, that is :) Lee
As a household, we hate food waste and whenever we can, we try to minimise throwing out food. This typically means making sure we have used stuff before it goes out of date, being quite open to using stuff beyond its Best Before, and freezing any leftovers we have - yep, this includes kebabs! Some waste is unavoidable, though. Whether it's the bits we trim off the fruit and veg we use, or the fact that the greens in our trug decide to hit turbo boost all at the same time, we do need to throw stuff out. This infuriates us! Being keen gardeners too - ok, so Sam holds most of the green fingers here - we would love to compost our food scraps and use them on the stuff we grow. You know, Circle of Life and all that? Traditional composting is messy if you have an urban garden, and we've never been that successful at it when we've tried. The mice liked to nest under the compost bin, which gave Mitzy endless fun, but apart from that we didn't have much joy. About a year ago, Sam...
loving Budgie Lee and a helpful vid on Thai currency
ReplyDelete