Ingredients (serves 3): Olive oil Salt and pepper 3 chicken breasts, cut into 1" pieces 3 tablespoons flour 3/4 cup apricot jam 1 garlic clove, minced 2 tablespoons soy sauce 1 and 1/2 tablespoons brown sugar Chopped chives, for garnish Method: Toss the diced chicken with salt and pepper. Sprinkle the flour all over and … Continue reading Sticky Apricot Chicken
When I'm out by myself with Tilly, I tend to take my iPod Mini with me and set it to shuffle. It hasn't been updated for quite a while ... You'd think that shuffle equated to random, but the same handful of songs seem to pop up each and every time ... and what they … Continue reading The Dog-Walking Playlist
Was August amazing? Let's see what the numbers have to say: Another 31 days with lockdown measures in place, bringing the UK total to 163 days. 8 get-togethers with family members. 🙂 7 pieces of Happy Mail sent ... and 1 piece of Unhappy Mail. My highest daily step count in quite a while - … Continue reading Month in Numbers | August 2020
I'm posting a few days early for the third link-up of this year’s Summer Photography Scavenger Hunt, is hosted by Mary-Lou of Patio Postcards blog. Her link will go live on Monday, 31 August, but as that is a UK Bank Holiday, I'll be taking the day off. 🙂 I have another 7 items ticked off. 2) Something … Continue reading Summer Photography Scavenger Hunt | Link-up #3
I'm still reading romances ... The Knitting in the City series by Penny Reid (8 books in total, read on Kindle): All the women in these stories are smart and kick ass. There is plenty of female empowerment. Women supporting women. Yes, these are romance novels, but they are so much more. Each story is … Continue reading For the Love of Books | Currently Reading August 2020
Week 33: I added an insert for this week to allow for extra photos. I met my friends for a drink at the pub. I took The Boy Child to buy school shoes. We travelled to South Lakeland for a long weekend - Ulverston and Gummer's Howe. Week 34: We ended our weekend away with … Continue reading Project Life Revisited | Weeks 33 and 34
What a difference a day makes ... We were at Coniston Water early, hoping to rent a boat (having been told we could just turn up, book and head out onto the water) ... a little after 10 am on a Sunday morning and every single boat, regardless of size and capacity, was booked. We … Continue reading Life in Lockdown | Northern Roadtrip – Coniston Water
Gummer's Howe in the Lake District offers the shortest hike with the best views. The climb up is just half a mile, but a half a mile that requires stamina and good footwear. Lake Windermere and Gummer's Howe If you're lucky and climb on a sunny and clear August morning, the views are breathtaking. On … Continue reading Life in Lockdown | Northern Roadtrip – Gummer’s Howe
