Pondering Ponteuf

home comforts

I have mentioned before how I miss certain foods from my homeland . Normally every British Mother's day my dear hubby takes me to this fab place for my yearly fix of decent chips .Sadly due to the storm that left us without power for three days

 

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and a babe that was struck with a 24hr stomach bug in the middle of the night of said blackout,my mother's day was postponed. I had been jonesing for these chips for some time but of course,have a plan.......

                          anyhoo,a bag of spuds and an achy wrist from my hand peeler,we had this,

 

and a 1/4 c of olive oil,a teaspoon of sea salt and 45 minutes in an oven at 425.(Thank god that we had a gas oven!)

We had this...

 

Not for long :0) yum,yum

Disaster avoided,Mummy happy and you know what they say,

If Mummy ain't happy.................

xxxx

 

 

Firsts

In the first year of a babes life there are so many firsts.The coo,the smile,roll etc.It is such a wonderful journey for the baby and those who have the honor to be able to to share it with her.I just love the first year.My only wish is that when Annie first slept through the night she loved it as much as I did!!! I am still trying to convince her that it really was great and that she should try it again!

Today I dug out the old clip on chair and attached it to the table.Annie LOVED it.It was where she belonged.Ollie even gave up his *secret spot for her.She has been dabbling in solids for a few weeks now but seeing as she nurses frequently I haven't seen the need to sit down and have set meals for her. There in no avoiding the obvious though..
She loves her food.
Keep warm everyone xx

What's for dinner in your house?

Tonight we had

:: Spinach,pear and pomegranate salad with blueberry dressing,yum!

Someone distracted me when I was deseeding and raided my stash

 

I have a suspect!

Yes that picture was taken today.A balmy 68 this afternoon!

Anyway,salad was followed by spaghetti and meatballs.

This meal comes with a promise of a whine free dinner.I am tempted to make it EVERY night!

 

As for my 29 days of giving.

It is going well.

Monday :: I purchased the top five items on my shopping list twice and popped the items in the food collection box .

Tuesday :: I gave an old lady tens minutes of my time to help her find the exact (and boy she knew exactly what she wanted!) batteries for her smoke detectors.All ten of them!She had forgotten her glasses and was having trouble.Ollie helped too by throwing in a few extra items in her cart :)

Wednesday :: I fed the meter of the car next to mine when I parked as it was expired and I spotted a traffic officer in the lot.Saved them a ticket:0) That felt great:0)

Anyhoo,that's it for today,talk soon,

xx

Once a monkey

Always a monkey!!!

I can't turn my back for a second on Oliver.Pancakes were the lunch of choice and it happened as I "set" the table.Think, me running around the six foot wooden obstacle throwing flatware down in a race to get back to the kitchen before something like 

THIS::

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Happens!!

As usual,I was too late.He always gets me that one.

Good job that he is cute to boot!

Popcorn and waffles

It's a lazy Sunday here.I am being especially lazy

This was breakfast!

Whilst chatting to Papa at work,I casually mentioned that this was what we were having for breakfast.

"you're kidding" was his response!

"Seeing as it was served with a glass of milk,isn't it just like having a bowl of cornflakes"? was my defense!

I think he wished that he was there to share it!

Papa works so hard for us,we are so blessed.

 

The babes were overjoyed with this mornings menu.

I think this may becomes our lazy day tradition.

They were so content that I was  able to enjoy my first cup of coffee in peace.

Imagine that!

Yes,he is missing a tooth!

That is a story for another day.

As for Annie,she continues to grow like a weed.I am soaking her up like a sponge.

How could you not?

xx

Alrighty,I am off to make waffles for lunch!!!

Did I mention that I have had enough of winter?

I think that I may,once or twice!

Anyhoo,thankfully after the last dump of frosted flakes,Papa was home.He noticed my need to be relieved of the cabin fever crazed clan that swarmed around my ankles and promptly took them outside.At 8AM!!

So here I am thinking,ohhhh,sewing,sewing,fabric petting and the likes and then I get a pang of guilt.What is it with this guilt thing?It sneeks up on you and chomps at your heart like the babes at your ankles ten minutes earlier.

I really should make them something yummy to come in to,I thought.Yes,it will only take me ten minutes and then I can sew to my hearts content.I even cut some corners.

A quick batch of white chocolate chunk,peanut butter chocolate cookies shouldn't take long right?RIGHT?

And just a quick cup of coffee to test one,or make that two.Got to make sure that they are palatable.

No sooner had I licked the last crumb from the corner of my mouth did I hear the familiar thuds as the crew clambered on to the deck their loud cries of "Muuuuuummmmmmy"!!! followed by "hurry" "cold" "gotta pee" "now"!

I whistfully closed the door to my craft area and responded with a "coming" along with a "get off your brother" "NO BOOTS IN THE HOUSE" "one at a time" "quick,to the loo" and ending with a "who wants hot chocolate and fresh cookies"???

"Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Oh well,the sewing can be done anytime.Times like these need to be savoured like the cookies above.They don't last very long.

I just love rosy,wind blown cheeks.

And as always,I have to place the cookies far out of reach,atop my cookbooks,to ensure that they last more than the morning.Ahh a happy day.Now someone,please tell spring to get a move on!

And yes,I do arrange my cookbooks by color!!What can I say???...

Please sir,can I have some more....

Out of the blue yesterday,Griffin asked me if I could make him a blueberry cake.Now considering that this boy rarely eats any fruit but strawberries and bananas,I was a bit taken back.But...seeing as I froze at least twenty punnets of Jersey grown blueberries right at the peak of their sweetness,I happily set about finding a recipe.I remembered reading on a blog that there was one in the much praised Apples for jam (hey it's on sale!) Of course I was missing one ingredient as usual.So after a quick detour to wholefoods,we set to work.Well actually I set to work as when I was getting everything out,Griff has taken it upon himself to fall soundly asleep on the couch!

It is a simple and fast recipe.

From this

To this

to this

in under an hour.Not bad for a quick weekend snack.Those blueberries tasted divine too.They held every ounce of the sweetness that they had when I put them in the freezer a couple of months ago.

The recipes says not to use frozen fruit but I just dusted them in a little flour to stop them sinking and they stayed plump and juicy.

This morning Oliver and I had a little photo shoot to relist my Austrian shorts,my gosh,he looked so dapper if I do say so myself.He insisted on keeping the outfit on,even the hat so we had a little visit to the farm in our Sunday best:0) The goats appreciated it but the llamas spat at us.AGAIN!!! Bloody things.I am not even going to offer them a cracker next time,talk about ungrateful!!

This modeling lark is SO tiring!!

Oh and you see next to the empty cake plate?? That is a sneak peek of a shirt that is going in the store at the end of the week.

Cheerio

just as swimsuit season approaches...

I find out that my friend's hubby's company makes my favorite chocolate and I was presented with this last week:0)
Boy am I in trouble!!!!