Just Humans Being...

After hibernating yesterday, we had to venture out today to work & run various errands in St Austell. The wind's been so bad we thought we'd check out Charlestown - home to the tall ships. Apparently, they struggled with the north easterly we had yesterday - some sails were ripped, but today although we had a south easterly & the sea was rough, inside the harbour the boats were fine. A photograph just doesn't show how blustery it it... But it was enough to part Sime's beard... And mess up my nice hair-do! Night, night. Kay :)

Last night we went over to our friends' at  Cotna  again for a leaving & birthday party... We enjoyed yet another fabulous feast of veggie food with friends old & new. The salad leaves & potatoes are all grown on the smallholding. And there were lots of lovely dishes to accompany, including Bulgarian Bean Soup, Indian Lentil Dhal, Arabian Rice, Mexican Corn Bread & Cornish Rock Samphire... Amazingly, none of us ever discuss what we're making, but it always works out just perfectly & a s ever - we had a great night with lovely folks!  Happy 25th Birthday to Matteo! Who enjoyed another of Magie's delicious cakes.  Matteo has been WWOOFing at Cotna for a year now... And is sadly leaving tomorrow to travel around the UK before returning home to Italy in September. We've all enjoyed getting to know him & hope he will keep in touch. Hope you've all had or are having a good weekend. It's been quite stormy here since just after midnight last

We've had quite a busy week again, though not all work...   The cottages we cleaned this morning were not too bad, so we were home for midday  & took the opportunity to watch a Korean film that's been sitting around for over a month & it was good. Last weekend we went to our friends' Ruby Wedding celebration, which was great. They obviously really enjoyed themselves & it was so nice to be a part of it. They are such lovely people & their love for each other & their family is wonderful! Our kidlets had a get-together this week - they had a game night at Sal & Ryan's, so Hugo went over to stay & was quite pleased to have won at Poker. It is so nice that they all love to see each other & only our kids would be quirky enough to have game nights... Such lovelies! We've made a date to see the girlies next week, so looking forward to that! After dropping Hugo off at the train station, Sime & I decided to go & see the film 'The

WARNING This post contains strong language. It's not very often that we encounter rude people, but the one that we met today had it in abundance. I didn't do anything wrong, yet still a particularly unpleasant & foul mouthed woman called me *A Fucking Prick!*  We found her outburst quite funny actually, but she wasn't laughing. Bye for now, Sime

Inspired by a show on the radio... Think of 3 very different songs that make you feel good. Here are KT's: And mine: Does anyone else have feel good music ideas? 3 very different songs that you would turn up if you heard it on the radio. Bye for now, Sime

We eat a lot of spicy food - though only Sime likes it really hot! On Monday we made a big pot of chilli, which keeps the three of us going (literally) - full of fibre with fresh veggies & pulses!  Wednesdays we have an organic veg & fruit delivery, so by the following Monday/Tuesday we're just using up what's left. This was our quick(ish) version... We always start with chopped or sliced onions & simmer them in a little water for about 10 minutes.Then we added celery, carrots, butternut squash, ginger for another 15 mins. Next we added a teaspoon each of smoked paprika, cumin & chilli powder & continued simmering for another 5 mins. We then added mushrooms, green pepper, garlic & from the freezer (or you can use tinned) sweetcorn, kidney & butter beans. Plus 2 tins of chopped tomatoes - we turned up the heat & got it bubbling, then simmered again for 15 mins. We also added some chopped spinach, but Sime added it too soon & it disintegrated

We have received these awards recently & would like to thank the ladies who passed them on to us... Firstly, it was a while ago that Karin passed this on to us & we apologise for not saying anything sooner... Here is  Karin's Blog  about her garden & it's transformation.   Also from here you can click on to her other blog:  Green And Generous . We have followed Karin since coming across her during  No Impact Week  over a year ago & have found her posts to be both interesting & thought provoking. Karin & her Husband are training to be beekeepers, so it's a very exciting time for them. They also keep some rather beautiful chickens! Also a while ago, we received this award from Mum, who doesn't actually follow us, but occasionally makes comments... She can be found here:  Mum's Blog  & it seems to be a very happy blog! Lastly, this is from Mrs Thrifty, who is a new follower & already we have found h