Barney's nose.
25/02/09
The results from my L4 are varied. I tend to use it if I have a macro moment happening but sometimes it just can't take a good photo. Must see if I can get some macro filters for my D70.
See, I just can't get away from our building site. Tiny water droplets on a large piece of celotex insulation.
25/02/09
It's all hidden within the fabric of our house now!
Colin hiding in his favourite place - our building site.
25/02/09
And now we live in it!
Ever fallen asleep in your lunch? I caught Fraggle snoozing away in her lettuce today. Perhaps a pint too many for lunch?
25/02/09
I think perhaps it was lovely and warm and sunny and time for a snooze.
More Saturday baking. This is a Devonshire (I know) Honey Cake, made from this recipe: www.soyandpepper.com/2008/06/devonshire-honey-cake.html.
It's slightly burnt on top but tastes absolutely fabulous (if i do say so myself). It's also incredibly easy to make and eat, although it helps if you're slightly mad about honey.
25/02/09
Mmmmm cake...
A message from me (panicking slightly).
25/02/09
I'm not sure what I was panicking about but I'm sure it's all ok now.
The footings for the front wall and new porch are going in.
25/02/09
This seems like an age ago and indeed it was!
Beetroot grown in my very own greenhouse (sorry about terrible light in photo).
I'll be making beetroot and goat's cheese risotto with these babies at the weekend.
25/02/09
Mmm love beetroot. You'll also be glad to know that I now know how to use the WB on my camera.
Ta daaaaa - finished!
The builders have shored up the front of the house with sheeting to make their job easier this week as there's alot of rain forecast.
20/02/09
Looking back at the photos it's just amazing to see what the house used to look like and what we've done to it!
No building photos today as it has been too wet for the builders to dig the foundations. So here's a photo of my nasturtiums growing well in my old wellies.
20/02/09
Lovely to see summer photos, despite it being a bit of a wet summer. Good weather for wellies.
Flowers in the church we attended for nephew Ben's christening.
Colourful giant lego (duplo?) in the sunshine at Jo's.
20/02/09
A weekend away from the house, sitting in Jo's back garden in the sunshine. Just what the doctor ordered.
A tractor trailer from the icecream farm filled up with what was once our house!
Colin holding the roof up. Or down...
20/02/09
It's so easy to wreck a house!
Sorry, more house pictures. We got home late last night after a dog walking adventure to find that our house is very open plan now.
20/02/09
And all propped up, ready for the front wall to be dismantled.
Lots more wood in the loft.
20/02/09
The builders made a quick start by putting new joists in the roof to strengthen the beams. This is why we needed the bees to leave.
I only popped out to go to work!
Our builders started work on our house today and although we knew they were popping out the windows today it was quite a shock to come home to a ruin! Still, work has begun and it's quite exciting, if a little scary,
19/02/09
I was very close to tears when I saw the house like this for the first time. Just the removal of the windows turned it into a ruin and made the whole rebuild project seem a very definite thing.
I forgot to add this one in. We had lunch at The Bolingey Inn on mum's birthday and they brought out her cheesecake with a candle in it.
Oh arses. Just as we were preparing for our builders to start work on the roof of our house on Monday, we discover that a pile of honey bees has moved into our roof.
We have a bee specialist coming to have a look to see if he can move the queen out so that the rest of the bees will follow. We're keeping our fingers crossed.
19/02/09
Luckily the bees moved on the next day. It turns out that they were checking out all the houses in the area before choosing one to move into properly. Ours was probably too dusty.
I still don't know the story behind this note that Colin left for Dave at work.
19/02/09
I was glad to see later that someone had put in the correct apostrophe in Daves.
A quick mushroom photo to go with the mushroom farm photos from earlier this week.
A photo from the observation deck on the roof of the international terminal at Krakow Balice airport this morning. Yes we're quite sad (we even paid PLN 2 - approx 50p - each to visit it).
19/02/09
Someone added this photo as a favourite the other day!
Madman (Colin) in a long exposure shot taken at dusk in the Old Town Square, Krakow.
19/02/09
I love this photo - not bad for my little P&S.
A plasma ball at the Museum of Municipal Engineering, Krakow.
19/02/09
There were lots of hands on experiments to play with there and we spent an enjoyable two or three hours there on this sunday afternoon, whilst the bemused staff watched on.
Colin looking across to the Palace at Paszkowska, where our friends' wedding party would later take place.
The Insurance Museum (I kid you not) in Krakow. We didn't actually go in. We're sad but not quite that sad.
19/02/09
This was taken for a friend's husband who works in insurance.
St Mary's Church, Krakow.
19/02/09
We went to Krakow for six days for the wedding of a friend of Colin's. Had a fab trip and loved both Poland and Krakow.
My APs are staying with us to look after the dogs and caravansit whilst we're away (did I mention we were going to Krakow?). My mum cooked a super rhubarb crumble for pudding.
19/02/09
Love it when the APs come to stay as we get well looked after!
I found this photo on my D70 when I uploaded the photos today so it's my photo a day. I believe it's a wiring diagram for Ian A's Big Project.
Wellies - three out of four of my dud pairs of wellies, lined up ready to be turned into planters (a la Jamie Oliver at home).
Saturday morning baking again! This is a banana, walnut and chocolate chip loaf (a take on Nigella's banana loaf). YUM.
19/02/09
*sigh* I miss baking...
We had a barbie in honour of our guest (Den), visiting. Once the sun had gone in it was really chilly though so Colin got to bbq outside.
19/02/09
*sigh* barbeques...
Den is coming to visit tomorrow. I've left her some instructions...
19/02/09
She did a fab job.
Spaghetti mess. A fairly normal occurrence if CB is around.
19/02/09
It's spaghetti fantastic in the house at the moment.
My office for the next six months or so.
I must not make it messy.
I must not make it messy.
I must not make it messy.
I must not make it messy.
I must not make it messy.
I must not make it messy.
I must not make it messy.
19/02/09
It's quite messy but on the upside, I still have the job!
Beautiful beetroot leaves in my greenhouse.
19/02/09
They were beautiful to eat too.
Poor moley. Found this chap by the side of the coast path above Perran Sands.
19/02/09
I've never seen a mole, live or dead before - this was fascinating to see.
Gah, another welly failure. This is the right welly. The left one has failed too. I have emailed the seller to say I want a refund but I don't hold out much hope.
I will stick to non-fashion wellies in the future.
