Booked taster session on September 7th

Booked for 17th July 2023

Completed on 6th may 2023

Booked for 10th September 2023

Completed the Level Water 24 hour swim relay at Shepperton lakes on 10th-11th June 2023

Swam under waterfalls on the Elidir trail on 20th may 2023

I tried Nordic walking

I tried Nordic walking

Made Glory of Expedition and Laverstoke gin cocktails inspired by a visit to the Bombay sapphire distillery.

We swam at Gwalia Farm in May 2015.

We walked the Bracknell Ramblers Route over two days in April and May 2015

We walked the Clarendon Way.

My new blog is www.whatnaomididnext.wordpress.com

In Iceland, whites, greens and Blues adorned the night sky.

Not just a beach- a black sand beach with glaciers floating in front of it- amazing!

Did it and it was delicious, I used this recipe:
http://www.itsamummysworld.co.uk/#!Slow-Cooker-Fudge/c1a1n/822816AD-7334-41A7-84D0-746A5C82073E

Today I was up at 4.30am and out the house by 5am, which meant I enjoyed the beautiful wintry sunset this morning while I was out monitoring, then I left work in time to watch a stunning sunset, red, golds and burnt oranges, with radiation fog creeping up the fields beside the road. Stunning and very energising to experience.

I made a Christmas pudding on Stir Up Sunday in 2014, using this recipe:
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/4962/festive-date-and-pecan-pudding
Can't wait to eat it on Christmas Day.

Tickets bought with clubcard vouchers!

Read Somme Mud by E.P.F Lynch an Australian soldier who fought on the Somme and across the trenches from 1916, finally getting home to Australia in June 1919.

November 2013- made Chicken Jalfrezi, an Indian dish.

I attended a workshop in silver jewellery making and am now the proud owner of a hand crafted ring.

We watched the first Hobbit film, and all three Lord of the Rings films, all extended editions. We are porridge for first breakfast, bacon rolls for second breakfast, honey cake for elevensies, leek and po-ta-toe soup with fougasse ( a flat bread shaped like a leaf) for luncheon, fresh baked bread, cold mears, cheeses and blackberry tarts for afternoon tea, were too full for dinner and ate cheese for supper. I also made a hobbit house cake and we made Orc banners to decorate with. It was a really fun day!

I made a loaf of real bread, from scratch, by hand, after work this evening. I've also got a pre ferment going, for fougasse, which I'll make tomorrow. I'm feeling very accomplished!

Visited Whipsnade Zoo today, a bright and blowy Autumn day. Highlights were the month old baby elephant, the elephants taking a walk around the zoo, the brown Bears, baby giraffe and the sealions. It was a lovely day.

My hair is now red! 😜

Made ravioli stuffed with goats cheese and ricotta, October 2014.

I took a whole day class in continental bread making at Speckled Hen Country Bakery in Holmes Chapel with my Mum and sister. We learned to make fougasse, gufelhupf, focaccia and breadsticks, which used a sourdough starter. It was a fun day.

2-50 to Chen in China
3/50 to Gena in Belarus
4/50 to Helen in Hong Kong
5/50 to Lothar in Berlin.

All going in the post in the morning.

One book down, many to go.
The Telling Error by Sophie Hannah has been read. Now I'm moving on to The Year of Pleasures by Eluzabeth Berg.

We planted wildflower seeds around our plum tree at the end of the garden, on bare ground where we've taken up the grass. We spread seed of the following plants: yellow rattle, poppy (purple ones)- we collected these seeds ourselves. Then a packet wildflower mix of wild marjoram; field poppy; red campion; selfheal; wild carrot; birdsfoot trefoil; cornflower; wild red clover; musk mallow; sainfoin; common vetch. Can't wait to see them come up in the spring.

I read "The Memory Book" by Rowan Coleman. A sad, funny, touching, beautiful book about a woman in her forties with familial early onset Alzheimer's Disease. It's a beautiful portrayal of family life, memories and love. A great way to spend an overcast Saturday.

http://www.marcandangel.com/2011/12/25/30-challenges-for-30-days-of-growth/

Passed my first aid course, 24/25 on exam number two. Annoyed with the question I got wrong but that's a pass mark and 44/45 on the tests overall. I'm now qualified in first aid at work.

Two days down, one day to go and I scored 20/20 on the first test!

I'm one day in to a three day First Aid at Work course. This goal should be achieved by the end of the week.

I have sent my first postcard, to a girl called Anna in Russia!

Made sushi rolls September 2014

I've started sketching! I tooky sketchbook with me on a weekend to Devon and sketched little pictures when we were stopped on walks or for a drink 😃

I managed to think of 20 things that I liked about myself, they're up on my mirror and I shared them with my husband.

Completed 19th September 2014.

We spent the evening at West Lake Farm in Chilla, Devon watching the stars and identifying the constellations on the star chart. We could even see the Milky Way. A fantastic evening.