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Monday, 14 May 2012

Musings - Struggling...

Not since trying to tackle Peake have I found a book that I just can not get along with... 'Fifty Shades of Grey' is doing my nut.


I love reading, I read fast and practically absorb the words from the page but E L James' trilogy of romantic (cough) porn just isn't doing it (cough) for me.

It is repetitive, I dislike both the main characters and I am dreading the page where they return to this red room of pain. If Ana says 'oh... my', 'holy crap' or the word 'there' in relation to her womanly parts is written in italics one more time I am gonna scream. And it won't be a pleasurable scream because being flogged is not something that turns me on. And that is what reading this book feels like... Self punishment.

Sigh. But I am half way through now. I don't know if this means I should stop because I have gotten this far and it hasn't gotten any better or if I should carry on because I might as well as now.

And there are two more books! Which I bought because I was oh so stupidly attracted to the cover!

Advise me please... Stop or carry on? :) xx

- Posted with something better to be reading...

Sunday, 13 May 2012

DIARY - 7th May to 13th May 2012

This week has been about three things… 1. Unfolding the Conspiracy,
2. Sending a strongly worded email to a useless company,
3. Eating crap even though I have tried not to.

Monday was spent in a combination of family gatherings, travel and falling knackered in to bed. Bank holidays are great but I always end up feeling a lot more tired than if I had just spent the time at work. It was great to see the little nephew though; it makes my day that he loves books and is charging full steam ahead with his reading skills. It even inspired my to purchase a little something for him but sssh it’s a secret.

Tuesday was my second taster night at the slimming group. People made some delicious food and it is fabulous to think that every bit of it was really healthy. I made a cheesy tuna pasta bake and came home with an empty oven dish which is always a good sign ha ha. For the next few nights I continued to get my cook on but if you scroll back a couple of posts you can read all about what I made.

Mid week I uncharacteristically got furious. I ordered something weeks ago that failed to arrive. I rang the company twice, a week apart, to be told that my order would be dispatched within 24 hours (both times). When another week went by I rang again only to be told this time that the item had never been in stock in the first place. How ridiculous is that! I won’t tell you who the company is, but if I don’t receive a response to my email of complaint by next Friday I will be bitching in full swing on here for all to see.

Friday I finally finished the Conspiracy 365 Books. I felt like I had achieved something and a little sad that I had finished the twelfth book and that there would be no more. Cal Ormond was an exceptional character, even for young adult fiction. How an author managed to keep the suspense and thrill going for over 2000 words shows real talent. Please read the books, then when you love them, recommend them to everyone that you know.

The weekend involved the usual pub lunch and then today saw my husband and my father disappear to a Landrover show; so we three generations of girls went on a shopping spree to Huddersfield stopping off at the Stadium Way Pizza Hut for the unlimited salad. While I love lazy Sundays I love productive ones even more.

And that is about it, dull huh?

My advice for next week… if you decide to read ‘Fifty shades…’ be warned it’s a shocker.

Saturday, 12 May 2012

Photo - Boot bargain...

Bought these this weekend, £3.25 from Mothercare...


Best buy ever! If only there had been a size big enough for me. :) xx


- Posted on the move...

Friday, 11 May 2012

Photo - Two days in a row...

I am on a roll this week with cooking so I thought I best document it as it doesn't happen often. :)

Tonight I made a Colourful Carbonara. Pasta, vegetables, bacon, quark, Parmesan cheese and three egg yolks. And spices of course.

Here are the vegetables...


And the process...


And the grand reveal...


How delicious does that look? (if I do say so myself ha ha).

Ps. If you are wondering why the diet coke is in pot mugs, well it's incognito as Katharine insists on using a glass if she sees one! :) xx


- Posted on the move...

Thursday, 10 May 2012

Musings - Cous Cous creation...

Cous Cous is boring, let's face it I'm right. The packet ones with the flavouring are a bit better but then you never really know what you are getting.

This week my slimming group had a recipe for Cous Cous Bites so I brought it home...

And adapted it. I created the Cous Cous Turkey Balls.

I used:
Cous Cous, cooked turkey mince, leeks, onions, peppers, garlic, chillies, jerk flavouring, quark, two eggs and some Parmesan cheese.

I mixed it all up in a bowl, formed some balls, stuck them in the oven and voila...


Don't they look delicious? :) xx

- Posted in chef mode...

Wednesday, 9 May 2012

Photo - Katharine's current fave...

Katharine has a new favourite book that I would like to recommend to you all...


There are things to see on every page and an annoying song to sing along to.

You can ask her where the dog is and she will find each one on every page. Little show off. :) xx


- Posted on the move...

Tuesday, 8 May 2012

Photo - Mini Magnum

Katharine had her first ice lolly... a mini white Magnum. The girl has taste. :) xx


- Posted with a smile
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