January | 2013 | Cider with Rosie

10 things that’ve made me happy this week…

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1. writing yesterday’s rambly blog post. it feels like such a long time since i just sat down and wrote like that, and i enjoyed it so much!

2. the vsco camera app. it’s brilliant!

3. throwing snowballs for teddy to chase at the park. his look of confusion when they land and disappear amongst the rest of the snow makes me laugh every single time!

4. reading through my new favourite food blog, joy the baker. it’s stunning.

5. bagels. they’re on my mental list of things i need to buy more frequently.

6. homeland homeland homeland. jason and i are watching the last episode of season one this evening, and i’m so excited!

7. breakfasts of honey and pecan granola, blueberries, and natural yoghurt.

8. jason’s new haircut. it makes him look even more handsome than normal! :)

9. being almost able to tick january off my ‘only five months left until university ends’ chart!

10. having ted curl up on my feet when i’m sitting on the sofa :) i do so love that little man.

this week’s happy photo has me dreaming of spring, and buying countless bunches of pretty spring flowers to brighten up our little house.

tell me, what’s made you happy this week? :)

♥

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This isn’t a post about snow.

24.01

dear international blog readers…are you fed up of reading about snow yet? ;) it seems like the whole of british blog land has gone crazy for it! i promise i’ll only mention it once or twice in this post. i guess we british just can’t help but obsess over our crazy old weather! and the snow is so pretty, after all…

so, i’ve not been to university for a week. a week! thank you, snow. (p.s. that doesn’t count as me talking about snow.) being holed up inside for days on end really appeals to the introvert in me. actively being encouraged not to leave the house? um, okay!! i’ve been making the most of these cosy days by wearing pyjamas till noon.

my days at home have been pretty productive though, i promise! i’ve given our little house a mini ‘spring’ clean, washed the items of clothing that always linger at the bottom of the laundry basket (i’m looking at you, cashmere blends) and even polished up the oven. cleaning the house with ted around is always a bit of a drama. he’s been terrified of the vacuum cleaner/broom/duster and polish ever since he was tiny, and has recently progressed from plain old barking at whatever cleaning implement i’m holding, to deliberately doing naughty things to distract me from the task at hand. yesterday, he paraded around with a stolen tea towel whilst i tried to dust, and the day before that he chewed a hole in my nice new fancypants gloves whilst i was cleaning the kitchen. sigh.

ted and i have been watching a fair bit of trash telly, in between all this industrious cleaning/glove chewing. four words for you: ‘what happens in kavos‘. oh.my.goodness. i know i’m a prude, but seriously?! if you want to be shocked to your very core, go watch it. i guess i am easily shockable though, because on monday evening when my ma text me at 9.30 saying she was just starting to bake a cake, i was like…’woah. have you seen the time? it’s nine.thirty… isn’t it kind of late to bake?’ i think i maybe need to loosen up a little. just not as much as those kids in kavos…

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Scenes from snowy days…

23.01

001- icicles and frozen fencing.

002- this little man looks cuter than ever in the snow.

003- all this chilly weather means wearing scarves indoors is de rigueur.

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What we ate this week…

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monday: we ate out! jason had a cheese and bacon burger, and i ate a caesar salad so quickly there wasn’t even time to photograph it. sorry! ;)

tuesday: griddled halloumi, vegetables roasted in balsamic vinegar, and garlic ciabatta bread.

wednesday: garlic mushrooms and cheesy baked mashed potatoes.

thursday: sausages, mash (leftover from wednesday) and peas

friday: homemade spinach and ricotta ravioli

my favourite? halloumi (i love that squeaky cheese!) and roasted vegetables. jason’s favourite? sausages and mash! on the menu for the week ahead? chicken fajitas, and broccoli and stilton soup.

what’s on your menu for this week? :)

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