Tag Archives: cooking

Bah Humbug!- Norma #writephoto

Posted on December 21, 2016 by Sue Vincent

Hello Mary, just thought I’d have a chat whilst my mince pies are cooling. You’ve finished all your baking, well done. No, it’s just going to be us this year, I’m quite looking forward to it. Lonely? No not at … Continue reading →

Posted in Christmas, photo prompt, Photography | Tagged cooking, mince pies, quiet Christmas, telephone | Leave a comment

Raw penguins and curried sons

Posted on September 10, 2016 by Sue Vincent

From the archives: “Just posting the magpies…” “I thought you’d got stuck..” “I’ll let you see the magpie if it comes out okay” “Cool. Remember – fast shutter equals sharp penguins!” “Sadly a lot of the penguins are so far … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Love and Laughter, Photography | Tagged art, being, birds, cooking, curry, Life, love, motherhood | 5 Comments

A day of little things

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Sue Vincent

It has been a beautiful spring day here, so the fact that the heating has died again didn’t become apparent until I dipped my toe in the nice, hot bath I had run and found it to be about as … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, nature, Photography | Tagged bumblbee, butterflies, cooking, flowers, house sparrows, PC problems, Spring, Squirrel | 63 Comments

Mince pies and history

Posted on December 20, 2014 by Sue Vincent

I managed to resist a whole ten minutes… my guest won’t really want a whole dozen after all… eleven will do… I may have mentioned that I have a bit of a thing for mince pies. Especially home-made ones. Especially … Continue reading →

Posted in Life | Tagged baking, cooking, family, geneaology, matriarchal line, mince pies | 26 Comments

Cold buttered toast

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Sue Vincent

I had missed out on breakfast this morning, And I’m not of the type to do brunch, With my nose firmly glued to the keyboard I completely forgot about lunch. Now by mid-afternoon I was hungry And so, with the … Continue reading →

Posted in Dogs, Humour | Tagged cooking, disaster, egg, food, microwave, poetry | 31 Comments

Spiced memories

Posted on July 26, 2014 by Sue Vincent

It is perhaps only when you begin to teach something that you have been doing on autopilot for most of your life that you start to realise just how much you have learned over the years. Like most women who … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Love and Laughter | Tagged children, cooking, culture, family, food | 6 Comments

Raw penguins and curried sons

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Sue Vincent

· “Just posting the magpies…” · “I thought you’d got stuck..” · “I’ll let you see the magpie if it comes out okay” · “Cool. Remember – fast shutter = sharp penguins!” · “Sadly a lot of the penguins are … Continue reading →