Billy Young's Blog - Posts Tagged "cooking"
15th October 2010
My daughter made the dinner tonight. She may be only thirteen but we taught her how to cook early n life, as we did with my son as well. My wife and I thought it important that they knew their way around the kitchen. Though I must admit that the dinner Tammy made was very simple, a tuna salad. She tried though and that is the special thing about it. Out of both my kids it is my son that is the better chef, mind he did cookery and passed his SQA in the subject. It is also something he wants to do as a career. I must admit I do like cooking as well, at least sometimes. Anyway Tammy’s salad was very good.
My wife has almost finished reading through my manuscript. That means I better get on with working on the graphics for the front cover. I must admit that I have spent another week playing Civ V. Naughty me. When I haven’t been playing that I’ve been job hunting with little success. I have though applied for a couple of jobs, now comes the waiting time. While I wait to hear if I got one of them or not hear as is the usual case, I continue the great search. It can be depressing but that why we take that little bit of pleasure from those things our families do, as with dinner tonight.
My wife has almost finished reading through my manuscript. That means I better get on with working on the graphics for the front cover. I must admit that I have spent another week playing Civ V. Naughty me. When I haven’t been playing that I’ve been job hunting with little success. I have though applied for a couple of jobs, now comes the waiting time. While I wait to hear if I got one of them or not hear as is the usual case, I continue the great search. It can be depressing but that why we take that little bit of pleasure from those things our families do, as with dinner tonight.
25th May 2012
Finally the weather has brightened and my plants are beginning to throw up new growth. Today it hit twenty seven Celsius. Even though I was at work I’m enjoying it. Winter seemed to drag on for so long this year that to finally have the heat is freeing in a sense. With the good spell set to last this weekend I’m hoping to fix the post that snapped during the gales earlier this year. Though the metal braces that I put have held it up till now it is still weak. I have a replacement that a neighbour gave me which will do the job but first I have to remove the concrete holding the old one in. Out with the bolster I suppose as well as some digging. I t will be worth it though to have the garden fence standing strong. While I’m at it I can give it a lick of paint to freshen the whole thing up.
The netting Magz put over the plants seems to have kept the cats at bay. That is a relief as the last thing you need is to keep having your plants dug up. That and the cold has been trying this year. Of course no of that has stopped the weeds. I did more hoeing last week around the strawberries. It as well as the sun has brought them into bloom. Magz is now looking forward to a bumper crop to make a tart with. She has already been scouring our recipe books and the web for one. I’m not sure why though as she already knows how. Mind she is always looking to improve on the things she bakes till she is totally happy. Still it does mean I get some to take to work in my lunch box, hehehe.
The netting Magz put over the plants seems to have kept the cats at bay. That is a relief as the last thing you need is to keep having your plants dug up. That and the cold has been trying this year. Of course no of that has stopped the weeds. I did more hoeing last week around the strawberries. It as well as the sun has brought them into bloom. Magz is now looking forward to a bumper crop to make a tart with. She has already been scouring our recipe books and the web for one. I’m not sure why though as she already knows how. Mind she is always looking to improve on the things she bakes till she is totally happy. Still it does mean I get some to take to work in my lunch box, hehehe.
