Thursday, January 30, 2025

Citrus, frosted leaves and prawn crackers.

1. Blood oranges and satsumas -- bright citrus colours leading us through the year's darkest days.

2. In the corner on the field, even on this wet morning, a drift of frosted leaves.

3. At supper, someone wonders if prawn crackers actually include prawns. I say that I've seen Lizqi making them in one of her many videos, and she definitely chopped prawns finely and mixed them with the dough that eventually became prawn crackers. Nick says we should watch her later to mark the lunar new year. He selects one that seems appropriate -- Lizqi marking Year of the Ox with crafts and tasty food made from her own produce. It's the one with prawn crackers.

Puzzles, pursuit and newspaper game.

1. As I'm sitting up in bed waiting to wake up and doing my morning puzzles, someone with a lot of answers joins me. 2. Two blue tits ch...