When you're hungry. I'm going out to look for a new armchair and it's never good to shop when hungry.

By a group member

A bowl of daffs was on my counter so during a quiet moment I thought a painting was in order.

it was today's moment of joy.

Having potted-up some pelargoniums it's time for a glass of tea. I've finally got around to making some hibiscus tea. It's not bad.

Indeed, it is possible to cook one's gnocchi in an air fryer!

My friend suggested I gave it a go - just a guess, really.

Just find a Pyrex dish that fits into the air fryer basket, add some oil, seasoning, herbs and spices, and tumble in the gnocchi and coat well. Then cook for 10 minutes, flip, and then another 10 minutes. They emerge with a crisp 'shell' and beautifully cooked through.

Willow's workshop

for the BW-Project2019

The story unfolds. I couldn't hear the narrative and was clueless from start to finish.

A hop, skip and a jump from the abandoned boot is this charming little bag.

Did this go, and then the boot? Or maybe the other way around.

Great is the mystery of life.

Reminds me of Yerevan in the fog. I've been helping to paint a room in grey. The under coat was dodgy and the surface so porous. Breaking for tea i spotted this. I rather like the effect. Too bad it will disappear as it dries.

I adore brutalist architecture.

I think this is Rosa Angela. It's pretty and easily accessible to bees.

With time to make scrambled eggs properly, and a gift of organic smoked salmon from Norway, today's breakfast is just that. Served on a slice of sourdough toast.

It was prudent to make just a half ration!

If you're wondering, organic salmon has no growth hormones or antibiotics added. It does taste better than the intensively farmed variety.

A cheery window box.

I saw this in the window at Garstang. So of course I had to have a pie. Nobody's getting me!

When the humidity drops the view improves. The Cumberland Fells in the distance.

📷 Google Pixel 6 Pro - Moonshot (Sunrise time in January 2023)

Astratto. Abstract. Frammento urbano. Urban fragment. Effetto moirè generato fotografando con smartphone un pannello a led. Moiré effect generated by photographing a led panel with a smartphone. Bologna 2022

P.S. Nel caso dell'acquisizione di un display a LED, l'effetto moiré si verifica dalla struttura dei pixel della scheda LED in conflitto con la struttura dei pixel della fotografia o del video. Poiché le schede LED hanno una densità di pixel inferiore e dimensioni dei pixel maggiori rispetto alla risoluzione catturata dalla fotocamera, è quasi certo che si verifichi l'effetto moiré quando le si fotografa. In the case of capturing a LED display, the moire effect occurs from the pixel structure of the LED board conflicting with the pixel structure of the photograph or video. Since the LED boards have a lower pixel density and larger pixel size than the resolution captured by your camera, the moire effect is almost certain to occur when photographing them.

Today is National Coffee Day.

However you like to make your coffee, I hope you will enjoy it!

Columbine was Harlequin's mistress.

Ok. A fanciful description but that's what I saw.

I love salads.

Here's the base today. Red lentils help with thickening, and I have added some potatoes, too.

Every family has one.

Detail of the fantastic tiles at St Mary's Hospice.

My friend is feeling under the weather. This will restore him for sure.

Best made on Thursday to be served in Friday night but there's no need to wait.

200g chopped onions

500g chopped carrots

garlic

pepper

salt

1/2 tsp cayenne pepper

1/2 tsp sumac

1 tsp ground coriander

Some fresh coriander, chopped

2cm chopped ginger

750 ml stock (chicken and vegetable)

A fist sized amount of stale bread

1 tbsp olive oil

📷 Google Pixel 8 Pro - Main Sensor (50MP) - Throwback July 2025 - Cannock Chase

Moored on the Lancaster Canal.

What a day to be alive.

After all that exciting caffeine, here is a nice hosta to bring some calm.

proud parents with their fluffy offspring

Today is forecast to be hot again so I made some parsley soup for me and the neighbors to save cooking in the heat of the day.

It's not as green as I had hoped because I added the chopped parsley too early but it still tastes bright.

Remains of the Roman baths near Lancaster Castle

Even the 10 serving contingency went today. 50 people fed. Works out at 72p per person.

giving is not just for Christmas.

There's something to the saying that boys never grow up but their toys just become more expensive. My friend is rebuilding his car in time for the summer. The engine is no longer in pieces, which is encouraging.

Listen here:

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Spent the morning learning about 'wet on wet' application of paints. Part of the learning experience was to create the figures first, and add the background afterwards. Counter-intuitive, and testing. Above all, it was fun.

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A random assortment of veggies makes an unexpectedly uplifting picture. Makes a nice soup, too.

onion

garlic

celery

mushrooms

tomatoes

persimmon

pomegranate

capsicum

Italian herb mix

chicken stock

blitz and finish with coconut milk

Candid. Gruppetto di ragazzi in Via Clavature , Centro Storico in un lugubre pomeriggio nebbioso. Small group of young people in Via Clavature, Downtown, in a gloomy and foggy afternoon. Cameraphone. Bologna 2021

I watched a short film of Gennaro Contaldo cooking today and was sufficiently inspired to try and recreate the dish for tea tonight. There was enough sauce leftover for another meal, another day. It should sit in the fridge OK for a while as the freezer is full.

The jar once held marmalade. I like this lid 👍

More to follow soon.

I hurt my wrists a while back and sometimes struggle with opening jars.

A kind Flickr friend suggested cutting up an old pair of rubber gloves and using them to grip a recalcitrant jar.

Brilliant. Problem solved!

Pups are thriving even in the weak winter light.

The house that Edmund built.

"Edmund Sharpe - Wikipedia" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Sharpe