Be a parsnip

  Didnt manage to get the linky to work last week, no idea why but this week is not the week to sort it out. If you work at a Higher Education institute in the UK, you'll know all about registration week and the fun it brings. Which means its the busiest time of the year and I have a cold for this week which makes it 10 times worse. Anyway with that in mind, meals this week are on the easy rating. Monday : Pizza Tuesday : Leftover lasagne/ Spag Bol Wednesday : Lamb Koftas  (my recipe can be found here ) Thursday : Cheese and Potato Pie with beans Friday : Chinese takeaway I think - its payday I've organised drinks out after the week of hell and its meant to be my turn to cook so I think I'll go for the easy option.     Ffi

Summer is definitely leaving us in Wales this week and Autumn has planted her feet. So due to that I've been making soup.  So far I've made carrot and cumin (above right), broccoli (not pictured) and an easy homemade tomato soup today (above left)  which pairs perfectly with cheese on toast. I also have a cold so the soup is really yummy. I'm hoping that by making soup I'm also saving on money for lunches.  I have loads of others I want to make and Carys has asked that we make cawl at some point.  Ffi

 Its turning gray here in Wales, not a lovely autumn as yet but one of rain and more rain. So as it has gotten gray and colder (although not cold enough for the heating to go on just yet)  I do try and make my work day cheerful. Im back in my DMs (although I do need new shoes and am looking for a winter sturdy shoe or boot that I can walk in and that will be ok with jeans and you know a dress if needed) and my skirts so my tights are out again. I have a huge tight collection - their not boring ones either - oh no I have a rainbow of colour in my collection. Here are a few I've worn over the last week when I told one of the academics that I work with that I could definitely go a few weeks with different tights:     I am continuing with the bright tights next week and I've been double dog dared to wear my bright red and green ones next week - yes that's right one leg red and one leg green. All my tights are snag tights * and they are fab if you too fancy a splash o...