We have so much asparagus this year, we're not even able to eat it all. This is me blanching the asparagus ready to freeze
Thursday, May 17, 2018
Sunday, May 06, 2018
Asparagus hunting
The asparagus season is coming to the end. Although last year we were picking until my birthday, that was the exception.
We've started going for a walk again in the morning, so have been doing our hunting then in different olive groves.
The swifts have been back in the house to have a look round. I wondered if it was too late for them to be nesting so I did a bit of research and found out they are actually a protected species. Not that this means we have to give them a home in our living room though!
We've started going for a walk again in the morning, so have been doing our hunting then in different olive groves.
The swifts have been back in the house to have a look round. I wondered if it was too late for them to be nesting so I did a bit of research and found out they are actually a protected species. Not that this means we have to give them a home in our living room though!
Wednesday, May 02, 2018
Book illustrations
Book illustrations are taking forever. This time it's about an annoying girl and her equally annoying grandmother. I think I will revisit the idea I had a few years ago to write a book for young English learners, and illustrate that. The author wanted me to make realistic characters which is a little more challenging. With a three eyed alien, noone can tell if I make a small mistake - however with a realistic character it is obvious!
We got lost this morning in an olive grove round the corner. The rain has made the weeds grow so high, we were completely disorientated. We had to carry Pixie and Millie because they kept getting stuck in the weeds!