Yesterday we had thistles for tea (with salmon and chips). I had washed and chopped (but not de-prickled) the thistles and put the salmon steaks on top, and then baked the whole thing, so they were basically cooked in the salmon juices. The thistles were quite nice, but much better two weeks ago when the spikes were more tender. So that's now 3 ( Read more... )

I completed my first ever triathlon yesterday. Instead of being tired last night, I couldn’t sleep for excitement because I was still hovering somewhere above cloud 99. The baby obligingly didn’t sleep either, and fed for what felt like the whole night. During the triathlon I laughed a lot, shouting and receiving nothing but encouragement from ( Read more... )