Monthly Archives: May 2009

small & perfect

31 Sunday May 2009

Posted by in food & drink, health & happiness

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spinach rollup

I haven’t had much appetite lately. Or better to say that I do get hungry but find I can’t eat that much, so I’ve been doing more snacking than making proper meals. Yesterday I decided that if I am going to be eating less (which is a good thing – would love to lose some weight) then as much as possible I’d like my snacks to be “small & perfect”.

This is what I came up with last night. A garlicky spinach & pinenut rollup with cheese. I’m quite into flour tortillas these days because they add a bit of substance without being too heavy. Honestly, after every meal, no matter how light it is, I end up having to go lie down for awhile. As if even eating tires me out.

If you have any good ideas for smallish & light (and really delicious) snacky meals, please send them along …

morocco calling…

28 Thursday May 2009

Posted by in morocco, travel, trips

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mamounia hotel

Every since Pip and I went to Tangier & Asilah last February I have been wanting to go back to Morocco. And this past week in particular I have felt Morocco calling me back after seeing two interesting Twitter updates about  Marrakech.

First I read about the famous Mamounia Hotel (photo above) selling off its furnishings at an auction this past weekend. They are doing renovations and are planning to reopen in September. And then I saw that RyanAir was offering round trip tickets Sevilla-Marrakech (6-13 July) for 8 euros! I almost wept with frustrated desire. But oh well.

Other than the fact that I have no income and no bank balance at the moment, I reckoned that July probably wasn’t the best time to visit Marrakech. Plus, I don’t think going to Africa while on chemo would be the wisest move. But I am definitely going to keep an eye on RyanAir offers for when I am better (both physically & financially). Perhaps October?

foley & murphy revisited

27 Wednesday May 2009

Posted by in animals & pets, friends, photos

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contented

Remember these guys?

Well, they are growing up fast, as you can see here in my “gatos amigos” fotki album.

Here is some Wiki information on Ragdolls and a link to the Ragdoll breeder where Sara & Steve bought the boys (if you go to ‘our boys’ and scroll down, Tam is their dad). Foley is a blue mitted, and Murphy a blue colourpoint.

I’ll be adding new pics to the album as I receive them.