The Year in Pictures

January

As it always is, Jan was a quiet month, I thought I’d found a breakfast solution I went to work and tried to be healthyChristelle and I had a day of bread making. It didn’t stick (she murdered the starter eventually and decided that bread making wasn’t for her!)February

I (along with other Grace people) made freezer meals for Kathy and Adam to get them through the transitional month of new parenthood!Ma and I babysat Oli and he cheated at cards (like his father, he is the fastest land animal!)I survived the month with lots of coffee to propel me through it!March

I went to Washington DC and it snowed a lot…There was no cherry blossom but I really enjoyed the city and Matt was the perfect host, I was sad not to see John but happy to find a gin distillery…Mother’s Day was that month and it led to this text conversation between Ma and me, which perfect sums up our mother/daughter dynamic…

And this card!April

After Mothers Day comes Easter and Ryan and Claire decided to get married. I felt awfully old!Easter LambMay

Family shenanigans..Fierce games of UNO and another text conversation that sums up my family!

I think that from May to August, I pretty much lived on Cous Cous Salad And there was a trip to Brighton, with the French June

At some point in June, I lost my prescription sunglasses and no I haven’t got around to getting new ones yet!There was a visit to Apsley House for the Waterloo weekend festivities, the highlight of which was watching the Battle of Waterloo explained through the medium of vegetables. Hilarious and informative…

The French

July

I ate a lot of cherries, made cocktail cherries, cherry brandy, and worried about my teams in the family World Cup pool…

I also drank quite a bit of beer at the Ealing Beer FestivalAnd celebrated 5 years in my little flat.August.

August was my birthday month. So family…CakeTheatreCocktails at the OXO

If anything else happened in August, I’m pretty sure it wasn’t important!

September

In September, I experimented with flavoured gins Thought about bedroom furniture This year’s other holiday was up North to Amble by way of Middleham.We went to Dunstanburgh, Warkworth, Belsay and Barter Books. As well as into Newcastle for the day and out on a boat. It just never gets dull.. October

I caught a cold. Went to the Sipsmith 100 Martini Bar Helped Charles re-organise his wine while catching up on all his news…And got very excited about seeing Old Crow Medicine Show live…November

I started off the month with having an abscess and then a tooth removed. Not funI remembered to be thankful

I painted lots of stuff in Ma’s new house and helped with packing

I decided not to do any food shopping for a while.

Celebrated Oli’s 5th birthdayAnd helped move Ma to her new house.

December

The month started with Christelle’s and Ma’s birthday drinksAdvent calendarsAnd some time with Jo and Ms TI made Vin d’OrangeBattled with my flicky fringeWent to lots of Christmas lunchesVolunteered with the local allotment society, I’m on the waiting list!