Rice pudding

I must admit I've never been a fan of rice pudding but Peter is and I decided that this weekend I would make one and introduce Sunshine to the delights. It was much easier than I thought, in fact I must confess that it was actually 'Big Cook Little Cook' which gave me the idea...
Anyway, the cooking went well and I managed not to burn it; once it had cooled a little Peter had a taste and I had a hard job getting him to leave some for today! Sunshine tried some at lunchtime but didn't seem too keen...but couldn't seem to get enough after her nap!
I'm not sure if it was just because Peter was finishing it off with some double cream...

I've just started cooking another one, so perhaps there may be some left for Sunshine to take to Mums this week.....?! Oh and I did try a bit myself and I was surprised to find it not unpleasant!

Blurfection

I've found the perfect Flickr group for me and my blurry photos....although mine are generally blurry more by luck than judgement! :) Of course I'll only add the photos I think are worthy of viewing by others...hopefully it'll work out ok!

For cloud lovers everywhere...The Cloud Appreciation Society

I got onto this after watching BBC Breakfast (must be slow news week) this morning and having a preview of some of the fantastic cloud formations.

And here's one of mine...

May Update

It's been a while since I last posted mainly because there hasn't been too much to report. I'm back at home now which is great. It was nice staying with my mum (thanks mum!) but it's even better to be home. Sunshine has started going to her childminder - which is how I'm managing to be at home otherwise I would still be with my mum! Sunshine seems to be quite happy with the arrangements although I'm sure there will be days when she isn't! Life has improved dramatically since my op and I'm looking forward to the summer and being able to pick Sunshine up...it'll also make it easier for me to take her to meet friends! The physio is going well and I actually managed to drive myself to the hospital on Monday which is brilliant. I am now mobile! Peter is worried that I'll spend too much in the shops...but he needn't worry too much as I wouldn't be able to carry the bags!
This week I am dead impressed with Snapfish! I made an order yesterday morning and the photos arrived this morning in the post!

Doggy Discectomy

Last night's telly viewing included Super Vets on BBC 1 (mainly because finding the remote was too much effort for all...) and to my surprise my Mum wasn't worried (Which is a surprise as she refuses to watch hospital programs!)about Tommy having an operation on his back....a doggy discectomy if you will. Whilst I hadn't lost the use of my hind legs, I guess the procedure is the same...pretty much! :s Anyway, that is probably as close to an operating theatre any of us want to get...:D

Pandora

I was flicking throught the Observer Music Monthly and I saw a letter from a 14 year old who uses Pandora.com to broaden her listening repertoire, so I thought I'd try it out myself...I started off with The Barenaked Ladies and then added Wagon Christ and Nelly Furtado so a broad mix of music was selected for me using data collected by The Music Genome Project...It seems like a fab way of introducing yourself to different artists, you can save favorites, publish the faves to your blog, share the station and even buy the music from iTunes...It is definately worth playing with more when I get my laptop back (I only managed a quick play tonight).