Starting to feel like Christmas...

October Project Life

I really enjoyed this project again this month. We were pretty busy so it is quite photo heavy.

This month, instead of printing all the photos I like and trying to fit them in, I planned out the spread and cropped some photos to make them fit. Unfortunately, this meant that some quality was lost but it did mean I could experiment with filters too.

At the end, I added a square insert for our Harz trip and I love the look. Embelishments from the Seafoam kit and tourist information.

Harz Photos

As I talked about on Saturday, we had  couple of days in the Harz last week. Here are some photos from the trip.

The view from our flat

On the walk up to the castle

Arriving at Wernigerode castle

On the castle tour

An impressive building

The view of the Brocken

Walking to the top of the hill

A sneaky break with my extra six kilos

Finding our way

Looking back down on the castle

Beautiful view

Amazing light in the forest...

...and shadows

The smallest house

Love these little streets

November Goals

First up a review of my October goals:

• Plan Isabella's christening - we have a date! Just the guests and food to plan.
• Repot the lemon and avocado plants - done!
• 3 of my 30 things - 2 done, still on track.
• Clear out my wardrobe - not yet done - see November.
• Start planning for Christmas - plans made, action to start in November.
• Put out the Autumn decorations - done!

Now my November goals:

• Sort out the christening guests.
• 3 of my 30 things.
• Clear out my wardrobe.
• Start on the Christmas presents.
• Zumba once per week.

Recipe: Pumpkin Soup

Ingredients:

• Pumpkin
• Onions
• 500ml stock
• Fried onion pieces
• Spices

Instructions:

1. Chop the onions and pumpkin and roast for about 40 minutes at 180℃.
2. Transfer the pieces to a pan with the stock and spice to taste. Bring to the boil and simmer for 40-60 minutes.
3. Top with tge onion pieces.

Weekly Wisdom

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The Saturday Update

We had a wonderful relaxing week.

We spent the first half in Wernigerode in the Harz. It was our first family break and quieter than usual with a four month old, but just what we needed.

On our full day, we walked up to the castle, took the tour and had a coffee before walking back to the car. We had amazing weather and Isabella was brilliant in the baby carrier for so long. 

We bought some Harz walking passes where you can collect stamps on different hikes and we can't wait to start filling them on our next trip.

After the busy year it was very relaxing to be away and have some quiet time together.

We spent the second half of the week with Nico's family to celebrate his mum's birthday. It's always great to see Isabella with family and she was crazily excited for those two days.

Now we are home again for a quiet second week of holidays, enjoying some quiet time at home getting bits and bobs done.