Recipe: Pumpkin, carrot & ginger soup

Ingredients:

• Pumpkin
• 4 carrots
• 1 onion
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 inch fresh ginger
• 1/2 litre vegetable stock
• Curry powder
• Seasoning
• Paprika
• Smokey salt
• Butter

Instructions:

1. Chop and boil the pumpkin and carrots until soft.

2. Meanwhile, fry the onion, garlic and ginger for five minutes. Add the spices for 1 minute followed by the stock.

3. Drain and transfer the vegetables to the fried mix.

4. Blend the mixture. Season to taste.

Make it Monday - Stencilled Candle

My Gonis products arrived last week and I got busy straight away with my new stencils. I'm really pleased with this first attempt with relief paste on glass.

It was the first time I used relief paste and it was quicker and easier than I thought, with a lovely result. I left it to dry overnight.

I'm planning on some more Christmas themed candle holders soon!

Weekly Wisdom

Make it Happen!

The Weekly Update

Despite, or maybe because of the long weekend, it feels like we've had a mad week here.

We spent the bank holiday at Nico's parents' as his Mum had her birthday. It was lovely as ever to catch up with family.

Since then it's been back to the routine - Kindergarten, work, cycling, sport, baby swimming. It feels good and I'm finally enjoying the new season and cooler weather.

Yesterday was Isabella's lantern festival and a good opportunity to get to know the other Kindergarten parents better. The rest of the day was spent preparing for the clothes party we hosted this morning. We had fewer guests than I thought but it was really good and our house looks better for it!

Next week is even busier but I'm feeling ready for it!

Links!

Good advice for me.

Humans matching artwork.

I don't usually like house tours but this is right up my street.

Freaky interior design.

I'd love to eat here.

I've said this should happen for years.

A new-to-me UK blogger I'm looking in to.

The ten worst things in the world.

Currently...

...sorting out baby clothes (Joshua's getting so big!)
...enjoying our wood burning fire.
...cycling more.
...celebrating a friend's new baby.
...accepting the changing of the seasons.
...looking forward to lantern festival tomorrow.
...struggling through my latest read.
...dreaming.

November Goals

Here's what I want to do this month:

• Try two new recipes.
• Sort the kids rooms and clothes.
• Plan Joshua's birthday.
• Fly a kite.
• Host two mummy meetings.