Welcome to this week’s edition of my weekly roundup of posts…Especially for you just in case you missed a few posts during this last week…It is a cloudy and still morning here…a tad warmer just by a whisper and I am contemplating my day while I sip my Oolong Tea…
Well, the New Year has definitely started…on that, I decline to comment I’ll leave that to everyone else…This is a stress-free zone for today at least…
My word for this year is Improv… Why?
The year ahead will be challenging, unrehearsed, unscripted… we may have to think on our feet and be spontaneous at times thus improvising will definitely be on the agenda…for me a perfect word…What’s your word(s) for the year?
Meatless Monday’s…
Here I am dipping my toes into making and introducing more plant-based meals to my family…although they are willing participants they will try anything once they are also my harshest critics…Wish me luck…smile…
Thank you, Darlene, for the recipe I will be testing it this week…tomorrow I am going be getting all my different lentils out of my store cupboard…in the meantime enjoy my first Meatless Mondays…
https://carolcooks2.com/2021/01/11/meatless-mondays/
We are all... well I am …looking to eat more healthily after the cumulative effects of the lockdowns and the festive season…
Eat Smart! Eat Healthily…Breakfasts…
https://carolcooks2.com/2021/01/12/eat-smart-eat-healthily-breakfast/
This week I have also been participating in the Travel Challenge…
Suffice to say I will not be linking to all those posts today…But if you would love to join in or just view vicariously then please do…
Sharon at the awesome Gum trees and Galaxies blog, nominated me to participate in the Travel picture challenge. I mean do I have travel pictures…haha… Gum trees and galaxies blogs about travel, adventure, books, life and stuff especially if your passion is all of those plus the environment it then makes this blog a must-read who knows what little gems you may find…
The challenge is about visual images so we need to post a favourite travel picture for 10 days without explanation and nominate someone else to participate.
Actually, I am finding it hard to decide who to nominate for these final two but if you would like to be nominated leave me a comment and I will send the next one your way. xx
https://carolcooks2.com/2021/01/12/travel-challenge-day-8-12th-january-2020/
The Culinary Alphabet with a little twist…Q (bbQ) and R (caviaR)
We are back to one of my challenges which I hope you are enjoying ...I have thought about how I am going to follow these two series and have come up with the idea of maybe still sticking with the Alphabet theme and picking 3 A’s, B’s etc in relation to the environment and climate change, of course, some letters have nothing Q being one of them… an example being for A …Air Pollution, Air Quality and Algae Blooms…most of the words I know and have heard of and maybe know something about I just thought I could expand on that…I’ll leave you with that thought?
Now back to Wednesday and my Culinary Alphabet for this week…Enjoy!
https://carolcooks2.com/2021/01/13/the-culinary-alphabet-with-a-little-twistq-bbq-and-r-caviar/
Thursday...I shared one of Sally’s posts…Sally blogs over at Smorgasbord Magazine and is a qualified and experienced, nutritionist whose advice I value greatly…I trust her…
I’m sure many of us look in the mirror and don’t always like/recognise who we see…I hardly guild the lily any more preferring to go au natural…but I do want to keep my smoothish skin without resorting to botox…Sally can help so head over and have a read…
Healthy Eating Lunches… whether you are at home or at work or just on the go…there is something for everyone …Enjoy!
https://carolcooks2.com/2021/01/15/eat-smart-eat-healthy-lunches/
Going to work on an egg used to be tagline in the UK back in the ’50s. and 60’s…
Today eggs are still a valuable source of nutrients please head over to Sally’s to see why we should still go to work on an egg…
Saturday Snippets…Welcome to the day when whimsey reigns supreme… there is music and some messages about the environment…the discovery of the worlds longest animal ..weird fruit which also appeared on Star Trek Deep Space 9…and so much more…I do hope you enjoy!
Well, that’s it for today…I hope you have enjoyed the read…if you have please head over and leave a comment it makes my day to hear from you …Love Carol xx
Retired? No one told me! 
Another super week. Your blog has just the right amount of education and fun, Carol. It’s beautiful here in California today. Have a pleasant week!
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Thank you, Pete I am so pleased you have beautiful weather today.. sunshine always lifts the spirits. I am flattered that you feel I have the right balance on my blog it means a lot to me… I hope you have a great week and stay safe and well 😊 x
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Thanks for the Tony Hancock/Patricia Hayes advert – a real piece of nostalgia from the days we first had a tv!
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Hi Clive.. Yes, it does doesn’t it I love some of the older adverts I remember quite clearly our first tv… It took pride of place in the sitting room with father in control of our viewing.. Have a great week, Clive 😊x
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Ours was like that, too. A massive box for the size of its screen, and no remote control! You have a great week too 😊 x
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Absolutely Clive and it took pride of place although probably some of those huge Tv’s do now…:) x
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Ours did too, it’s hard not to make them the focal point of the room. I’d be lost without mine – it is a 42 inch one, which seemed large when I bought it seven years ago but is regarded as small now! x
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Absolutely ours is the same, Clive I don’t see the point if I want to go to the cinema I will but don’t really want it in my front room 🙂 x
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A wonderful week, dear Carol, and I am glad I have not missed any of your delightful posts.
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Thank you, Dear Dolly, for your constant support it is much appreciated… Hugs xx
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My pleasure, darling! Hugs right back to you.
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The woman in the egg advert with Hancock is Patricia Hayes. When I bought a flat in Putney and got married for the first time in 1977, she turned out to be our next door neighbour, owning the whole house next to the one we had a flat in. She was quite grumpy, and didn’t like to be engaged in conversation at all. 🙂
Shared on Twitter, Carol
Best wishes, Pete. x
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No different then as to how she comes across in the advert then , Pete…But a story to tell nonetheless …Thank you for sharing and on twitter 🙂 x
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For some reason, I expected her to be different in real life. 🙂
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I think we do, Pete and are then shocked when people especially famous people don’t live up to our expectations…Fame obviously didn’t bring her happiness x
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You have six kids??
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For my sins..Yes and now grandchildren x
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😀 I had no idea. I’m headed there, it seems. No plans for #6 yet, but that’s what the hubs wants.
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As long as you do as well I think its a great idea x
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I’ve enjoyed your travel photos very much.
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Thank you, Lauren x
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