Apparently I took too many photos yesterday...
Well, according to my brother and his stern look (which incidentally meant he needed to stick his forehead in the camera to get his point across)...
In fact my mother proved how dangerous taking photos can be when she fell backwards down the garden steps... thankfully no major injuries - but blimey it was a shock and a half.
Miraculously she only has a few bruises today including her pride, but has been laughing it off since the arnica gel started working and there will forever be a joke in there somewhere...
But there were photos...
And they all started with breakfast.
The eggs, including my latest additions from last year's stay in Poland.
While I was retrieving items from the sideboard, I unearthed this fish plate which used to be my grandma's, acquired by someone in sunny Spain and brought back to the wilds of Yorkshire... thought it was time for a bit of nostalgia and somewhere to put the egg shells when we cracked our eggs!
My brother's contribution to the table - we had a designated driver at the table and in fact after just two shots my brother and I admitted defeat.... I fear we're getting too old to keep up. ;o)
There was plenty of food on hand to assist in soaking up the vodka though.
After breakfast there was time to mellow out and enjoy the morning...
Including soaking up some rays in the garden. I think I may have had a teeny nap whilst reading my book... but can't be sure. Whatever happened, the morning passed rather quickly!
But it was just so sunny and warm...
Even the honey bees were out en masse making the most of the weather.
By mid-afternoon it was time for some chocolate - seriously, we lasted until the afternoon before there was any chocolate eaten.
My malted chocolate cupcakes that were a real pain in the proverbial to make due to exploding batter and then ultra-gloopy frosting in the hot weather of Saturday afternoon/evening at least tasted nice.
I must say though, this was my favourite sweet treat of the day. The raspberry brownie cheesecake I made. Again the cream went a bit runny in the heat when I served up, but it tasted delish. Next time though, I will halve the recipe as it's a huge pan and then when you have the cheesecake layer and cream. Well.... there was just loads of it!
We had a persistent visitor throughout the day. Kizia's nemesis... The Gimzo.
Poor Kizia, she was not nearly as impressed to see him around...
And that's about it. Needless to say, no one had much of an appetite today!
I've not even opened my chocolate Easter egg yet.
I think I might be off chocolate for a bit longer. hehe
Roll on the next Bank Holiday is all I can say - rather happy there are only 3 days until my next day off. ;o) I haven't had a lie in at all during my week off, yet today was the day where I really felt like I could have slept the morning away, if it wasn't for the fact I was wide awake at 6.30 a.m. and totally knackered by 8.30...
I suppose some of that was down to staying up until 2 a.m. in order to finish this:
What can I say... I am one of these people that when they get into something they just have to finish it! If there are any more of her books I deffo need to read, give me a shout, I added a few new chicklit titles to my reserves list at the library - there's plenty of room for more!
Anyway, no doubt tomorrow, when I need to be up for work, I shall need the alarm to wake me. But in the meantime, I'm off to chill-ax for what remains of my hols.
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