Tuesday, October 24, 2017

The best ratatouille in the world

A lovely weekend visiting Elder Son and family in Surrey. Important things first: Elder Son cooked a version of his almost prize-winning chilli on Saturday and it was delicious - full of flavour and warmth but not the harsh burn - and on Sunday he made the best ratatouille I have ever tasted - probably due to the incredibly large amount of olive oil he used. 

Apart from that I had a lovely time playing with the grandchildren and Toby, their puppy, who took a liking to my vivofit and kept trying to chew it on my arm.

Saturday afternoon it was a quick walk and play by the river Thames. Both grandsons wanted to take photos. Over the weekend we took 293 photos between us, some of better quality than others! I think these were all taken by GrandSon1.
The river Thames at Egham


Sunday we went to BirdWorld.
Pelican

Snowy owl

Not long-eared owl but Striped owl
Then yesterday morning before leaving we went for a walk in Windsor Great Park - and it really is. It would be so easy to get lost there.



A Halloween themed toadstool
Home now and trying to get back to normal - and the diet. But no food in the house hence it was left-over tuna, beetroot and over-ripe pear for lunch. And, no, it didn't taste better than it sounds.

6 comments:

Beside a babbling brook... said...

"...quick walk and play by the river Thames...."

how idyllic sounding....

oh that snowy white owl!!!!

Sharon said...

Sounds like a great weekend! Cute puppy! Great pictures! After all that good food, I imagine that left-over tuna was pretty disappointing. :-)

Jimmy said...

The grandson took some some really good pictures, all of the pictures were good by the way, isn't it amazing how many pictures can be taken when you are out like this.

Liz Hinds said...

It's a very picturesque spot, Luna.

You could say that, Sharon!

Liz Hinds said...

So easy to take photos with a digital camera, Jimmy.

SmitoniusAndSonata said...

You'd been spoilt ! You'll have to take a doggie bag next time ...