Have You Missed Me?

Probably not!  But I have been AWOL from your screen, sorry.

I told you previously that I had a mild dose of what The Photographer had.  How naive I was.  It developed into full-blown Man Flu.  Yes,  Man Flu is capable of crossing gender, so be very afraid, ladies!

I think I'm getting over my wretchedness now, what a silly fluey cold it was, oops, what a debilitating Man Flu it was.  So this post is a quick catch up with the few pics I have.  Because when I've not been feeling sorry for myself, life has been full on.  But life hasn't been OOTD-worthy and I have to say it's been mostly vests and harem trousers ... and that definitely means no photos!

This is as good as it got.  My little floral skirt.  Nothing too adventurous, just adding an Artigiano vest into the mix.  I have some plans for this skirt ... and so does Kellyann, who has set me a real humdinger of a challenge - more on that in another post!



Here's a taste of what else has been occurring in Pout World.


Slime

A couple of weeks into the school holidays and I've already ditched the slime making experimentation. There is a plethora of tutorials on YouTube; none seem to work but the project does fully engage.   Our best attempt was a mix of baking powder, cornflour,  hand sanitiser and toothpaste, but it still wasn't what I would call Slime - not that I'm an expert!
So I bought some, hoping to find a clue from the packet's ingredients.  The packet was silent on the matter of ingredients.  I have now turned my back on the whole business of slime!

Instead, by popular demand, we've been making lemonade.  I found a simple recipe and it's very refreshing and like so many things, improves overnight to create an intense and full flavour.

And we've been making fruit smoothies with whatever fruit is in the kitchen, usually blueberries or strawberries, with a banana base ... oh and huge dollops of vanilla ice cream! 

They wanted a cocktail vibe and immediately spotted that the squeezed out lemon shells make great parasols.  I think they give the drinks quite the Caribbean beach bar feel ... nothing Del Boy about these classy cocktails!

Have any of you lovely ladies tried slime making?
And if you have, did you find a formula that actually worked?



The Great Magazine Purge of 2017

Apart from all the kiddie fun, I've been doing a bit of blitzing around the house.  And moving on with my life.

Yes, I am so proud that I have finally decided to rid myself of my magazine collection, that being housey and foreign language magazines collected over too many years.  Why did I hold on to them for so long, I ask myself.  And the answer is, for absolutely no reason whatsoever, for I no longer read them or use them for research.  They had their time and I've moved on.  These days  I find all I need online and my local library makes a huge range of mags available online anyway.  They have become dust collectors.

So out they are going!  This laundry basket load is triumphantly making its way out the door, next stop the recycling container.  And I have another pile ready to go, at least as big as this.

This is so cathartic, so liberating.  Magazines and I have depth.  History.  This purge is a biggie in Pout World.  Closure.

Have you been a magazine hoarder?  Are you still?

This post is a bit short on pics and direction.  But I'm back in the driving seat and raring to go.
I've noted a fair few ideas for blogs whilst I've been AWOL. The medication I'm now on seems to be doing the trick, so I'd better get cracking, turning those scribbled notes into something Pout-worthy.

So with apologies for my AWOL-ness and a less than punchily pictorial return to your screen, I'm off to take some more of that magic potion.  See you very soon!

A la perchoine.




And here are my quick and simple recipes for the wee ones.

Fruit Smoothie

Blitz 1 banana with some milk. Add fruit selection and blitz. Taste and add a little sugar to taste. Blitz in a huge dollop of ice cream for about 3 seconds   Serve immediately.


Easy Peasy Lemonade

Squeeze the juice from four lemons.  Pour into large lidded jug.  Mix with roughly 3.5oz caster sugar, to taste.  Add 1 l sparkling water and loads of ice cubes when serving.

This is a sugary drink so reserve for occasional consumption only.


And something for bigger people

Cut the squeezed lemon shells in quarters.  Freeze.  Add to your G&T, direct from the freezer.  Cheers!  Sante! Salud! Skaal!