Tuesday 22 September 2009

Everybody's doing it!

Sunday was a perfect day. The weather was gorgeous and so we went for an early morning walk around the lakes. We took a bag of bread to feed the fish, then filled the bag on the way back with what looks like the last of the blackberries - but they were huge ones.
Sky should always be this colour - except at sunrise and sunset.






Then it was back to an afternoon of pottering around in the garden.

And finally, I decided that I would do what everyone else who has been to see "Julie & Julia" has done - and that is make Julia Child's Bouef Bourguignon.
I haven't bought the book (yet!!) so I used this recipe from the internet. It looks a bit long winded, but I think that's just the way its written. I found it a bit salty (I suppose thats the bacon), but it was totally delicious and was scoffed in no time - followed by our forraged blackberry crumble.

A bit of a lie in, a lovely long walk, the sun on my face, a spot of foraging, gardening, time spent with my family, cooking to feed my brood, sharing a nice bottle of red - What a perfect day.

13 comments:

Pomona said...

What beautiful photos - you certainly had perfect weather for your perfect day!

Pomona x

LOVE STITCHING RED said...

What a perfect day and perfect piccies to go with it! Lovely!

Pipany said...

Hello and thank you for popping by my blog. I am off for a long, ;ovely look round yours now. gorgeous photos on this post x

Michela said...

Such a lovely day and pretty flowers! Eeermmmm...what are those red things on the tree? Cherries?!

Rosie said...

Sounds like a perfect day to me - the outdoors, garden, good food and family time - wonderful:)

Lisa said...

A fab, family day. And I love the flower filled boots.
Lisa x

menopausalmusing said...

You truly had a perfect day. Thanks for sharing it... x

Julia said...

What beautiful autumn photographs - don't you just love this time of year!:0)

Marie said...

That looks like a perfect Sunday, lovely photos too :-)

Gilly said...

What lovely walks you have round your way! AND blackberries! Haven't been able to find any this year, but then I can't go where they grow!!

noelle said...

Looks lovely and peaceful. The food sounds great!!

...Nina Nixon... said...

What a lovely day and gorgeous pictures.

Blackberry crumble 'yum' - did you mix it all together to make a big swirly purple mass or do I just do that? I think I've just answered my own question!

Nina x

JP said...

it sounds like my idea of a good day too - we are having a really nice Autumn now even up here in the NW where it was really wet at the start of SEPT