October’s installment of Jane and Louisa‘s Photo an Hour linkup was yesterday, and for the second month in a row I actually remembered to join in despite having nothing particularly exciting planned. Jan was out for the of the day at a practice session for a choir he’s performing a concert with at the end of October and I have no friends here so it was just me, myself and I. Here’s how my day went:
10 a.m. I’m up! To start the day, the obligatory cup of tea and some porridgey stuff I spotted and found intriguing.
11 a.m. I want to go out so I’m taking a shower (hey, that’s almost a line from a song! Not intentional, promise!).
12 noon. Finally made it out. Now it’s cold I have to dry my hair, so getting ready takes ages. Plus I had to go back for my phone so I would actually know when it was time for the next photo!
1 p.m. Leaving the shops (photo actually taken slightly after the hour because I was in Aldi at photo time and I was afraid of getting in trouble for taking photos – lots of staff were hovering around!).
2 p.m. Walking home (I need the exercise). This is actually a side street as it was a bit more interesting than the main road I was walking down.
3 p.m. Just finishing my rather late lunch. Scrambled eggs with courgette (my idea of a healthy meal), a slice of toast with chickpea spread on (not pictured because I’d already eaten it) and of course a cup of tea.
4 p.m. A spot of housework! Not the most exciting photo, but I was hoovering at the time so what else should I have done?
5 p.m. I found a recipe for “healthy” biscuits (cookies) and was determined to bake them. Just a few of the ingredients gathered here – I then had to make my own mixed spice because it doesn’t exist here apparently.
6 p.m. Lining the baking tray with my new permanent baking “parchment” (clearly it’s not parchment, but Teflon).
7 p.m. Jan came home and made us each a cup of tea. Check out the matching mugs!
8 p.m. Cooking tea. Chicken with bulgur and beans.
9 p.m. Jan put the rugby on, so here’s the Haka.
10 p.m. Half time nearly over. Drinking beer.
I went to bed just before 11 and decided not to stay up for the extra ten minutes and take a photo because I was convinced I had an even number. I was wrong. Symmetry ruined, grrr!
Confuzzledom 
As a fan of symmetry myself, I feel your pain! I admire you for cooking at 8pm, normally I have given up by then!
Usually if it got that late I’d take the lazy route and shove something in the oven but the chicken had to be used up.
Teflon baking sheet? Tell me more! Does it work? How hard is it to avoid scratching?
It was the first time I had used it, but it’s worked so far. Working out how to clean it was more difficult that using it. I got it from Aldi and I plan to go back for more as it can be cut into different shapes so I want some to cut into lining a cake tin shape.
Wow that really is a healthy lunch! Way healthier than mine!
Haha, thanks 😀
Loving the autumn colours you’ve got there… it’s all very yellow in Belgium too. I wish we had more reds though 🙂
That tree is half naked now! The difference a week makes…
The word “hoovering” always makes me laugh. I’m not sure why. I think maybe it’s just an inherently comedic way to describe the act of running the vacuum.
Are you not allowed to take photos in supermarkets?? Love the Teflon baking sheet! Love Haka time! Who are you rooting for in the final? Other than the ref (yay it’s Nige!!) I think I’m supporting the All Blacks because we lost out to the Aussies!
I don’t know if it’s technically not allowed, but some get weird about it. I once got in trouble for taking a photo of the outside of a shop in France!