Life in Pictures April 2014

Have you all had a good April? Many Easter eggs did ye get?

I had six days off for the Easter holidays, and I done nothing. I'm not even sorry... it was bloody fantastic.

Some of my favourite things this month...

This hilarious comedy play, Party Suzie. It's back in May, go see it!

This was the only event I attended at this year's Aye Write festival. I'm sufficiently pleased with my lot: Bernard MacLaverty is a fantastic writer and speaker, and I've just finished breaking my heart to his novel Cal (a must-read).

One of my writing group friends demanded I read The Panopticon, by Jenni Fagan, and I'm so glad I did. Belter of a story! I devoured this book in two days, made all the better with the sun in my garden!

Looking after my 5 week old godson, Corey. Overnight, no less! He was the perfect angel, and I didn't want to give him back. He's sooo teeny! :')

The weather is finally starting to improve... long may it continue!

More food blog shenanigans, if you're intae yer grub. Guess who figured out how to make collages?

That's plenty for now. I hope April was good to you all. Lets hope May gives you even more of what you love.

Take care
Catherine x ◦

Life in Pictures April 2014

Get in ma belly!

For today's Y word in the A to Z Blogging Challenge, I've opted for Yumminess, with the Top 3 recipes from my food blog, Noble Nourishment.

In 3rd place... Breaded Haggis Balls with Neep & Tattie Rosti (Recipe here). I made this for Burns Night in January. It went down a treat!

2nd place goes to these Oreo Truffles. Honestly, people will love you forever if you make these (Recipe here).

1st place has to be my Black Pudding Cottage Pie, with Creamy Spring Onion Mash. You'll never eat normal cottage pie again after tasting this gorgeously rich dish. Recipe here. Mmmh...

Why not give them a try? I'd love to know how you get on :)

Today's Y music video is Yeah Yeah Yeahs song, Date With The Night. I have fond memories of this being played in the ABC Nightclub, where I drank vodka-slush-puppies and danced like a lunatic underneath the gigantic disco ball. Good times!

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Get in ma belly!

Triple Treats of T's Today

I trust you all had a wonderful weekend? Good!

Today's A to Z Blogging Challenge brings you Three T's:

Tumblr 

Do you have a Tumblr account? If so, what do you use it for? I've had one for about two years, but only upload a picture/video/quote every now and then. Mainly I just love throwing pictures of shoes and clothes at it *swoon*. 

I still love having it, though. The pictures bring back a lot of memories for me. For every post, I can think back to what was going on in my life at the time. That's something other forms of social media can't do for me. Have a swatch of my Tumblr by clicking here.

Tattie Scones

I can't believe I've gone all the way to T without plugging my food blog, Noble Nourishment. Today felt appropriate to do so, as I get to share my (proper Scottish) Tattie Scone recipe with you. If you love your carbs, give it a try! Full recipe here.

My third and final T for today, is the music video for Traktor, by Wretch 32. I loooooove this song.

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Triple Treats of T's Today