So we’re into week 33 of Meatless Monday… Apologies for the delay of one day in writing this up…

My week in 4:

I’ve seen several quotes this week on the subject of worrying, something that we are all probably guilty of doing far too much, and it reminded me of my favourite quote on this subject – which I do believe to be so so true, I hope it resonates with you too :). It is from Mary Schmich’s famous 1997 article in the Chicago Tribune: Advice, like youth, probably just wasted on the young which went on to be used in a reading featured in the Baz Luhrmann hit record Everybody’s Free (to wear sunscreen)… My bathroom orchid flowered for the second time this week! I always find it quite remarkable when orchids re-flower as I don’t really know what I am doing with them, it seems more sheer luck than judgement, but they like it hot, they don’t like too much water and they seem to like the window ledges in our house. Their flowers are so stunning than it really is the kind of this where you have a moment and say: “wow nature made that!” – I just love flowers…noted by my wedding florist Rebecca from Rebecca Marsala Flowers, who after my briefing meeting with said (this always makes me chuckle thinking about it) “so Gill, in conclusion, we have discovered you love flowers!” – oh bless her, she had quite the brief from me, options coming out of her ears,but she did the most beautiful job for our big day! I’d highly recommend her to anyone. OK so one of the yoga Facebook pages shared this, what can only be described as awesome news this week that Julia Child’s French home has been made into a yoga retreat! Genuinely two of my favourite two things combined in what looks to be the most stunning stunning locations. This is now firmly been added to my bucket list! I fell for Julia Child’s after watching, now one of my favourite movies, for the first time Julia & Julie – if you haven’t watched it yet make sure you do and soon – especially if you are a foodie – it is just such a heartwarming and inspiring story, this is also the film which introduced me to blogging for the first time, and as a result of which I started my first ever blog Gill’s Recipe Journal (which as you can see I have carried on as a category to this day)

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Finally – Sunday this week was Valentine’s Day…we don’t really buy into the commercial side of valentine’s as a couple but we always exchange cards and take the opportunity to do something nice together – if it is a work day we usually take the day off together and visit a town which we haven’t before. One of my favourite traditions though is leaving out cards to each other on our bedside tables, it’s just so lovely to wake up to a card on your dresser 🙂

Right on to food…

This week I was on a lieu day on the Monday as I had worked the University Open Day on the Saturday so I had a bit more flexibility and time in what I ate throughout the day…

Breakfast:

Due to being off on a Monday, this Monday was really like my Sunday so I treated myself to a weekend breakfast of Darjeeling Tea with milk and honey and an Abel & Cole Croissant with homemade rum and plum jam

Lunch:

For lunch I just did myself a meze of humus, sugar snap peas, peppers, carrots and pitta along with a fresh tropical juice

Dinner:

For dinner I whipped myself up some vegetarian savoury crepes – these are one of my top go to yummy veggie dinners and are great for using up last little bits of veg in the house 🙂 For pudding I had tropical yogurt and I finished up with a cup of vanilla rooibos tea.

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