The 52 project: week 8

Oh this project! So glad I'm still keeping up with it. This week I'm posting a video and a collage of little Miss O.

The video is because we were lucky enough to record her first word and the collage because she has so many facial expressions, it's funny to see them all together.

This week you:

Said your first proper word, but we are still trying to pretend we didn't hear it. You said 'cacca', which is the italian word for 'poo'!

Asked to open the blinds as soon as you wake up in the morning, every morning.

Learned to shake your head when saying 'no' and nod your head when saying 'yes'.

Got your first set of crayons and loved it.

Have been a bit poorly for the past few days and made us worried.

Hazelnut and raisin bread

Lately, I have been looking for recipes to use all those Christmas leftover nuts that have been lingering around my kitchen for too long now.

There are plenty of appetizing dishes over the internet and I couldn’t really decide if I wanted to use them to add flavor and texture to a main course or add some protein in a dessert type of dish.

I came across an interesting recipeto make bread packed with raisins and hazelnut. The ingredients were readily available (apart from the walnut oil, which I replaced with extra virgin olive oil), but the instructions were a bit fiddly, so I made some changes to make the recipe quick and easy to do, which is more to my taste. That’s what you need.

 

 

 

 

 The bread turned out to be great for our morning breakfast. Mr G is not a big fan of raisins and wasn’t overly excited about it, but Olivia and I loved it. We ate it as it is, but it should be delicious toasted and very lightly buttered, that’s for tomorrow to try!

Today

Today my thoughts are written down on paper, as a reminder. Have a nice and productive day!

The 52 project: week 7

We spent the week in Italy, visiting my in-laws. It was cold and snowy for most part, but we had some sunshine and a clear sky towards the end. Little Miss O had a great time playing with her grandparents, the dog and her little cousin. As we spent a lot of time together, we took lots of pictures, both with the camera and the phones, and it was difficult to choose just one that would represent the week. Here is a bunch of  this week photos.

Reading time

Out for a walk

Painting with mama

On the snow with papa

This week you:

Insisted on brushing your teeth every time we went in the bathroom.

Refused to dress up for the Carnival parade. And fell asleep as soon as the parade started.

Had a temperature one night and made us watch two episodes of 'In the night garden' at 1am.

Asked to go and play with the dog, hundreds of times during the day.

Note: I'm publishing this post on Monday this week as we flew back to England on Sunday.