On Friday night my younger brother flew in for a 2 night stay from China, before jetting off again to Chile. We only see each other a few times a year so it was lovely to be able to have him as our first guest in the house. We invited Sion's sister over and used our Raclette for the first time. This is a Dutch way of entertaining, that involves grilling a variety of bite-sized pieces of meat on a hot indoor grill. You serve them with salads and grilled vegetables and its not unusual to still be cooking morsels two hours after you started!
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On Sunday I enjoyed pottering around for the afternoon, tidying and rearranging things. A tired bunch of tulips was about to be added to the compost heap before I noticed that despite the limpness of their stems they still looked beautiful, so I took a few quick snaps...
The best thing of all though is that this is only going to be a three day working week for us. On Thursday we are heading to Warwickshire for a 2 night stay in a country hotel four poster bedroom. While it is tempting to spend the 2 days lounging around, pretending to be lady of the manor, we should probably try to visit a few towns and attractions. We will be staying near Coventry so if you have any suggestions for what we could do, please leave a comment.
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That raclette looks amazing, have never heard of that, but an indoor barbecue sounds fantastic. Have fun in Warwickshire - would definitely do a little shopping in Birmingham...
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Fab post and loved the idea of a Raclette - never heard of one before but it sounds like you have a fab time with your borther. Those photos of the Tulips are stunning :) #magicmoments
ReplyDeleteWhat an exciting time, enjoy it all
ReplyDeleteIndoor babrbecue! Well actually I like barbeques whether its indoor or outside =)
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Carrie i am loving the ideas of the inside grill!! how fantastic is that!! i am super jealous about your weekend away!!
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Sounds a lovely weekend and those tulip photos are beautiful. Hope you enjoy your break, too. You won't be far from Stratford which is lovely to stroll round, Birmingham Bull Ring's good for shopping and Warwick Castle is stunning. Enjoy x
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