As is usual for me just now, I woke early and crept quietly downstairs to begin my day. Mog quickly followed, in hopeful anticipation of being fed. While I was waiting for my coffee to brew, I cleared away the dishes from the previous evening and folded the towels which had been hung up to dry overnight. The house is always in disarray at this time of year. At the moment there are three large pool inflatables filling the dining room, piles of beach towels covering the table, and water shoes and a random buoyancy aid are creating a trip hazard along the hallway. I don't really mind. It's all part of summer living and as there will be plenty of time to clear and tidy once the weather changes, I will enjoy the sunshine while it lasts.
During the morning, while Lily chose to catch up with some of her favourite shows on the laptop, I set about making a curry for dinner. I fried off an onion, then added some sweet potato, spinach and curry paste. After stirring in some tinned tomatoes and a little vegetable stock, I added a cupful of lentils and left to simmer until thickened. In the evening I would quickly cook up some rice to go with it, because I had other plans for the afternoon. We were going to the lake.
Where we were going, I knew it would be quite busy, so I decided to arrive mid-afteenoon, by which time many people who had spent the morning there would have left. We found a nice shady spot beneath the trees to park the car and walked down the hill, where it was lovely to see everyone enjoying the sunshine. It was still busy, but not unpleasantly so, and it wasn't long before the paddle board had set off down the lake while I was left behind, soaking up the sun's rays. There was a brief moment of surprise when three low flying jets went overhead. They are incredibly loud and appear without warning heading right down the valley. But we spent the rest of the afternoon undisturbed, swimming and enjoying the water until it was time to return home, looking forward to a return visit later in the week.
J. X
Don't worry about things, they soon clear away. The lake looks a perfect place to enjoy the paddle boarding on what is a glorious summer's day.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure I'll get around to tidying at some point next week ;)
DeleteA curry in this hot weather? Are you mad?? lol. The view of the lake looks wonderful, definitely a good place for a swim :)
ReplyDeleteI'm sure it's one of the best meals to eat in this weather :) Cooling off in the lake was a great way to spend the afternoon. X
DeleteVery envious of your wonderfully close lake - enjoy it for me too!
ReplyDeleteI will, Kate. X
DeleteThe perfect place to enjoy the weather we're having. It's always nice to know that you don't have to do much for dinner when you return from an outing and that it's just about ready for you.
ReplyDeleteIt certainly beats rushing around after being out all afternoon. X
DeleteThat water looks so inviting. Good idea to head out mid afternoon!
ReplyDeleteI usually prefer to head out early in the day, but now that it is getting busy here, later in the afternoon seems to be best. X
DeleteGorgeous photo! Breathtaking really. For me, who is *starved* for a water view!
ReplyDeleteWise you! Accept a bit of disarray, which comes with Summer Living!!!! It won't last that long, and when it is over, you can return to more neatness!!!!
Making dinner in the morning! Then a lovely little trip. Yessss!
Make the most of it, in your wonderful weather.
And I am loving seeing these little, chatty, what's-going-on posts!!!!!!!!!!! Yessss! They make my heart sing.
Gentle hugs,
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Thank you. What looks like an orange buoy in the middle of the photograph is actually Lily swimming. I can't seem to keep her out of the water at the moment.
DeleteFor disarray, read chaos. But I can deal with it for the time being. As long as the house is clean(ish) and we are fed :)
I'm glad you're enjoying my posts. X
Your curry sounds good.
ReplyDeleteThe lake is looking good, enjoy the summer while you can.
All the best Jan
Experience tells me this weather won't be around for long, so I'm making the most of it. X
DeleteA perfect summer outing. Glad the weather cooperated!
ReplyDeleteIt was such an enjoyable afternoon. This weather makes me very happy indeed. X
DeleteThe lake looks beautiful and sounds like you had the perfect day! Your curry sounds good, too. As someone who grew up eating curry practically every day in the tropics, I say that curry is definitely a hot weather dish! :)
ReplyDeleteA curry is meant to be one of the best meals to eat in hot weather. Regardless, it was delicious. X
DeleteIt sounds a wonderful day - I'd love a lake around here. It always seems cooled beside water, doesn't it?
ReplyDeleteAnd a curry to finish the day is just perfect!
xx
There was a gentle breeze by the water. It was lovely. X
DeleteAren't you considerate creeping downstairs? Jon says I'm like a herd of elephants at 5.30am in the morning!
ReplyDeleteYour lake looks a lovely cool place to lounge beside and tea sounds delicious. The cooking smells from our Asian neighbours drive me daft, I'm constantly craving their curries! xxx
It's not entirely selfless, Vix, it means I get a short time to myself :)
DeleteYour curries always look delicious to me. X
Oh goodness, I turn my back and there's a Jemsdays blogfest to return to!
ReplyDeleteI love it when supper is sorted in the morning so I can get on with whatever I want during the day and not have to think about 'what will we eat later'.
Haha! I'm sorry. It won't be this way for very long, I'd not be able to keep it up :)
DeleteSounds like the perfect Summer outing and such a great idea to have dinner prepared before you go.
ReplyDeletePreparing the curry earlier in the day, meant I wasn't in a hurry to leave. And it was a good job I did, with a certain someone's reluctance to get out of the water. X
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