Sleeping in the Swivel Chair

 Nice shot of Kotek having a doze in the swivel chair.

Good, Easy-To-Make Soup

Nice shot of an easy-to-make soup that I put together recently.

After simmering carrots, potatoes, and sweet potato for about 20 minutes, I simply added some halloumi and a beetroot cutlet for a few minutes to bring things together nicely.

The end result was a really good, subtle-tasting soup, with the sweet potato shining out more than anything else.

A Pretty Good Yield

Backtracking to summer again here, and it was a pretty good year with the fruit yield, with the crunchy pears being delicious.

My wife and I made plenty of apple (and pear) pie from the yield:

We seem to get a decent fruit yield every 3-4 years, with lean years in between.

A War Memorial

Passed this war memorial, near the river in Warsaw, a month ago while visiting the dentist.

To get to the memorial, you need to go to the parkland fountain behind the Hotel Sheraton, and then walk straight down some steps and onwards for about 10 minutes.

In the picture below, you can just about see the river in the background:

Like most war memorials, this one made me think about the horror of war, of course.

Statues in the Snow

Looking back to mid-December at some statues in the snow in the parkland behind the Sejm Parliament building in Warsaw.

Really enjoyed the couple of weeks of snowy, sub-zero weather, but unfortunately, by Christmas, it was well above 10 degrees Celsius.

Summer Flowers

Another flashback to England from last summer, with a vase of flowers from my friend's garden in Bury, Lancashire.

These flowers really caught my eyes as at first glance, they look like they have a yellow cross.

A Tall, Dark, Glass Building

For quite some years now, such tall, dark, glass buildings have been popping up all over Warsaw.

It has kind of resulted in Warsaw taking on a more Gothic appearance.