Cooking paella

In the evening, here in the photo, I'm dressed up as a cook making a Spanish paella.
I used chicken, pork, spring onions, tomatoes, garlic, parsley, saffron, artichokes, baked red pepper and, of course, rice.
Finaly, we enjoyed this exquisite meal with a glass of red wine to finish the day.

The Eden Project

The Eden Project is a big complex which holds mainly two different domes which recreate the Tropic and Mediterranean climate.
There you can see growing lots of plants from these areas in their natural environment and find out some information about what they are used for.
Also you can see a dome which holds an ice skating rink and a building called "The Core" where the aim is to provide educational facilities incorporating classrooms and exhibition spaces.
But, in my opinion, the most important thing about The Eden Project is its location. It's set in an old deserted china clay pit which previously had spoilt the beautiful countryside.
So, I think, it's a clever way to regenerate a desolate space and incorporating it again in its environment.
You can see more photos here.

Care of the elderly

Today I found out a different way of looking after the elderly.
It consists of a group of detached and terraced houses and nice bungalows, in a private area where the elderly can live keeping their independence but they also get medical care.
Daily, the person in charge takes care of elderly residents by visiting or calling their homes at least once. The elderly also have a way to ask for assistance, if they need it, they can pull a red chord which is in each room, then a person will come to help them as quickly as possible.
I think, its a good way to take care of the elderly.

It's snowing again

This morning, when I woke up it was snowing again.
We can see a washing line laden with snow and a layer of snow on the ground. We can see its thickness on the table, it's about 15 cm. however, it's not very cold.
Anyway, today is Friday and we're waiting for the weekend, like you.

Watching the Spanish Team

Today the weather was mostly cloudy and cold. Tomorrow's predominant weather is forecast to be sleet, so I prefer not to go out and stayed at home working on the internet.
After dinner we watched the match Everton vs Liverpool. At first we thought it would be an interesting match because both cities are very close, on the other hand, five Liverpool players and the manager are Spanish, but in the end, it was a boring match.
PS.- Everton scored in the extra time and won the match 1-0

Snow-covered Boyton

This morning Boyton was snow-covered. Last night, it was snowing but today it's sunny, so I took my camera and I went out for a walk.
I took some photos that you can see on the web photo gallery, some of them look just like a Christmas card.
Children don't have to go to school today because they are closed due to the snow, so they have the day off to enjoy playing with snowballs.

Blogging in the snow

I was at home reading comfortably, when I looked through the window and I saw it was snowing, so I took my camera I went out and took some photos to publish them on the web gallery.
Despite the weather being often wet and cold, here, in Cornwall, it rarely snows.

I'm really here

Some of you may be wondering if I am truly in Cornwall. Well, here is a photo taken at Summerleaze beach in Bude.
You can see I'm not wasting away and If you were sharp you'd see the snow falling on the ground.

Visiting Bude

Bude is a small town on the Atlantic Coast of Cornwall. It has been a popular place for tourists since Victorian times.
In the early morning it was about -2ºC and we could see frozen water on both sides on the road, however, it was a nice day. We were walking leisurely when suddenly it started to snow, so we ran to the cafe and we had our lunch.
After that, we got home safely.

Trip to Boscastle

Today the weather was awful. Despite it being sunny, it was windy and very cold. However, we went to Boscastle, a tiny village with a natural harbour.
There were not many people around, perhaps due to the weather. I took some photos and then we had a drink in the Wellington Inn, where there was a group playing live music.
At the Visitors Centre I found out about the flood which happened in August 2004. It was caused by the heavy rain which fell over this area. Fortunately nobody was seriously injured.