I Have A Feeling

I have this feeling…..
It keeps overwhelming me, it keeps making my heart swell with pride and excitement, sometime I feel like its going to burst out my chest.

I have this feeling,
every time I brush your hair, hold your face in my hands and every morning when I stand back and admire you

I have this feeling every time you hug me, every time you look into my eyes and tell me you love me

I can’t explain it, it’s something extraordinary, it feels bigger than you bigger than me bigger than the world.

How can it be possible to have so much hope and belief in one little person .., I don’t know it’s just a feeling

A feeling that you my daughter are destined for extraordinary things

I believe with every part of my heart and soul that you are going to be great beyond belief

I haven’t figured out yet what exactly it is your going to do or be but I have this feeling that every time I look in you eyes that I have been giving a very special job, to get you ready, ready for greatness.

You inspire me beyond words and every time I see your little face my pen aspires to write an endless amount of words.

To Grow up is the biggest tragedy of life

Just recently I was watching the childhood film Hook with my children for the very first time.

Throughout the movie I found myself being overwhelmed with emotion and felt them child hood pangs of magic and ever after in the rush of emotion that kept creeping over my body.

I’m sure you all know what Hook is about…. Peter Pan finally leaves Never Land and grows up 😦 He forgets everything and turns into an over worked, frazzled lawyer who neglects his wife and children. bbasically a grown up right? Hook kidnaps his children and Peter must remember who he was and is to save his children……… Genius

Peter Pan has always been my favorite Disney movie, Its the most magical romantic notion and deep down I’m sure we can all identify with the concept of never wanting to grow up, and regardless of how old we seem to get we always feel like a child deep in side and cant really remember the exact point we grew up.

When ever I see Big Ben in the epic movie, and any of the the remakes of Peter Pan like Hook or even in any other film I’m immediately reminded of the nostalgic love of magic and fairy tales, it gives me great comfort and hope that somewhere along the way to the second star on the right, and carrying on until midnight there is a world where we can all live like children, surrounded by magic, hopes and dreams and innocent romantic ideals.

 

In Hook Peter inevitably remembers who he really is and saves his children whilst vowing to never become that over worked, neglectful father again, something I thank the movie for, giving me that gentle reminder that our children wont be children for long and we need to reconnect with our inner child and enjoy the world and our own children through there eyes… easier said than done, when bills need paying etc but watch Hook or Peter Pan and give it a go.

 

For as long as I live I’ll always look long and hard at the magical Big Ben just in case I see a wee sprinkle of fairy dust or the faint image of Peter.

To grow up is the biggest tragedy of life.

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Recipe of the week, Butternut Squash Soup With Chilli & Creame Fraiche

I’m back and today I’m raving about butternut squash soup. I stumbled across this recipe in Good Food magazine so I can’t take credit for it but it deserves to be shared and adored by all.

The recipe was published in the Autumn addition of my favourite magazine and it just screamed “make me make me…Make me when your family is cold and their bellies need warming up” and that’s exactly what I did.

I made this after a long autumn day out in the country park, we were cold, muddy and hungry.

Ingredients (serves 4, can be doubled)

1 butternut squash (peeled and cubed)
2 table spoons of butter
1 onion chopped
1 garlic clove chopped
2 mild red chillies, deseeded & finally chopped
1.5 pint of vegetable stock
4 tbs of Creme fraiche extra for serving

Method
Heat the oven to 180c, toss the squash in olive oil and roast for 30 mins (I did this the day before)

Melt the butter in a pan with 1tbs of olive oil and melt the onions, garlic & 3/4 of the chilli. Cover & cool for 25 minutes or until onions are soft.

Tip the squash in to the pan and add the vegetable stock & creme fraiche, then whizz with a blender stick until smooth.

Serve with swirls of creme fraiche, cracked black pepper and the remaining chilli.

I served this with a plate of fresh bread and my family devoured it!

We were left full as the soup is quote thick and very very satisfied.

I think this will be added to my recipe journal and hopefully it will be served throughout the generations of my family.

It’s so quick and simple, just give it ago, even if you’ve never made soup before (I hadn’t before this) it’s perfect for beginners.