after lunch break

taking a reprieve after lunch (which consisted of peanut butter s/w, and yoghurt ((for K - I am not a big yoghurt fan)), followed by ice-cream!)

It was lovely and breezy this morning, but now the rain is coming in at the wrong angle so have to close windows. am itching and red from sweat all around my neck, and the insides of my elbows - what is that part of your body called??*

Also glad that we took R out for a walk earlier - all these rainy days means she is getting only limited outings, poor thing.

Tonight we are having chinese again - I always used to shy away from Chinese, because I usually like to have the whole works - fried rice, spring rolls., J likes to have gyoza dumplings etc etc, so usually prefer to go out to a restaurant for it, but recently I have been following a good recipe book with (more than likely Japanese versions of)Chinese dishes, it is actually J's book. Once you have the main sauce ingredients, it is easy to make anything, and it all comes out PRETTY good if I do say so myself. Anyway, tonight is going to be

エビチリ

チンジャオロース　(which I always used to think was ginger rose, and even after googling it now, still dont know what it is in English, but apparently it is a Japanese take on the chinese food "green capsicum and pork stir fried in seasame oil". hmm, you learn something new everyday)

豚の角煮

egg-drop soup

I think I have all the ingredients, so wont need to make a mad dash out after K wakes up from her nap to buy more.

Right, time to clean up all the stuff K has thrown over the floor in the 5 mins I have been on the computer and get ready for a nap (hers).

* it is called an anicubital although "elbow crease", "elbow pit" and "the crook of my elbow" also came up in my search!! lol.

** it has taken me like 4 times to get this post right, after a few html misshaps. oops. must be the heat.