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My Sunday Snapshot – Prawn Donburi Take Out

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We have a fabulous Japanese restaurant/take out near us and this week we tried it out for the first time. This is what I had Prawn Donburi.

To me, it wasn’t a traditional donburi which is roughly translated as bowl and is any dish served over rice. This was more like a bento box with the little elements served in separate compartments, but the main part of the meal was indeed tempura prawns served over rice and mushrooms. It’s also served with a donburi sauce which is generally soy sauce and mirin based, but it can be different. My sauce was definitely different to my daughter’s pork donburi.

As well as the tempura prawns (which were utterly scrumptious) over rice, there was also a portion of kimchi and a little salad with mayonnaise.

We also had a sushi and sashimi platter which I didn’t take any photos of but it was simply stunning.

My daughter and I have always been big lovers of Japanese food and often used to visit Yo Sushi. We also enjoyed our bento boxes from Mount fuji in times when I was more mobile. For special treats we have visited Myako Teppanyaki restaurant where they cook the food in front of you and the make it into a really entertaining experience. (Egg snooker anyone?)

I really enjoyed the food from Ruga Fusion though and would definitely recommend to anyone local.

I found this recipe for Prawn Donburi on You Tube which looks vaguely similar to what I was served.

All restaurants mentioned in this post are mentioned because we have enjoyed eating there, I have no affiliation, neither have I been asked to link to them.

RachelSwirl

The Day of Virtual Reality – My Sunday Snapshot

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Sunday is the day I share a photo of my choice. It can be anything from a flower to food, scenery to cats. Anything goes. This week I’m sharing photos of my two youngest enjoying some virtual reality fun.

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First up is The Little Man. They were both playing Beat Sabre which is a music game and they have to hit the blocks with the sabres. It looks extremely hard to do and they got plenty of exercise. The view on the headset is a lot more real than the one we see on the screen.

The Little Man playing a Virtual Reality game

My eldest daughter had to bring her computer and Oculas headset down for them to play. You can see my daughter’s computer in the left hand corner of this photo. She built it herself from scratch.

The second photo is Boo enjoying a game. She plays music games like this all the time so she was really good, but it took her a while to actually get into moving anything other than her wrists. She’s so laid back.

Boo playing Beat sabre on the virtual reality headset.

Have you ever tried virtual reality? It really is a strange experience. I had a go once, I sat on a chair and enjoyed some amazing scenery. Then I was able to build a snowman right in front of me. I don’t think I’d get on with most of the games though. I don’t have the mobility for starters.

My eldest daughter plays scary games along with her friends from all over the world. They meet up together in virtual reality and go and fight zombies and such like. I’d be terrified!

RachelSwirl

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My Sunday Snapshot – The Lizard and the Axolotl

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I don’t have anything new to share, but I do still have lots of photos from Summer. This is a lizard from our day out to the Wildlife Conservation Centre. We have never actually owned a lizard as a pet but Star really wants a Leopard Gecko and the Little Man wants an axolotl so maybe one day we will.

Lizard

This time of year always feels kind of difficult. We know that Summer is over and it’s a while until Christmas. The first half term at school seems to go on forever as we get used to our new routines. The trees change, the weather changes and even if you like Autumn, it still feels like a transition to something worse. In comparison Spring is the transition to something nice. I used to be a winter person, but since getting sick I do find the pains are a little more difficult to deal with when cold and my very rare days out of the house become even rarer.

I always feel that we didn’t make the most of summer and then I look back on my photos, and my blog, and I see it was good. I really must get on with making my Summer Photo book.

If you don’t know what an axolotl is, here is a pic my Little man took at the Bournemouth Aquarium. I couldn’t quite see in the tank properly from my wheelchair but the Little Man spent ages staring at his favourite creature.

The axolotl is not a lizard but more like a salamander so it’s an amphibian. They do have similar shapes and features to lizards though.

axolotl

Have you ever owned a pet lizard?

RachelSwirl

The Little and not So Little Man – My Sunday Snapshot

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My Little Man is growing up! He will always be my baby but it’s a hard thing to get my head around now my baby is going to Secondary School. He’ll still be the youngest with him only just turning eleven years old. To celebrate this milestone I’m sharing a photo of him at four years old starting Primary School and Last week starting Secondary School.

He’s changed a fair bit. His hair used to be so blonde when he young. I didn’t cut it for the first two and a half years and it grew long and curly. He is still the fairest in the family but he’s a lot darker.

I really do think he is need of a growth spurt though. I have photos of his sister’s starting secondary school and they are at least 3 inches higher up on that door frame! He won’t be short forever, no-one in our family is, so it wouldn’t make sense.

He really enjoyed his first week at school but I’ve warned him that it will get harder. They’ve done a really relaxed induction which is great, I just hope it’s not too much of a shock once the work really gets started. My wish is that he gets on really well and enjoys his time at secondary school. My Little Man is like the calm in a storm. He’s a boisterous, funny, clever amazing little boy who gives the most amazing hugs.

RachelSwirl

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Goodbye our Lovely Summer of 2021, My Sunday Snapshot

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It’s hard to capture Summer in a single photo so I’ve made a few collages for my Summer 2021 Snapshot.

First up it’s Birthdays, with all three of my youngest (And one of my oldest) having Summer birthdays, it certainly is a time of celebration.

collage, three photos showing birthday cards on display

Boo’s birthday is first and this year she turned 14, then the Little Man had his 11th birthday. Finally, Star had her 16th birthday. All three had a really good day.

Holiday of Summer 2021

This was last years holiday brought forward to this year because of Covid. I could share a million photos but I’ve chosen just three. One happy Boo and Dad at the caravan, one of the beach, and one of the beautiful village of Corfe.

holiday 2021, the caravan with Boo and Dad, the beach with Little Man and some cottages in Corfe Village

Summer Days

Sometimes it feels like we didn’t do much over the summer holidays. The weather hasn’t exactly been fantastic, but we’ve had a few garden BBQs which have been fun. We even got the paddling pool out, but only once this year. We’ve had days out mostly involving animals. We’ve been to the Wildlife Conservation Centre and a farm. I went on a picnic with the Little Man and the girls had a day out on their own with their friends.

And just like that, Summer is over and it’s time to go back to school. Well, Star is starting college so it’s a whole new experience for her, she’s studying animal welfare and her ‘uniform’ includes a boiler suit and heavy boots. The Little Man starts Secondary school so it’s goodbye primary forever.

It’s been a good summer. Last year we didn’t do much at all but were thankful for our garden. This year we’ve done much more but always been careful. I’m just hoping that the return to school will be uneventful in a good way.

How has your summer been?

RachelSwirl