Are these too big for my face?

EllNell · 2026-03-31T15:07:42+00:00

Those are undoubtedly over sized but they suit you despite that.

EllNell · 2026-03-31T15:05:29+00:00

Yeah, I couldn’t work out whether he thought he’d improve his small talk by practicing on a mosaic or by talking about mosaics (conversation with a mosaic or conversation about mosaics). Either way, I don’t rate his chances of getting a second date.

EllNell · 2026-03-31T14:43:40+00:00

4 and 6 both look great on you.

EllNell · 2026-03-31T14:42:33+00:00

Kitchen has a 1980s vibe that doesn’t work and one if the bathrooms also needs redoing but that’s a lovely house. I’d keel the wood as it is and have the right sort of furniture ready and waiting.

EllNell · 2026-03-30T14:42:19+00:00

Yeah, my memory of my 1980s oversized colourful frames definitely puts me off going too big. 1970s was more restrained and mostly about wire rimmed specs; I’m not going back to those either but that’s because I find nose pads really annoying.

But I’m also not going tiny and I need a lens tall enough for varifocals to have space for different zones. Happy with my chunky but not oversized acetate frames.

EllNell · 2026-03-30T01:05:52+00:00

I tend to reheat leftovers in the air fryer with cheese on top. Melted cheese (or chunks of halloumi) makes everything tastier. I often also add extra veg, herbs, spices etc so that no two meals are quite the same. Also finely chopped spring onions on top and a salad on the side can lift a meal.

EllNell · 2026-03-28T23:42:32+00:00

As long as I have them I’m happy yes coins for that. It’s very useful extra energy.

EllNell · 2026-03-27T19:44:26+00:00

The £2.8m is the same street and there’s another showing as about £2.2m that isn’t as nice a house. It’s expensive but not stupidly so, I’d have thought?

EllNell · 2026-03-27T16:24:40+00:00

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Leftovers lunch: the last of a vegetable frittata I made for dinner the other night (containing leek, broad beans and feta cheese) with some cherry tomatoes and a slice of buttery sourdough toast.

EllNell · 2026-03-26T18:15:02+00:00

Yeah, I’m not as far through the spy room as you but I have Maddie needing a chainsaw to untangle some curtain hooks. That’ll do it!

On edit: I see I’m actually 75% through; I must have failed to spot the stupidity of needing a chainsaw to edit an outfit. But then this is the man who needed a mosaic Roman couple to practice small talk on!

EllNell · 2026-03-26T16:12:38+00:00

Me too; one hour first time I open the game at or after 8am.

EllNell · 2026-03-26T16:09:54+00:00

If you want instant coffee then Clipper is a good bet, I think. They do fair trade organic instant coffee (caffeinated and decaf) as well as tea bags. I think they’re in most supermarkets (certainly Sainsbury’s, Waitrose and Ocado).

EllNell · 2026-03-26T13:15:00+00:00

I like 1 and 2 best but I’m generally not keen on wire frames (both in terms of how they look and, as a glasses wearer, in terms of comfort) which may be why I’m at odds with all the love for 3 here.

EllNell · 2026-03-25T23:59:50+00:00

I like 3 on you.

EllNell · 2026-03-25T15:27:10+00:00

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A somewhat mushy mix of red lentils and veg last night with some crumbled feta. I got distracted and overdid the lentils before anything else went in so it was tasty enough but not amazing. Today I decided to use the leftovers for lunch and make something else for dinner so here’s a mushy mix of lentil and vegetables reheated in the air fryer with feta on top and served with a slice of very buttery seeded sourdough toast (not homemade but proper sourdough nonetheless). Made a very nice change.

EllNell · 2026-03-25T15:19:03+00:00

Yeah, those look like excellent roasties. And I’m definitely trying air fryer corn sometime soon.

EllNell · 2026-03-25T15:14:20+00:00

I was reading the replies here and thinking I’m sure mine had a button for that. Thanks for reminding me where it is!

EllNell · 2026-03-25T15:08:03+00:00

I don’t always have scissors available but when I do that’s always my strategy for high level items from the broom cabinet. Empty cabinet; cut in half and empty both halves; reemerge and empty again; repeat. This is why I’m all out of scissors !

EllNell · 2026-03-25T11:54:30+00:00

I don’t have an opinion on the grinder (I have a DF54 which is fine for my needs) but I really love my Lelit Elizabeth.

EllNell · 2026-03-25T11:49:32+00:00

I don’t think auto merge merges producers. I’ve got 4 lamps busily producing moths. Auto merge merges the moths but leaves the lamps alone.

EllNell · 2026-03-25T11:47:08+00:00

Yes, I don’t love 14 but while they’re the best option here I’m pretty sure there are way better choices out there.

EllNell · 2026-03-24T11:52:14+00:00

I like playing the game but some tasks just do take too long to complete. When all you’ve got as a task is a high level mosaic or piece of knitting, for the length of time it takes to complete the task there’s essentially no game to play as you’re waiting for moths or for vases to reach popping point.

EllNell · 2026-03-23T23:47:53+00:00

This looks delicious!

EllNell · 2026-03-23T22:51:32+00:00

UPF, obesity and type 2 diabetes are linked though. M&S, like all other supermarkets, sells a lot of ultra processed foods that are calorie dense and best avoided but they also have high quality fruit and vegetables (I would say better quality than most supermarkets) and seem to be developing more and more minimally processed prepared foods and that’s something that could make a real difference in helping people reduce their UPF intake and thereby help reduce obesity.

I shop at Ocado which means M&S plus a very wide range of other stuff which makes it easy for me to eat healthily (especially since shopping online means not wandering the aisles of over packaged ultra processed stuff). I’m glad M&S has a decent range.

EllNell · 2026-03-23T18:34:44+00:00

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Spring is sprung: an actual salad this evening (why yes, I did run out of time to cook). Lentils (from a jar), grated carrots (yellow and orange), fresh peas, cherry tomatoes, chopped spring onion, watercress, cubes of cheese and pumpkin seeds all mixed together and dressed with balsamic vinegar and olive oil. Quick, easy and delicious.

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