Did you see my guest post over at EcoYogini on Friday? I totally messed up the link so if you didn’t get to see it take a look here!

One of the things about using your bike as your sole form of transport is that some weeks you don’t get a rest day from exercise.  Due to work and teaching hither and yon this week I think I’ve cycled over 40 miles and my legs are feeling it.  Really need to sit in a bath of ice right about now but have another few miles to do today!

So rewind to Friday night.  I baked vegan chocolate thumbprint cookies (recipe here).  They were delicious!

The weather on Saturday was glorious.  It finally started to feel warm and spring-like and the smell of summer is not far away!  We had breakfast in the garden.

Himself worked away at the barbeque!

And I enjoyed the sun!

We had, amongst other things, potato smilies.  Yes, I know, not the healthiest food around but it was Saturday.

FRESH POTS!!!!

This weekend in Cambridge is Wordfest, the literary festival.  Yesterday afternoon I went to a talk on How to Get Published!  It was very interesting and I learned a heap of stuff that I needed to know.  I think I am ready to start that book proposal with a vengeance PLUS I met some nice people.  Hi, Catherine if you’re reading!

I love this poster outside the library.  I once read that more people have two cars in the UK than two novels in their house.  I do so hope this isn’t true. 

Now follows a pictorial guide to the Suburban Yognini’s Suburban Cambridge.

This is the cul-de-sac in which we live.

And this is the road I grew up on (just around the corner, everything comes full circle in the end I guess!).

Cherry blossom.

Magnolia blossom.

Bridge across the River Cam.

My favourite row of houses.

While I was out Himself worked very hard to clear out the conservatory so we can work and eat in there over the summer.

Today is warm and sunny again, but sadly I have to stay inside and do my tax return

A tulip finally came out this morning though.

Tonight I am off to another Wordfest event with Ma Yogini, to see my old MA mentor, Rebecca Stott, talk about her new book.

See you all tomorrow!

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(photo taken by me this morning whilst scraping snow and ice off my car again! Excuse poor quality, it was a mobile phone camera and I was shivering – but it gives you an idea)