Bonnie Rose Photography © 2007 – 2013 All Rights Reserved – www.bonnie-rose.co.uk I can cook. My husband however has an amazing passion for cooking.  His culinary interests surfaced over the last few years of our marriage and now he does the majority of the cooking and meal planning for our family.  As expats what has... Read More »

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Day 20, Monday: Get real. Share Something you’re struggling with right now. This is me last summer and fall while eating paleo, doing strength training, and taking coconut oil.  One hundred and five. That is neither the current temperature nor my weight. It signifies how many days I have successfully blogged in a row without... Read More »

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‘Kitchen': Ours is my husband’s man cave because he loves cooking. #photoadaymay #photoadaychallengehttp://instagr.am/p/KkxAbWok2b/ ‘Hog & Mollusks’ for dinner. http://instagr.am/p/Kf-liWok4-/ Painting at 1am. http://instagr.am/p/Kdyk7aok4P ‎9pm I did a 3 hour online photography course, followed by making cake pops. Now at 1245am I’m starting an acrylic painting. Sleep? Nah. @the_bonnierose on Twitte · via Twitter

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Something you do everyday': Pray. I’ve also started reading my Bible daily. I got the cover hand painted when I was living in Thailand. #photoadaymay #photoadaychallange #Bible #prayhttp://instagr.am/p/Ka73Y8ok1a/ Work.  #maycreative #photoadaychallange  http://instagr.am/p/ Taco salad with organic grass fed beef and homemade guacamole. #paleahttp://instagr.am/p/Ka2gY8Ikyt/ ‎”Without new ideas, success can become stale.” – Anthony Bourdain @MoLestationsNoReservations @the_bonnierose on... Read More »

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Maddox’s birthday is coming up and so it is time to start getting his party planning into order.  If you remember I made Ronan’s Indiana Jones invitations back in January.  For Maddox’s party this year he wanted a Super Hero party…more specifically a DC Justice League party.  I decided to tie his theme together with... Read More »

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‘Looking down’ upon the tracks below. #photoadayapril #photoadaychallangehttp://instagr.am/p/J2sWxGok9l/ Homemade chili with ground lamb, swede and sweet peppers know top of a bed of roasted sweet potato fries. #paleo cooked by: @ryana_officialhttp://instagr.am/p/J2w6K1ok_a/ Walked an hour in buckets of pouring rain for the school route. My feet, legs, and gloved hands are soaked to the bone. So... Read More »

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It may not be national swede day…if one exists…but we sure love that veggie in this household! Yum! I love Swede. ‘A Vegetable’. #photoadayapril #photoadaychallangehttp://instagr.am/p/JwYhRLIk6m/ Ribs with homemade sauce and mash from swedes and sweet potatoes. #Paleohttp://instagr.am/p/Jxd7m9Ik_8/ April showers bring May flowers. But I hope the Tulips survive through the rain and cold.http://instagr.am/p/JxGd2AIk2N/ My two... Read More »

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