Butternut squash and ginger jam

Today felt very autumnal and while we waited for the sun to come over the hills Matilda and I made butternut squash and ginger jam. We used this recipe from Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, but with the squash instead of pumpkin. It was really easy and tastes lovely. I think maybe I need to test for the setting point a bit earlier as I was waiting for it to thicken up but then when I tested it, it was very sticky - not sure how spreadable it will be!

After the jam was safely in the jars we headed out for a windswept but sunny walk to the park. On the way back I experimented with carrying Matilda in the ring sling as I find it very uncomfortable/tiring to carry her in my arms these days. She mostly walks everywhere these days but if she's tired she does still need to be carried really. She loved the ring sling but I found it hard to position her so she wasn't pressing down on the bump. More experimentation needed!

Back with some news

Apologies for the long break I've had from the blog! I've been really busy with some website work and the stuff I do as a volunteer for the NCT, which hasn't left me much time on the laptop to do anything else. That's part of the excuse. The other part is that I've been feeling very sick and tired over the last few weeks (although the nausea is starting to subside now, thank goodness). And it's all because of this gorgeous little thing:

 Due at the beginning of January 2012. :)