Phone Photography 17 - Chefing at Loch Ness
There are few pictures of myself that I like. This is one of them.
We were on a family holiday and had taken a house above Loch Ness in Scotland. The location is a little up the hill from Castle Urquhart.
We had great views from large windows and some days were clear and bright, on another we watched rain sweep across the loch. The garden backed onto a wooded hillside and in the early morning or late evening we would sit and watch deer come into the grassy area to eat.
For a family with a multitude of health issues it was a perfect place to relax, read books, chat, write and eat.
And for eating, I got to be chef for the holiday. I have no formal training and any qualified chef would soon despair of my lack of proficiency. Still, I enjoy cooking immensely and my dear wife purchased me the chef's jacket I'm wearing. It only gets worn when I have the time and energy to consider a menu and do the preparation.
I didn't prepare every meal for the holiday, but I did do a majority of them and had various helpers at various times.
From memory I'd been prepping for a few hours in the morning and had stepped out to sit with the wife and get some fresh air. I look thoroughly disreputable, but I'm in one of the comfiest pair of joggers I've ever owned, my chef's jacket which always makes me happy, and I've even managed a smile.
Before anyone asks, no, we did not see the mythical Loch Ness monster. Such is the way with mythical creatures.
text by stuartcturnbull, picture taken by @lizzaturnbull using my iPhone13
Yup, I was about to ask if you spotted the Loch Ness monster. 😅 Beautiful photo in this beautiful place of a good chef. I think you must be a good one to deserve that jacket. 😊 Have more fun in the kitchen.
Even if you aren't a pro in cooking that you could prepare something which the family enjoyed is the most important thing,
#dreemerforlife
Your wife buying you the chef jacket was so thoughtful, I think that's her way of saying thank you for being amazing in the kitchen.
#dreemerforlife
Cooking sometimes feels like a gift, i too myself love cooking but yours is surprising though cause its difficult seeing a man that cooks very well in my country
I think that cooking is a beautiful way to show others we care for them:)
I really like the picture. You seem to be confident and happy in it. Cooking jacket looks class with your joggers! I really like colour combination:)
Ohhh
Didn't know you were a cook...
health is limiting it atm, but yeh, it's one of my hobbies.
Tough about your health man...
But the cooking bit is dope✨
You're not good at hiding how you feel.😄 Here I can clearly see how much you are enjoying and how happy you are. I'm sure this holiday must have been amazing. Thank you for your participation. :)
Greetings @stuartcturnbull, what a beautiful photo, the question I was going to ask has already been answered you didn't see the monster, the view of the lake is spectacular.