......but I'm sure you all know that now.

So, for all of you who have commented on my food pics, remember never to accept an invitation to dinner here. I know many of you have salivated over images of bread, freshly prepared food, food growing and food waiting to be eaten but it's all a big con. However much I may think of myself as a pretty good cook and however much love and care I put into cooking meals for guests in my home, it'd probably be wise to just say 'no, sorry, I don't want to eat at your home'. It'd save a great deal of hurt, anguish and obviously food poisoning for you too.

You see my food is 'horrible'.

Quite apart from the obvious, I feel particularly upset that a meal cooked with love for friends that took eight hours to prepare, spread over two days, should have been dismissed in this way but I guess that's life. I feel this posting shows how very hurt and bitter I feel - I'm sorry about that. This journal is supposed to reflect how I feel each day and this has ruined my day today since having a link to the comments was emailed to me by a friend.

Anyway, so here is a photo of a red pepper, part of the only proper meal I've had for two days because I've been working fourteen hour days (again), on the worksurface in the kitchen. There are no mirrors, no water just a close-up lens and very shallow depth of field.

You might all like to feel sorry for David this evening, the other recipient of today's horrible meal.