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Dobbing, Dabbing, Snowdrops and Quilts
In addition to the soup post today, I thought I would give a bit of an update on the kitchen, and other things. As you can see from the picture, there was some ‘dobbing’ and ‘dabbing’ going on today as DP and SIL to be lined the new part of the kitchen with...
Meal Plan 7 – Lentil & Veg Soup, 15p a portion
A good useful everyday soup
Meal plan 7 – Beef Ragu for 3 different dishes
Make 1 big ragu and you can make a cottage pie, a lasagna and spaghetti bolognese with it
Airbourne, Divi & progress
Yesterday morning, we set out to watch the Eastbourne Airbourne. It is 17 miles, but we allowed extra time as it would be busy. Several roads were shut for resurfacing and the traffic was horrendous. DP made one mistake by not parking in the park and ride, he wanted...
Woman’s Own, early apples and meal plans
We are still waiting for the porting to the new host to be completed, nearly there now. It's been ages since we spoke and I couldn't wait any longer! There have been lots of things going on that I wanted to talk to you about and couldn't. One of the exciting things is...
A chilled out day
Lovely girly day with DD2 today. We did some more of the wedding invitations, I'll be able to show you the completed article soon. They're looking really really good, and of course totally unique. Wonder how much you'd have to pay for a printer to do them? An enormous...
A late walk, some early blackberries and a mish mash
After a day of this and that, I had done less than 1500 steps, so at 8pm, I took myself off for a walk. I was determined to hit that target! Within two minutes I was looking at this view, how lucky am I. Within a few more minutes, I spotted these early...
10,000 steps and gooseberry crumble
Went to Beachy Head today for a walk around and to get my daily step count up to the 10,000 mark. What magnificent views there are from up there. Just enough of a breeze to blow the cobwebs away, lovely. Lots and lots of people all doing the same thing. Many of which...
A freeform loaf and a broad bean & feta wrap
Made a loaf with the dough I keep in the fridge today. Thought I would try a freefrom one this time. Partly because I wanted to see if I could do one, and that it wouldn't flatten itself out on the baking sheet. Partly because I wasn't sure how much to put in a loaf...
Fresh tomato soup, 10p homegrown, 18p using tinned
Oh the delights of growing tomatoes. This little lot are destined for the lunch time soup. I make tomato soup often, but only about now in the year do I make it with fresh ones. The taste is completely different, especially if I also have some fresh basil, which, today, I do.
Giant chairs, tiny flatbreads and zero cost dollies
Well yesterday was so full on, I didn't have a minute to myself! It started at 6:30am and continued like the Energiser bunny until 10:00pm. One of the things we did was a trip to Wilderness Woods in Hadlow Down, a few miles up the road from us. It has a great many...
Run off my feet by a 6 year old
Picked up 6 yr old DGD today for a few days visit. We visited Pevensey Castle and had a good look round there. A nice visit. While we were looking down the oubliette, a nesting bird vented straight down the back of my top. Felt it warm and dribbling while DP was...