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Flowers blooming in the garden and wraps made with dough that’s been in the fridge for several days
Took a few pictures today of what is in flower in the garden right now. This day lily is a lovely match with the shrub next to it A lacecap hydrangea in its full glory As much as I can get in one shot of the front garden flowers The pot of lilies that are blooming...
Kitchen Plans
Edit: How extremely annoying. I posted this last night and Wordpress for some reason decided to chop it off right at the beginning, and I can't access the Revision copies either. So I've had to re-write what I could remember. Goodness knows what you thought I was up...
Tissue or handkerchief, which do you prefer?
This week, I was cutting out bias strips to edge the quilt my Mum made for me. I was using a double white sheet I got from a charity shop for £1.50. As I was cutting out the strips, I was thinking how soft the fabric was and started wondering if they would make...
Off to Wickes for a quote
We went to Wickes today to sort out the kitchen. My goodness, what an expensive proposition that is! We have been umming and aahing for weeks over what the layout should be, all rotating around a walk-in corner larder unit. The layout was finalised today. We will be...
Broad bean, pea and mint risotto, 53p
Here is the recipe for the risotto we had yesterday. I halved a recipe that was supposed to serve 5-6 as a starter, but half would actually easily serve 4 as a main I found the recipe in the Guardian. 200g broad beans, Asda frozen ones are £1/750g, or a tin 55p,...
Sports day and risotto
Phew, what a scorcher! Went to Eastbourne today to see my grand daughter's sports day. The race she was dreading the most was the balance a bean bag on the head one. But because she hated it, she had practised it a lot and only won it! Her mum was leaping up and down...
Hair conditioner used as makeup remover
I used to wear makeup every day when I went to work in an office, plus heels and huge Pat Butcher earrings. I don't wear any of those much now. The most I wear in the makeup line is a slick of tinted moisturiser, a teeny bit of eye shadow and a little mascara and...
Free groceries arriving in the garden
These are some of the Brandywine beefsteak tomatoes in the greenhouse. An old fashioned variety and with a superb flavour These are ordinary tomato size in a variety called Tigerella. They were recommended by a friend for their flavour, and they are very fine and...
Butter bean, pepper and carrot salad, with a lemon juice and coconut dressing, 84p
Inspired by yesterday’s salady success, I had another one today. This one was 80g dried butter beans, soaked and cooked, Asda Great Scott 375g/£1.18, 25p I think this is the equivalent of a tin? Some lettuce and rocket from the garden Half a red pepper, very finely...
A garden visit, youth re-visited and salady musings on the bus
I was out all day yesteday, from early until 9:30, and no time to do a post. We caught a coach from Chiddingly, organised by their Horticultural Society. They have an annual outing, on a coach, to two gardens of interest. One of my friends from WI lives in Chiddingly,...
The garden party this afternoon
Had a lovely afternoon at our annual WI garden party. This was our tea table. I had just prepped 7 kilos of strawberries. Took me AGES! The reddy looking scones are our tomato scones, made small, and with some black olives from Approved Foods added. The sandwich end...
Progress today in the kitchen
At half past four this afternoon, a builder pal of DP’s and his four labouring lads piled into the house. They hoisted the lintel up into place in a trice. At one point one of the lads, a skinny youngster, looked no more than 17, had the entire weight of the lintel,...