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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,...
Some freebie fruit, lucky me
Had a fasting day today, so am starving. Really looking forward to breakfast tomorrow. Spent the afternoon at a friends. She has a garden that is big enough for a small holding and asks me round to pick blackcurrants because she doesn’t get round to using them...
Using up stale focaccia at breakfast, cherries, lovely ripe cherries, and a pot wot I painted
Following on from yesterdays post about bread, I dug out some focaccia from the freezer, made on the course. It was the broad bean and blue cheese one. In a frying pan, I put some scraps of cooking bacon and rendered them down for a bit, then added the focaccia,...
Using up bread – old, new, classic and fancy
I posted this yesterday afternoon, and it didn’t go! Drat. Having another go now I have a lot of bread in the freezer from our bread making course, much of it not in slices or a state of freshness to use as toast or sandwiches. So I thought I would have a little...
A quick lunch in the grit and grime
Snatched a very quick lunch today amongst the grit and grime. DP had bought a crispy baquette up the paper shop. He ‘goes to buy a paper’ every day, first thing, and he can be gone for an hour or more. He has a conversation with everyone he sees and comes back with...
Don’t know about Thrifty, I’m more like Filthy Lesley today
I am covered in filth! Brick dust in my hair and clothes, I’m sweaty, I have cobwebs and plaster and those weed things that stick to you everywhere. This is what the kitchen and extension look like now. You can see the acrow props holding up the roof, and right...
Balti spring green pancakes for dinner, and one left over for breakfast
Had a scrummy dinner this evening. One of those made up things, but similar to the Spring Green Breakfast Pancakes. This time, I chopped up the inner, paler, leaves of a head of spring greens. Sliced up a couple of onions and sauted them until soft, added the...
20 handy hints using everyday items, do you know these ones?
I wanted to pass on a recipe today that I used to make a lot, but do you think I can find it...No! Gah, HOW annoying. Whilst I was looking in vain for the book I KNOW it's in, I came across one called Extraordinary Uses for Ordinary Things, so I thought I would pass...
A lovely Sunday stroll
Went for a lovely walk today along the Cuckoo Trail. We drove down to Hailsham and set off down the trail towards Polegate, 3 miles away. So a there and back walk would be a goodly amount of 6 miles, just right. Only we went the wrong way and were actually headed back...
Coffee semi-freddo, 26p each, and a chocolate version, 37p
Coffee yogort sounds a bit strange I know, but it tastes really good. I had a little after dinner this evening and it was delicious
Prolonged periods of bottom sitting
The last two days have consisted of prolonged periods of bottom sitting. Yesterday, we went to Mottisfont Abbey. It took three hours on the coach each way. My poor bottom was fed up with being sat on by the time we got back. The picture is of the cellarium. The cellar...
Wedding invitations, jaunts out, and what to plant next
Spent the day in Bexhill today with DD2. We did quite a bit towards the wedding invitations. Have I said that we are making them ourselves? The theme colour is purple, so we have fashioned a purple pouch from card, and into that is going several items…the wedding...