Nice easy day

I ordered some bulb hydroponic jars that arrived yesterday and this morning I assembled the stand, not too difficult. Then I did put a couple of cuttings in.

I did some washing to keep things up to date and spotted Pandora sunbathing in the walled garden, taken thought the window.

I finished off the top of the jigsaw but left the last few pieces for Darren as he had helped me for a while for the last couple of evenings.

I went into the walled garden and took a some photos.

Pandora settled next to me when I was having a cuppa, a more content cat is hard to imagine!

The rest of the day I have done various things but haven’t been out. I packed way everything it do with Christmas cakes and some general tidying up, then started sewing the trousers that I cut out a while ago. Had tea with Darren and will go out and do some watering when I have done the blog. The app I was using is no longer working, I did get an Email from the guy whose op it was to say it is no longer functional, so getting used to doing the entries directly onto Blogger, so bear with me!

Cakes all cooked

 Yesterday I couldn’t upload my entry so trying the old method if I can remember how! I had the ingredients weighed out in numerous bowls for three different cakes and had lined the Tim’s, which I kept in the oven overnight in case there were flies about. The picture gives a bit of an idea of the task as I did this five times!

I am really struggling with this so will keep it short. The fifteen cakes are made which is a good job done and I will start the feeding on Monday. I popped put to see Sher as I want to buy a small gift from her shop and then I decided to catch the bus up to Freeport, now called Hornsea Village and had lunch at the pottery and then walked home. Haven’t been down Polly’s Path for a while.

The walk home was okay, I called in at Botany Boutique again and bought a tea tube propagating stand for two of my cuttings that have rooted and are getting leaves.

Today has been visit day instead of Friday. Bel and Jean were both fine today and we had our usual drinks and chats. The children’s fun fare is back for a month as usual and there were quite a lot of people about.

That’s it for now, his is stressing me out!

A pretty boring news day!

I was up early and got on with moving bowls o cake mix. First one done!

The three ready for the oven.

I nipped to the post box once they were in the oven, that was my only venture out. Once back I got back I got on with lining three more tins and making three more mixes. As soon as the first lot were all out in went the second lot.

While they were cooking I washed all the bowls etc and prepared another lot for the morning.

Got tea for Darren and myself and went to visit Sarah and David. Wrapped the second lot of cakes when I got back and now sitting in my rocking chair for the first time today.

One diversion today, not a welcome one as I heard Pandora at the back door and thought she was letting me know she wanted to come in. As I let her in she was looking at the side of the door and there was a mouse, looking dead! I got her in and ignored her efforts to be let out while I finished what I was doing. I did remove it a bit later, great timing by her to decide to become a hunter today!

Will finish with a memory from five years ago, seems unreal now!

More of the same!

Another day, another six cakes make, jus one batch of three tomorrow so should be all cooked by lunch time!

Square ones as well as round today. The large one that I make into three of cakes, the vegetarian and the vegan are square!

Before I made the cakes last yer I bought this dry ingredients measure. I only use it for the different dried fruits but I love it.

Almost there, will be glad to get out of the kitchen!

The new jigsaw puzzle arrived today so best get on with the fairy one!

Will finish with two pictures I was determined to get a few years ago, held onto my front row position! I have alway like Princess Anne.

Boot sale, garden and cakes!

I will start with a sketch I did yesterday evening,

We did go to the boot sale this morning but had breakfast before we went out as we knew our usual eating place wouldn’t be open. Only  handful of stall holders today, maybe the forecast rain, which didn’t arrive, put people off. But I got a couple of hippos for my friend Rachel, I lovely glass bowl for Sher and three large bags for me which will be good to put my sketches in when I have a stall at one of Shers garden markets in September. I spent £4 in total, so a pretty good haul!

I did a couple of chores, had a chat with Anya and popped the bowl round to Sher who was delighted with it. Then I walked down to the hub because I was meeting Darren there when he came out of the gym. I had time to take sea pics before we had lunch.

I went out into the garden this afternoon, did do some strimming until the batteries were flat and then worked on the bed next to the fence alongside Luciens. I had planted gladioli in there, think it was a pack of yellow ones. They were leaning a bit and there was quite a lot of weed. The lawns haven’t been mown for weeks so the edges ar looking bushy now we have had a little rain. I took pics either side of the red flowers.

I worked for a solid hour and it turned really hot, so I was worn out!

The foxgloves in the planter are beginning to pick up a little, so fingers crossed for them.

After dinner I started preparing for the cake making, lining three tins and then staring to measure out the fruit, zest and liquid so that they could soak overnight.

Then measured out flour and spices in one container and almonds and nuts in another! Just as well I bought those colourful containers last year! I had been going to measure out another lot of cakes but had been a couple of hours and enough is enough!

I wonder what my day will consist off tomorrow,

A varied, unplanned day

I had been going to have a ride out with Darren when he went to his Amiga meet up today, they meet in a village near Lincoln. But this morning I changed my mind, the sky was overcast, but my main reason was that Pandora seems quite unsettled still with all the activity and Tina going off yesterday. I didn’t really want to leave her shut in or shut out for about ten hours today so decided to stay at home. As it happens I had a message from Tina quite early asking me to send something that she had forgotten to pack and that meant getting to the post office before 11.30am. So I got an unexpected walk in and then came back via the sea.

As I was in Hornsea I popped along to Sher’s little garden market at number nine. Not a lot of stalls but nice to have a chat with Sher and Hayley. 

I did a couple of loads of washing and made a cake this morning.

After lunch I did some strimming and pruning in the front garden, then after a break decided to get the foxgloves that I pulled up a few days ago out f the try of water and no to a planter!

I moved the otter garden ornament onto the patio for now until I decide on a permanent home!

I managed to get the watering done before Darren got home at 6.30 pm and then got our tea. So quite nice pottering day!

We are intending to go to the boot sale in the morning but will have breakfast before we go as out usual eating place is closed for the next two weeks.

Getting to that daunting time again!

This morning Tina was making last minute calls and making sure she had left everything as in order as she could. It has been a stressful couple of weeks for her trying to make sure everything is in order. Once she had turned the computer off and Rosie hd the phone and everything else she needed I made a decent brunch before she set off on her long journey. She was detouring a bit to pick someone else up on the way. Pandora and sensed something was up but once we were on our own she settled down next to me and was blissfully sleeping.

Now to the heading, I thought I would gather ingredients for the Christmas cakes together, although obviously I still have marzipan and icing to get in a few months! I don’t think I forgot anything!

The oranges and lemons were from Rafters nd I ordered one of their £10 taster veggie boxes. Very good value but way too much for me at the moment.

I took some of it round to Jonathan who runs the cafe in the parish hall and he was happy that he could make use of it. While I was there I went and took a picture of the fountain that Tina got for the parish garden yesterday. It is of St. Francis so quite appropriate for a church garden.

Tina arrived safely but later than expected as the traffic was bad. Looks like a lovely room to spend a retreat in and a pretty good view too.

I have done a bit of the jigsaw and I did go and do a bit of hoeing in the garden but not too much! 

I did pick these while I was out there.

I will probably go out with Darren tomorrow to Lincoln as he has his regular Amiga meeting and the hall is in quite a nice village.

Need to relax a bit over the weekend in readiness for the came making marathon starting on Monday,