Yesterday saw me spinning, not nestled with a good book as planned. This because Jennifer came to visit and brought her wheel. We had a long session and I got quite a lot done. The book had to wait until bedtime. It’s a very enjoyable read and all that I really want to do today …
Monthly archives: October 2013
Monday
I don’t know if it’s just because it is Monday or not but I am having terrible trouble in getting a grip on this week and getting going. It’s grey and wet and kind of dismal out. I did force myself to knuckle down to a piece of work that has been outstanding for a …
Focaccia revisited
Yesterday’s Focaccia was very good indeed but we ate very little of it. I covered the bread plate with a bowl and the bread was still beautifully soft this morning. I cut two wedges, sliced them through their middles and warmed the bread gently in the microwave before filling with grilled rashers of bacon and …
Not for doggies… for cat-chia
Pasta night tonight. We deployed the new Kenwood attachment. It did not go smoothly – I made the dough too wet, but we did eventually extrude some pappardelle. Mr L made a roasted pepper sauce with prawns and I fashioned a Focaccia and a salad. We used to frequent a pizzeria in Leeds, Da Mario’s, …
Going Crackers
I took a fancy to a hot bath/early night/soft music/bottle of wine scenario this evening. A bottle of wine has been selected and the bath water is heating. I don’t know if it is my age or what it is but I find it difficult to drink more than a half a glass of wine …
Branded
I was thinking this morning that my first Future Learn course is looming and that I really should knuckle down, get my act together, clear the decks, and generally deploy for real as many over-used turns of phrase as I can. Then I got to wishing that something was happening. Some kind of indication …