After what seems an age we have today a change in the weather. The sun is shining! The wind has died down and it is not currently hailing or snowing. We took Nell for a run on the beach at Backaskaill. Mr L said the the forecast was not great and that we needed to …
Monthly archives: April 2016
The Management
A day on which I have the house festooned with wet washing is more than likely not the best one on which to be making a Kedgeree for lunch, now that I come to think on it. Never mind, it was just the rib-sticking job on a day such as this. Ted was slow to …
Green, not soup
There are a number of these “lock and lock” boxes in the caravan. I keep my colour-sorted felting fibres in them. Given that all my fibre stuff needs to be re-homed, I hatched a plan to empty out the boxes and re-use them in the RV. First task – check that they are correctly sized …
Economy Broth
This economy drive is proving to be quite enjoyable. Some interesting meals are emerging. Today I am making Economy Broth, a variation on Green Soup. Just the thing on a snowy blustery day like today. What is Economy Broth? Well, just like any old Green Soup but with added Pot Barley and without the use …
Slow
A bit of a slow day today, taking things easy and nothing much happening. The most exertion that we have seen today was to walk out and post our voting forms off. I tried to photograph some lambs but this sheep was a far nicer image, I thought Lots of talk today, re-drawing plans for …
It’s a long way down
It seems so long since Mr L succumbed to his cold that I actually believed that I had got away with it. Not so, it must be a long incubation virus because it now has me within its grip. It began late on Thursday with a hot dry throat, developed in to sneezing yesterday and …