Saturday 4 November 2017

A busy week ahead

I am away to Southampton for a few days, back Wednesday afternoon, so I thought I had best do a blog post before I go.

Yesterday we bought a lovely little hand-crafted coffee table, made by a chap in Welshpool (sticker on bottom).  I love the adzed top, all ripply, and the carved supports which look like a truckle of cheese with a big bite taken out of them.  What you can't see is the crinkle-crankle bar underneath which joins the two legs together.  We had been using the really beautiful free form yew wood 1960s coffee table we have, but it is too long, so we will put that back out to sell in the Unit or the next big Fair.


This afternoon I baked the first Mince Pies of the season, using scrummy orange pastry (you add the zest of a large orange and enough juice to bind the pastry mix together.)  Home made mincemeat too of course.  They look very scorched in the photo but only a couple were in reality.  I will blame the food picture setting on my camera.


I just couldn't resist this issue of Landscape magazine.  It is one of my favourite magazines for the interesting articles on country living, and the beautiful photographs.  This didn't disappoint, and there is a little patchwork project I fancy making of an evening.  I will put up a photo when I've made it.

I wanted a book on making bags - this has loads of ideas, but probably most of them I won't attempt!  There are times when really, you need to see a book in the flesh and check it out before buying it.


This is what I am reading at the moment.  The first of her novels I've tried - rather gritty and she pulls no punches about the low-lifes she is writing about.  Not sure if I will read a second.  That said, she writes well - it is the subject matter which is a bit too gritty in places. 

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  1. Have a good trip south.
    Love the table

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    1. It's already earning its keep and is just the right size and for when we downsize too.

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  2. I ate my first mince pie yesterday...shop bought not homemade though! Mincemeat making is on the cards for today.
    Arilx

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  3. Hi BB. I use a Mary Berry recipe for my pies with orange zest and icing sugar. Mmmmm. Me and Jon love Martina Cole, when we get chance to read. Enjoy Southampton.x

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    1. I didn't have any icing sugar! I will read more Martina Cole - this was a particularly dark one as the subject was involving paedophiles (didn't know this until I began reading it). She write well though.

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  4. Have a good break. I use the Mary Berry recipe with orange and icing sugar too. I have some mincemeat left from last year so ought to make a few mince pies - yours look lovely and I've noticed too how my camera always makes cakes etc. look browner than they are in reality!

    I love Landscape magazine - I stopped buying it for a while but have now gone back to buying every issue :)

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    1. Landscape mag is one of my favourites. The Mince Pies have gone down very well with us and fellow traders at the Antiques Fair yesterday.

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