I had some lovely gifts from T, G and D, including this William Morris bedding (plus a matching spoon rack and milk jug). Danny heard my plea for a new blender and got me a great one (yet to be used) so I was able to chuck out the one I'd paid £1.50 for at a car boot sale many years ago. It had seen better days, especially after the lid fell on the floor and a big chunk broke off!
Below is the Lekue bread making gizmo. I bought fresh yeast today as the recipe booklet seemed to call for either fresh yeast of baking powder. Yeast it is then. I will try it out tomorrow - as I am deeming tomorrow a "get back to normal" day, though I'll still watch the racing in the afternoon as we did again today (and I had a 16-1 winner in the first race, with a fiver on it! Tiquer it was called). I also picked the winner of the Welsh National (Potter's Corner) but didn't have a bet on that.
My first attempt at using anything NON metal to bake in!
Tam and I hit the sales today (I wouldn't bother if she wasn't here but she wanted jeans and I wanted to see what we could get in the M and S food hall that was well reduced). We couldn't face dealing with a half price turkey so instead we got a half price chicken, which has been cooked up and will be made into chicken curry tomorrow and frozen. We got a reduced by a third Thai Curry meal box so that is tea tonight. (Reporting back - not to my palate, but I forced it down).
Tam got some jeans, but isn't sure about the fit so they will go back, and I got some purple velvet trousers which are gorgeous and DO fit! I also stopped at Matalan and got some bootie-type fleece-lined slippers to keep my ankles warm. Bought some for Gabby for Christmas and so waited until the sales for some for me. I am waiting to see a photo of Danny now, wearing the rather psychodelic shirt we got him for Christmas. Just his style!
Exercise today was strictly around the town but we will get out tomorrow morning for a proper walk.
I will leave the decorations up for a few days more but they will probably be down on or before New Year's Eve so we can have natural daylight in the sitting room again (the Christmas tree is in the bay window with the curtains pulled for the duration).
Right, my new books are calling and so I shall go and read another chapter of Dancing with Bees, which I completely recommend.
You sound to have had a jolly time - here's to 2020 and luck with the house.
ReplyDeleteWe did indeed. I am hoping that the start of a new decade = new to us house!
ReplyDeleteDon't envy the shopping trip but the purple velvet trousers sound good. Seen that funny looking shopping bag for baking bread in Lakeland, do show the finished product when you bake. William Morris stuff looks lovely by the way, very rich and red.
ReplyDeleteWell, I want to stay away from possible germs after this - flu about as well as norovirus- but don't really need to go to the shops until we need more fresh fruit and veg now. I'm quite intrigued by that Lekue, will show during and after photos. The William Morris bedding will complement the William Morris fabrics heirloom quilt I have pencilled in to start on in the New Year.
ReplyDeleteYou're family are so much better at wrapping than I am!
ReplyDeleteHah - you should have seen Danny's parcels Simon - he even managed to get a square one wrapped with a sort of "ear" on one end!!
DeleteIt sounds like you had a lovely Christmas. That baking thing looks very interesting.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
I have been wary of "non metal" in the past but this intrigued me and it's nice to have a change from breadmaker bread (though that is nice in itself.)
DeleteSnap BB! I have a couple of mugs in WM`s red Strawberry Thieves that were a present last Christmas. Enjoy your cheerful new bedding as well as all the cookery things.x
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