The kitchen table is currently strewn with wrapping paper, a couple of wrapped presents, the library books which have not advanced further into the house yet, two partly-read newspapers, Christmas cards, an address book, a hot glue gun, 5 x JD Kirk novels to read, my camera and a couple of unopened white-envelope letters . . . I will crack on and finish the cards today. I had to go out and get a pack yesterday as I didn't have as many as I thought. The remaining selection down the town wasn't very inspiring, but short of going to Hay, the pack I got will have to do.
Alfie woke me, standing on me and wanting to Go Out, at 3.30. I couldn't get back to sleep so have come down for an hour, which is then going to upset my plans for the day as I'm off out to my Quilting Group this afternoon, and popping in to see my dear friend Pam beforehand. Timing also needs to factor in stopping for fuel and sorting out the ingredients for a lunchtime Car Picnic.
I set to and stewed up another pound of windfalls yesterday and made two big Apple Gingerbread cakes. I always use my 2lb loaf tins for them. One for me/family and one to take along to the Quilting Group, as I always used to. I could make this cake with my eyes shut as down the years it is the recipe I have made more than any other cake. It is scrummy. Here's the recipe.
Well, this won't do. I need to finish those Christmas cards.
I am not really reading the words you have written but those that lie hidden between the lines. Sending love and a great big hug. It's that most difficult time of the year for so many of us.
ReplyDeleteMany still without power here in Pembrokeshire. Hope you can travel easy this weekend.
Hope you get through the heap of things waiting to be done . I need to do present wrapping too - must get on with it!
ReplyDeleteIt is good to be getting organised for Christmas and cards and everything....just have something in line for January to look forward to...
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I wouldn’t drive all that way if you are tired BB. There’s always next week. Perhaps have a quiet afternoon at home catching up. Feeling weary here this morning after a night out at the ballet last night - Cinderella live screened from the Royal Opera House. I am swimming at lunchtime and this afternoon I have an eye test and S will come too and have his hair cut at the Turkish barbers and meet me in the library so we’re having a nice slow morning with lots of tea. I am getting on with my fair isle knitting. I’m on the shoulder shaping now. decreasing two stitches every other row until I have four lots of 25 stitches front and back and left and right which will be Kitchener stitched together. As I knit around keeping a close count of stitches, I am knitting three steek panels, have three separate lots of stitches on hold and am following the colour work chart. I have never done such complex knitting and it feels amazing (you know that fizzy feeling in your brain when you learn something new) but one step at a time, this is pleasure not pressure. Please shut the cats in the kitchen and if you do go quilting please take the utmost care. Sarah x
ReplyDeleteThat cake looks so inviting. It's done a lot of damage to Wales that storm hasn't it. :-(
ReplyDeleteI do miss having a nice big kitchen table, or any table at all for that matter. I had to do the present wrapping on my bed the other day, it's hard to get neat edges when you're wrapping on a soft surface.
That Apple Gingerbread sounds and looks delicious, and I've written the recipe down so will try it later. Been an expensive week so far with an eye test, well overdue, so 2 pairs of specs, one of which will be sunglasses. I've been told I have cataracts and some macular degeneration, so hopefully the new prescription will do the job. I have a few more presents to wrap and a couple of small things to buy. Are you hosting Christmas this year, we are off to Natalie's thankfully. Xx
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