I decided as it was so cold out, I would delay gardening till later and go and get the week's shopping as I was very low on fresh veg and salad. I went into the little newsagents by the PO, to see if they had any cookery magazines to tempt me. No, but this lovely magazine is always full of my sort of things, including a selection of baking recipes I know I shall return to again and again. Now I don't have a newspaper each day as we always did when Keith was alive - I only buy one sometimes now - I thought I wasn't being too over-indulgent, especially as I had found some small change in a drawer, forgotten, which pretty well paid for most of the shop at Aldi! The magazine has gone up another 26p in price since the one I bought last year though. Just as well I keep them forever for the recipes etc in them.
The wine is for when Tam is here at the weekend, and the "Tarts" is a gorgeous lemon tart I couldn't resist, as I was tasting Lemon Meringue in my head, so to speak, yesterday and my palate just HAD to have some of this. The Oriental/pepper is a Stir Fry mix for tonight. This shop cost me £7.49 as I found £25 in change. I was abstemious in Tesco too, but think the two ladies, mum and daughter by the look of it, must shop monthly as they spent £336 on two trolley fulls!
To my surprise, the little cheap charity shop was open, and I went in to look for a Kate Ellis novel. Unlucky there, but I did find some craft things, abandoned WIPs, including this kit of Beauty and the Beast, partly done. Original stitcher had lost all hope once she had finished the all black corner!! I was charged just £3, and there is a lot of useful embroidery floss there which I can share with sewing friends.
I stuck to my shopping list, but after reading the recipes in the magazine, needed apricots (I bought tinned) and some more Ground Almonds. I was shocked at the price for the latter in Tesco - £4.25 for 250g and £6.60 for 500g. I went back to Aldi, and bought two 100g packs at 99p each. Some difference! I shall make the Banana and Strawberry loaf for Tam, Rosie and I at the weekend, and have a friend visiting on Thursday so I shall make the Sticky Apricot Loaf then. I love trying out new cake recipes.
I have been listening to various podcasts on my phone when I drive. On Friday it was several episodes of Three Ravens podcast, which I can recommend (folklore and slightly spooky things). I also listen to various history podcasts. Saves expenditure on Audible anyway, though when they offer me three months at 99p a month, I shall stock up on more long books. I need to finish getting the last couple of Outlander novels. ANyway, I thought I was about to listen to another Three Ravens podcast this morning, but turns out I had touched something which suddenly gave me a Findyourpast podcast, so that is another one to tune in to when I'm going somewhere. This morning's was part 3 about Lucy Worsley's family (gran onwards) so I will have to listen to the first two parts. Right, Badminton Horse Trials now. . . .
Hope that you are all enjoying your weekend.
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