Now, THAT'S looking better. A lot more interesting now I have that top border finished on it, and I am enjoying the embroidery. It has been so many years since I last did any. I sewed the top border last night, and the flowers this morning as I was up early. The rain was absolutely pounding down around 6 a.m. but it has dried up and cleared a bit now.
Keith and I have found a good new series to follow on Amazon Prime - called Copper it is set in 1860s New York, just after the end of the Civil War. It's a sort of American version of Ripper Street, and very entertaining.
This morning I am going to do some baking for the freezer, and as I have lots of fallers (with a little help from the birds) off our eating apple tree, I shall chop those up and start an earthenware jar full of mincemeat. You start off with apples, adding brown sugar, dried fruit etc, ground cinnamon and ground cloves and I keep adding to it as more apples are available. Cookers are fine to use too. Just don't bother with the mushy Gala type apples you get in the supermarkets. Fresh and home grown is best. The last of last year's is in a glass jar in the fridge and will probably go into a Mincemeat Cake today. Yummy.
