E is working a couple of days and of course D works from home, so I have been in Granny mode today - doing jigsaws with "I" this morning, and we baked this afternoon. I can guarantee nothing keeps a 4 year old more absorbed than letting it loose with sprinkles and small tubes of rainbow icing! We made Cat's Tongues - I got D a vintage 12 bay eclair tray for Christmas - we used to make Cat's Tongues together when he was young, and now "I" is enjoying doing the same! He and Emma bought me a lovely book of cat-themed baking recipes last year, and this recipe was in there, but we didn't put paws and whiskers on them - just melted some chocolate and then "I" decorated them as I washed up.
I had thawed out a tub of stewed apple last week and it needed using, so I cracked on and made our favourite Apple Gingerbread cake.
Now I am absolutely weary - she's been as good as gold but giving a child all your attention for 9 hours is hard going when you've had a break of a good few years!! Tomorrow we have a re-run, without baking! It's just a temporary situation until E can set up her business here. D is brilliant with the little one - he never had anything to do with any children until he and E met. He has taken to being the father figure like a duck to water. We're very proud of him. It helps that E has brought her daughter up nicely - she has her melt-downs, as do all little ones when they are tired, but has always been good here. D's just put her to bed with a story and peace and quiet reigns.
The forecast is for heavy snow on Thursday night, so I am going to add a few essentials in a quick shop before then. Don't want to run out of milk or cat bics. Plus Pippi's had a bit of an upset tummy so I've got some stuff from the vet - which she hates and I have to plaster it round her chops! I will get a change of cat food for her as got some mixed recipe Felix and I think it was that that affected her.
Forget the quilt - sewed one block this morning - spotted a huge error - so more unpicking and I will get back to it when I am not looking after "I"!!
