Morning all/afties @Pat E. Do you get a lot of snow at this time of year? All that food talk has instantly added 5 lbs to my waistline. Lobster sounds perfect though. Where's that 'licky lips' emoji when you need it... Glad everyone had some lovely tucker. Surprisingly @Obelixx - young fairylet decided she 'didn't want a chocolate cake'. After picking myself up from the floor, I immediately took her temperature, as I thought she must be ill. She said she fancied the same as her sister had in July- plain sponge with cream and strawbs. The sponges were made last night before I went to the shops. I managed to forget the cream, but older fairylet went back in for it. I had some trouble with the sugar. I think it may have been damp and then dried out [new packet] and the lumps were proving impossible to break down. I had to dissolve it in a little bit of water, but the sponges seem ok. They'll taste good anyway - hopefully. A cloudy, dampish sort of day here, but I managed to keep dry on my walk earlier. I think our more normal August temps are on the way this week, with more single fig temps overnight. Been weirdly warm.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
That cake sounds wonderful @Fairygirl ... we’re not huge fans of chocolate sponge cakes ... the flourless dense soggy nutty type are another matter tho 😋
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Been very wet here for the last few days and looks like more of the same today. Not been spending much time in the garden but the small number of pea pods that I have are starting to fatten nicely, the potato plants are still standing and strawberry runners are appearing right, left and centre.
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All that food talk has instantly added 5 lbs to my waistline. Lobster sounds perfect though. Where's that 'licky lips' emoji when you need it...
Glad everyone had some lovely tucker.
Surprisingly @Obelixx - young fairylet decided she 'didn't want a chocolate cake'. After picking myself up from the floor, I immediately took her temperature, as I thought she must be ill. She said she fancied the same as her sister had in July- plain sponge with cream and strawbs. The sponges were made last night before I went to the shops. I managed to forget the cream, but older fairylet went back in for it. I had some trouble with the sugar. I think it may have been damp and then dried out [new packet] and the lumps were proving impossible to break down. I had to dissolve it in a little bit of water, but the sponges seem ok. They'll taste good anyway - hopefully.
A cloudy, dampish sort of day here, but I managed to keep dry on my walk earlier. I think our more normal August temps are on the way this week, with more single fig temps overnight. Been weirdly warm.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
My sort of lunch @Busy-Lizzie
For those of a certain musical persuasion, it is Edwyn Collins 61st. birthday today.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
Youngest is quite happy with cake on it's own - no icing - nothing.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Been very wet here for the last few days and looks like more of the same today. Not been spending much time in the garden but the small number of pea pods that I have are starting to fatten nicely, the potato plants are still standing and strawberry runners are appearing right, left and centre.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.