Morning, been up an hour, but decided a lie today today, great news about the vaccine,full moon here, rorst on cars and summerhouse, not grass. I love the sewing bee also.
I think I have finally managed to feel relaxed and calm. Lots of reading, a bit of TV and some baking, also some seed shopping. Can't do anything outside yet, extremely wet, but I am thinking about it, planning is all part of it of course.Â
I made Beef Wellington last night, a first for me, a little tricky, but turned out really well. Nice to have the time to experiment a bit.Â
Glad to hear you're nearly there with the moving @Busy-Lizzie, by the time spring arrives you'll be all settled and ready to start work on a new garden.Â
Nice to 'see' you @punkdoc and I'm pleased you managed to 'see' your mum. This getting old thing can be very cruel, but it's a comfort to know she is being well cared for and is much loved. She might not realise it now but certainly going into the illness she would have been aware of that.Â
Right, time for another coffee I think and another peek at the seed catalogues.Â
Have a good day all.Â
âCoffee. Garden. Coffee. Does a good morning need anything else?â âBetsy Cañas Garmon
I love Beef Wellington, rarely have it as fillet of beef is so expensive.
I slept better last night. Off to the bins yet again, also the village shop for veg and gas bottles. Then cleaning. I must look out some old carpet to put in the entrance hall for the removal men to wipe their feet on. A normal mat wasn't enough when they came for son 2's things.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Hello everyone. Itâs hard to believe that tomorrow is New Yearâs Eve. Â We donât do anything ourselves, but some people in the village will be making some noise about midnight I expect.đ
Hello all, just back from SM to do weekly shop, it was absolutely rammed. I grumped all the way round as there was very little social distancing and much pushing and shoving, masks being worn under the nose. The French really do celebrate New Year with huge meals and plenty to drink, I wonder if they will remember to stay safe.
Bitterly cold still, ground is well frozen. Because we are missing eating out so much, we have ordered a meal from one of our favourite restaurants [ Black Swan at Oldstead, run by Tommy Banks ] for New Years Eve. It arrived this morning, beautifully packed in some lovely containers, with several pages of preparation instructions. Hope it tastes good.
How can you lie there and think of England When you don't even know who's in the team
That sounds great @punkdoc. If I ever get to the UK again I shall definitely have his restaurant on my list. It'll be quite a tour of gardens and eateries and markets.
Started off sunny and clear here with frost and that moon just before. Now it's greying over for showers later on.  I'm off to the SM to get fruit and veg and basics for next week.  Don't want to go anywhere near one tomorrow. No beef Wellington here but I shall be doing a version of Joyce Molyneux's medieval inspired salmon en croute with preserved ginger and almonds and a luscious tarragon cream sauce for NY day.
Definitely staying indoors, at home on our own.  The French do fireworks but I don't know how much anyone will be celebrating this year, except maybe to see the back of 2020.
Stay safe everyone.  Take comfort in each other.
And if anyone wants a good laugh, The Green Man ... one of the funniest films ever made ... a black comedy starring Alastair Sim, George Cole and Terry Thomas, is on Channel 5 at 2:30 this afternoon đ€ŁÂ
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
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I think I have finally managed to feel relaxed and calm.
I made Beef Wellington last night, a first for me, a little tricky, but turned out really well. Nice to have the time to experiment a bit.Â
Glad to hear you're nearly there with the moving @Busy-Lizzie, by the time spring arrives you'll be all settled and ready to start work on a new garden.Â
Nice to 'see' you @punkdoc and I'm pleased you managed to 'see' your mum. This getting old thing can be very cruel, but it's a comfort to know she is being well cared for and is much loved. She might not realise it now but certainly going into the illness she would have been aware of that.Â
Right, time for another coffee I think and another peek at the seed catalogues.Â
Have a good day all.Â
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I love Beef Wellington, rarely have it as fillet of beef is so expensive.
I slept better last night. Off to the bins yet again, also the village shop for veg and gas bottles. Then cleaning. I must look out some old carpet to put in the entrance hall for the removal men to wipe their feet on. A normal mat wasn't enough when they came for son 2's things.
Bitterly cold still, ground is well frozen.
Because we are missing eating out so much, we have ordered a meal from one of our favourite restaurants [ Black Swan at Oldstead, run by Tommy Banks ] for New Years Eve.
It arrived this morning, beautifully packed in some lovely containers, with several pages of preparation instructions. Hope it tastes good.
When you don't even know who's in the team
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Started off sunny and clear here with frost and that moon just before. Now it's greying over for showers later on.  I'm off to the SM to get fruit and veg and basics for next week.  Don't want to go anywhere near one tomorrow. No beef Wellington here but I shall be doing a version of Joyce Molyneux's medieval inspired salmon en croute with preserved ginger and almonds and a luscious tarragon cream sauce for NY day.
Definitely staying indoors, at home on our own.  The French do fireworks but I don't know how much anyone will be celebrating this year, except maybe to see the back of 2020.
Stay safe everyone.  Take comfort in each other.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.