Just be aware @D0rdogne_Damsel that French and Belgian ideas of what constitutes SR flour for baking only has half the oomph of British and if you look at a sachet of baking powder it will say enough for 500g of flour. It isn't. For British/Oz/NZ and American cake and pudding recipes it's one sachet of baking powder to 250g of plain flour. Scones need a dash of bicarb too.
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Morning all. Still in bed snuggled under warm bedding. I must get up soon, but reluctant to leave the warmth. Our usual Friday trip to town planned, but nothing pressing. It’s just an excuse to get out. 😃
They are still predicting rain here, but nothing very visible except misty stuff.
Hi Allotment Boy. I’ve been out to check the rain gauge for the last 24 hours. A whole 3mm! Der! but looking across the valley it’s still looking misty. 😡
We've had rain overnight too, more forecast for today, possibly even snow over the weekend, very cold tomorrow, such a change from the last few weeks, poor spring flowers. Lovely view you have there despite the clouds.
I've been out and topped up the birdfeeders, gosh, I think I am feeding more and more every week all of them were almost empty. I might have to try and get some supplies online. First of all it's expensive in the local DIY shop and secondly the big sacks are just too heavy to lift into the shopping trolley. The shed is having a new roof on it over the weekend, so if I got some big plastic bins I could safely store it in there. Expensive this bird watching.
I am not sure how I managed it but I came across an old thread about opening CdeG last night, reading all your good wishes almost made me cry, everyone was so kind and so excited for me. It was good to see all your familiar names too, many of us go back a very long way. Hopefully we will have another happy opening day again soon, although the French figures are not looking too good at the moment.
I have 15 birthday cupcakes to make today, in fact I am going to do a few dozen and freeze them ready for Easter, I have got quite a few orders on already for the Easter weekend. Yet more thanks to @Obelixx for flour advice, just hasn't been an issue before now.
Have a good day all, school run time, I am glad it's the weekend, I do miss lazing over my early morning coffee.
“Coffee. Garden. Coffee. Does a good morning need anything else?” —Betsy Cañas Garmon
Ah you snuck in there @D0rdogne_Damsel 😊 yes some of us do go back a very long way don’t we 😆 I remember you opening the CdeG ... it seems like only yesterday 😉
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Morning all. I remember your first post well before that @D0rdogne_Damsel, when you asked about a plant, it was a weed. Then I went to meet you and look at it in real life! Now you are an expert gardener and restaurant owner! But, although it will be colder, down to 7° in the afternoon, it will be sunny tomorrow afternoon. Snow only in the Auvergne, not with us. Grey and slight drizzle here now, sunnier this afternoon.
I'm off to that big garden centre again to see what they've got in the way of fruit, especially raspberries, and veg for the vegetable garden. Also need grass seed for the bit where the drain was dug.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Morning @Dovefromabove . I was thinking about @Topbird naming CdeG, I don't suppose any of us realised then how 'big' it was going to get back then. Even I started with a dream of just cups of tea and cake. I will be so glad to get back to it as soon as this is all over. It is incredible how many people are e-mailing and messaging asking for takeaways and information about re-opening. Such a shame that the vaccination programme has turned into such a farce here. I am happy to be busy in the garden and working on the refurbishment, doing all the things we didn't have the time or the money for back when I first bought the place.
“Coffee. Garden. Coffee. Does a good morning need anything else?” —Betsy Cañas Garmon
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Just be aware @D0rdogne_Damsel that French and Belgian ideas of what constitutes SR flour for baking only has half the oomph of British and if you look at a sachet of baking powder it will say enough for 500g of flour. It isn't. For British/Oz/NZ and American cake and pudding recipes it's one sachet of baking powder to 250g of plain flour. Scones need a dash of bicarb too.
A whole 3mm! Der! but looking across the valley it’s still looking misty. 😡
We've had rain overnight too, more forecast for today, possibly even snow over the weekend, very cold tomorrow, such a change from the last few weeks, poor spring flowers.
I've been out and topped up the birdfeeders, gosh, I think I am feeding more and more every week all of them were almost empty. I might have to try and get some supplies online. First of all it's expensive in the local DIY shop and secondly the big sacks are just too heavy to lift into the shopping trolley. The shed is having a new roof on it over the weekend, so if I got some big plastic bins I could safely store it in there. Expensive this bird watching.
I am not sure how I managed it but I came across an old thread about opening CdeG last night, reading all your good wishes almost made me cry, everyone was so kind and so excited for me. It was good to see all your familiar names too, many of us go back a very long way. Hopefully we will have another happy opening day again soon, although the French figures are not looking too good at the moment.
I have 15 birthday cupcakes to make today, in fact I am going to do a few dozen and freeze them ready for Easter, I have got quite a few orders on already for the Easter weekend. Yet more thanks to @Obelixx for flour advice, just hasn't been an issue before now.
Have a good day all, school run time, I am glad it's the weekend, I do miss lazing over my early morning coffee.
we have bright sunshine and blue skies ☀️ I might even get into the garden 🌱
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
yes some of us do go back a very long way don’t we 😆 I remember you opening the CdeG ... it seems like only yesterday 😉
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I remember your first post well before that @D0rdogne_Damsel, when you asked about a plant, it was a weed. Then I went to meet you and look at it in real life! Now you are an expert gardener and restaurant owner!
But, although it will be colder, down to 7° in the afternoon, it will be sunny tomorrow afternoon. Snow only in the Auvergne, not with us. Grey and slight drizzle here now, sunnier this afternoon.
I'm off to that big garden centre again to see what they've got in the way of fruit, especially raspberries, and veg for the vegetable garden. Also need grass seed for the bit where the drain was dug.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.