I've made a banana cake full of dried fruit, spices and walnuts, risking cooking it in the wood burning stove, no thermostat. Haven't got around to the painting yet.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Just popped in to say - morning! We're off to a little plant fair, then to a local herb grower who is having an open day. Overcast but not too windy or rainy. Tell me not to spend too much money...
Just spoken to middle sister, who is organising Mum's funeral. Little Sis. wanted me to do the "eulogy", which I was very happy to do, but middle Sis said no, when I asked why, she said I would be too irreverent. She is right, but Mum would have loved that. Anyway I am in no state to argue, so just told her to get on with it.
How can you lie there and think of England When you don't even know who's in the team
I would leave her to it @punkdoc. Standing in front of everyone doing the eulogy is not easy. Your Mum would have known that you would have been willing and what you would have said. I let my more extrovert sister do my Mum's. I tried to read a poem for first OH, broke down, SIL had to do it.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Had a look at the cake, black on top, raw in the middle, woodburner has decided to be very hot today, must be a log from the previous batch. It's now in the electric oven to cook the inside.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
@Busy-Lizzie when we moved here there was a very large gas oven that had hot and cold spots so I bought a thermometer for the oven to see what it was up to but cakes and roasts became problematical indeed. We now have a new kitchen with built in electric oven and I have my Rangemaster in the annex for when I feed hordes or batch bake.
I have spent half my morning cooking - leek and bacon frittata cos I need a packed lunch tomorrow, lime pickle for OH who is on his last jar and then bacon egg and bean for lunch. Might make some flapjacks to take tomorrow for the gluten intolerant among us.
@punkdoc - it's a terribly emotional time for everyone in the family. If your middle sister has taken on the funeral arrangements, as Busy-Lizzie says, let her get on with it, maybe just ask her what you can do to help? I found old sibling rivalries resurfaced when my mum died after the funeral itself, when we were sorting her affairs. Little sis claimed she wanted nothing to do with any of the admin. yet kept what my brother and I saw as interfering when we thought we had everything sorted. It's difficult as we all were trying to cope with our loss but also coming to the realisation that we were now the older generation. In our case we were doubly sad as our brother was over from Oz. for a short time only and we would be saying goodbye to him too, (and he to us) when it was all over. Big hugs to you.
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Just spoken to middle sister, who is organising Mum's funeral. Little Sis. wanted me to do the "eulogy", which I was very happy to do, but middle Sis said no, when I asked why, she said I would be too irreverent. She is right, but Mum would have loved that.
Anyway I am in no state to argue, so just told her to get on with it.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I have spent half my morning cooking - leek and bacon frittata cos I need a packed lunch tomorrow, lime pickle for OH who is on his last jar and then bacon egg and bean for lunch. Might make some flapjacks to take tomorrow for the gluten intolerant among us.
Happy car hunting @Dovefromabove.
Save the fond irreverence for the wake and people who will appreciate it @punkdoc Your mum and Lil Sis know you loved her.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.