Pasty Perfection

Lets just say I’ve been trying to emulate a pasty from my childhood…

This past weekend I came pretty close enough to be very happy indeed!

Yes I know there are two larger than the rest…that was on purpose to keep hubby happy with his packed lunch for a couple of days.

Enjoyed by all for Sunday tea…even the fussiest grandson!

I have tomorrow mapped out with house tidying tasks…much painting of furniture has been happening here, and there is not a lot of available table space due to half decorated doors! All worth it I hope.

Blessings J. x

A Big Finish

For anyone interested in jigsaw puzzles, here is the one son and daughter in law gifted me at Christmas…it took a while!

Been a bit of an unsettling day, Mother in law was ambulanced to hospital this morning, but after checks has returned home. It has brought it home to me the age of my in-laws, and I lost both parents many years ago. Time marches on and waits for no one as they say. Anyway, home she is for now.

Decided (wisely) not to attempt any paperwork of a financial nature whilst waiting for news. Instead we have a fresh loaf of bread and some brownies for packed lunches. Pork chops, proper butchers ones are sizzling away in the Aga at present and I think I’ll just do some more of my current jigsaw (of our very own tractor) this evening.

Blessings, J. x.

I Guss It’s Been Awhile!

Well there really are no excuses you haven’t heard before. One little thing called LIFE has been rather getting in the way. Another excuse is post viral fatigue, you know the thing, just about manage the working day then flop. So what have I been up to so much…and well might you ask…so the list…

Octavia arrived…meet Octavia everyone!

Yes I’ve upgraded from keyboard to piano…and grandson No.2 is super happy because Mummy and Daddy gave him my keyboard for his birthday, though he hasn’t twigged that it was my keyboard as I told him I had swapped my keyboard for the piano!

Also our furniture arrived, the same week as the piano actually…

We have settled to it nicely, and as ours has migrated to next door if we get a little forlorn missing the old set we just need to pop round!

Anyway, Octavia’s ivories have been well and truly tinkled. And she is being re-tuned in a couple of weeks, apparently she has had to settle into our atmospheric environment. 

I’ve been continuing my baking of all things sourdough, and I have given one of Little Dorrit’s daughters to a colleague of mine…she has called it Baby Dorrit.

The sap is rising and I have the first stirrings of not wanting to be indoors if the weather is fine, though the evenings are still chilly, and it seems we will return to frosty mornings in a day or two after having had a few milder ones. Such is a fools Spring.

After a day with lively winds yesterday, today has been calmer, the result being the wood burner has been a real pain to light. 

We were intending to be out for our Sunday tea, at youngest daughters however hubby  finished the job that was needed early and we have returned home as she forgot to buy the chicken to roast…don’t ask, anyway, having gone  to a charity big breakfast this morning we won’t need too much to eat anyway…theoretically!

So a little live Crufts before deciding what we do fancy.

Blessings, J. x.