Omar51
Well-Known Member
Such is life!
5.8 this morning.
We are going to a funeral today. We have known Kath since 1976. She was our next door neighbour for many years until she moved in with her daughter down the road.
She was nearly 90 and had told her son she had had enough and was ready to go. She had multiple health issues for years and years but her husband who had no health issues died suddenly and unexpectedly at a much younger age.
Delia Smith gives two recipes for shortbread. One the same as the Mary Berry recipe I used and another titled Scottish Shortbread with quantities very similar to yours. She still uses creaming method though and so does Prue Leith.Not quite the same. I use a food processor these days (hands don't work too well) and as soon as the mix looks like breadcrumbs I turn it onto a board and squeeze it together. Into the fridge, wrapped in cling film, for 20 minutes then roll out and cut into shapes. Onto a baking sheet covered in baking parchment. Back into the fridge for another 20 minutes while the oven is heating and then bake on a fairly low heat until they are slightly tinged with golden edges. The firm up once cooled and are hard to resist. I always make them to order so that I won't be tempted.
16oz chilled unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing 16oz plain flour, plus extra for the board - or mixture of plain white and wholemeal. 8oz caster sugar, plus extra for dusting pinch salt 1 tsp vanilla paste
Thank you @gennepherWow, love this trees in the park @dunelm
Smashing squiggle, is she wearing a back pack?Fbg 6.7
Nighttime wildlife video
Badger searching for cat Jade
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Creative...a woman walking...one continuous line squiggle.
Have your best kind of day...
A nap and a cuppa needed...
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Thank you @ianpspurs and enjoy your meal of chaos - hope you get Manuel.Morning all on a wet start here in L.A. @dunelm and @gennepher thank you both for sharing your art. @dunelm enjoy lunch. We are off here today as the boys gave us this for a Christmas present. We had to reschedule when the house sale was rushed through and this is the last weekend #3 son and partner are Nan London sitting. Enjoy Sunday.
Love the kaleidoscope @gennepher. Brilliant strategy against the sparrowhawk.Fbg 6.9
Nighttime wildlife camera
Cat Midnight objects to someone, then Cat Jade is on Badger alert
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Creative...using the Honesty photo of yesterday, I made 2 kaleidoscopes, and then I superimposed them.
The dog barking alarms work to deter the magpie. I do realise the magpie needs food for his babies, and so I put some cat food on a bird table for him, and some in another location, but the magpie didn't want the food in those two locations, but wanted what was in Jade's food dish under the swing. I am now giving Jade her food in a tight spot under the bushes and removing it the moment she finishes. I too would like to be out there without a magpie hovering somewhere above my head waiting to swoop. The sparrows and blackbirds are all feeding their young at the moment, and they are not happy with a magpie lurking...the magpie has some easily accessible food I have put in another location in my garden where there are no other baby birds in that vicinity...
My strategy last year for preventing the Sparrowhawk from swoop diving and taking the small birds at the bird feeders worked. I had cut a buddleia down, and had put the cut down budlieia between the trees in my garden, thus preventing the Sparrowhawk doing his swoop through. The Sparrowhawk came in from only one direction. I suppose it was the only vantage point for him for my bird feeders. Finally I didn't have to watch my poor little sparrows being picked off any more...
Time for a cuppa.
Have your best day...
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Thank you @ianpspurs. I am so pleased that I posted my thoughts here as I think that I would have problems without a good plan of action.Morning all from a sullen skied, wet L.A. @dunelm thank you for sharing the art. Hug for the tiredness from yesterday's walking. @gennepher thank you for sharing the wonderful kaleidoscope. If anyone can devise a plan to thwart that Magpie you can. @Krystyna23040 good plan for #treatgate. @JohnEGreen nice fbg shame about the weather. Enjoy Saturday and have a chilled out song. and lyrics.
Thank you @gennepher . The plan is really working. I was so tired yesterday that without the plan I wouldn't have resisted the ice cream.A brilliant plan @Krystyna23040
She did have a good and long life.Such is life!
That looks brilliant @ianpspursMorning all on a wet start here in L.A. @dunelm and @gennepher thank you both for sharing your art. @dunelm enjoy lunch. We are off here today as the boys gave us this for a Christmas present. We had to reschedule when the house sale was rushed through and this is the last weekend #3 son and partner are Nan London sitting. Enjoy Sunday.
We love our Delia Smith and Mary Berry cookbooks @SlimLizzyDelia Smith gives two recipes for shortbread. One the same as the Mary Berry recipe I used and another titled Scottish Shortbread with quantities very similar to yours. She still uses creaming method though and so does Prue Leith.
Strange because I was sure it should be rubbed in as you describe.
We wanted to get some Dexter cows, some years ago now but obtaining them wasn't easy and, in the end, we opted for goats.It seems Adrian's shopping trip in Ireland went well he bought a small herd of Dexter cows for the Ards friary they are an Irish bread and though are found in various countries they are, in Ireland ; on the at risk/critical list.
Thanks IanMorning all on a wet start here in L.A. @dunelm and @gennepher thank you both for sharing your art. @dunelm enjoy lunch. We are off here today as the boys gave us this for a Christmas present. We had to reschedule when the house sale was rushed through and this is the last weekend #3 son and partner are Nan London sitting. Enjoy Sunday.
Thank you @ianpspurs. I am so pleased that I posted my thoughts here as I think that I would have problems without a good plan of action.
Last night Mr K had an ice cream. The thought went through my head - you deserve a naughty treat as it was a really hard day of teaching today. Luckily the plan of action leapt to the rescue and I had some peanuts instead.
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