Showing posts with label Christmas cake. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christmas cake. Show all posts

Tuesday, 18 January 2022

More than halfway through January




Finally we are getting slightly lighter afternoons and mornings, especially at the moment with the full 'wolf' moon, which is making the thought of spring a bit more believable. Still very cold and frosty, though we haven't (?yet) had the snow of this date a few years ago.

We are also more than halfway through the Christmas cake, which I show here in all its original glory. I've used this recipe for several years now, and it always comes out well - a really heavy fruit cake, that takes weekly 'feeds' of brandy in the 6 weeks or so between making and Christmas.



Monday, 22 November 2021

Winter Draw(er)s On

 ...yes, I know that's an old chestnut but it still raises a smile. 



As often seems to be the case, it has been some months since the last post, and we've begun to get out a bit more; we've both had our 3rd 'booster' dose of Pfizer. We've been to the flat a couple of times, and we went to The Castleman again for Mr Bufo's birthday. 





This was the breakfast table 









And this was the lounge the night before.







We've also been to Eastbourne - hence the sunrise in the top picture. 


Now we're making plans for Christmas and the year will soon be over - we already have some appointments in on the new calendar for next year!




Still knitting and crocheting, too - a blanket (this is the centre section, there is more to come)...










...socks...







...and I've made a Christmas cake, which has now had 3 (of the 6) weekly feeds of brandy!