For the first time ever I have managed to produce an edible loaf of bread despite having to let it rise for almost 24 hours. As I mentioned yesterday I had not baked my own bread for months because major crises had driven out normal life for over three years. I made the bread yesterdayContinue reading “The longest loaf of my life but only in the proving”
Author Archives: Robin
My jokes aren’t enough to get a rise out of my bread dough.
Well we got through Day One without any major mishaps and I actually managed to get something done. Not a lot. The first thing I did was to make some jellies, which I should have done three days ago. Up a few pegs from that I did make my first batch of bread dough. NotContinue reading “My jokes aren’t enough to get a rise out of my bread dough.”
I doubt I’ll miss 2024 and 2025 can’t be worse
Happy New Year one and all. Just a couple of days into the second half of 2024 I was bemoaning the fact that I was finally beginning to feel old. I was also putting the first half of the year down at about third on my list of: “the worst six months of my life.”Continue reading “I doubt I’ll miss 2024 and 2025 can’t be worse”
Time is mine and that tricky thief of time will not steal it
I am going in to the New Year with so many things lying ahead of me. Not just jobs but things I want to do for myself. These “tasks” or “jobs” cover a wide range from tidying the garden to reading books; from tiling the kitchen walls to doing jigsaws; from redecorating the living roomContinue reading “Time is mine and that tricky thief of time will not steal it”
Let’s start at the very beginning
Which, as Julie Andrews told us all, is a very good place to start. We might spend a lot of time with our ABC, but, in consideration of my followers, there will be no tonic solfa. This is the start of a brand new year, the first day of the first month of the 25thContinue reading “Let’s start at the very beginning”
Undercover in the 19th century to up front and in your face in the 21st
How many T-shirts have you got? Have you got any T-shirts at all? Personally I have about 40, all have a nice soft cotton feeling which gets softer every time they are washed. Not a single one is plain white and all of them have some form of logo on them. My oldest was addedContinue reading “Undercover in the 19th century to up front and in your face in the 21st”
Counting the milestones from cards, cake and jelly to hitting 74
Warning: may contain politics Sorry it’s been such a long, long time but let’s hope I can do better than I have done in the first half of the year. It has been an odd six months during which I marked my 74th birthday. I know it’s not a landmark birthday (that’s next year atContinue reading “Counting the milestones from cards, cake and jelly to hitting 74”
Rest in peace Roger, my friend
Yesterday was a special day, it marked a milestone date in my daughter Jacqueline’s journey through life. Although she is currently enjoying a well-earned holiday in America she is always with me. Today is a completely different matter. Today I am thinking of a very, very good friend who is no longer with us inContinue reading “Rest in peace Roger, my friend”
A touch of Arthur Askey as my wildlife garden is set to bloom
They say it never rains but it pours, whereas in the last two or three days the rain has been waiting until late afternoon before bursting out of the heavens, which meant I could get some time out in the front garden. I had to clear all the gravel away a couple of years agoContinue reading “A touch of Arthur Askey as my wildlife garden is set to bloom”
Pilgrim’s progress beyond Slough
I haven’t been around much for the last couple of weeks. In fact my last post was on my birthday and concerned the Six Nations final games (men) which resulted in Wales being awarded the Wooden Spoon having failed to win a single game. Now some people, mainly those who don’t really know me, mightContinue reading “Pilgrim’s progress beyond Slough”
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