Yes I missed last week’s post but just had too much happening on Sunday and the rest of the week ran away from me.
I had to help Mia move out of her flat that has been her home for the last two years. We did one collection on the previous Tues and Georgina came too so we had lunch out, packed up the car with the first load and then I went down on the Sunday to do the final load and bring Mia home.
Now she just has to wait for most of her results and will go back to do one final exam in August. Then fingers crossed she will start her Master’s in Forensic Anthropology at Exeter Uni in September.
On my last blog I told you I was taking the littlies for a walk along the East Okement River. Well it was such a beautiful walk, all under the canopy of trees and therefore protected from the rather hot sun.
Also the previous week we had our Supper Club and it was quite the glorious event I had hoped it would be when I started this Club. Our theme was rainbows and the array of colourful food did not disappoint. I made my rainbow meringues and I have to say they turned out better than the previous batch.
Our next theme is Portuguese so I think I will have a go at making Portuguese Custard Tarts (pastéis de nata) I have always wanted to try making them and this was the whole point of starting the Supper Club.
With all this hot weather we have been having I have had to water a lot of my pots and planters and even some of my newly established plants in the ground in order to keep them alive. I now have all my tomatoes in their growing containers and the courgette is beginning to look a little healthier than it did. The roses are all bursting into bud and I have been able to have a steady flow of them cut for my kitchen island display.
On Friday night we re-introduced the Cocktail night. It tends to be the only evening of the week we are all able to eat together due to work or activities on other evening. This week we had Strawberry Daiquiri’s due to the fact we had some Strawberries that needed eating before they started going off.
I placed the strawberries and a good handful of crushed ice in my blender and blitzed it. Then combined it with white rum and sugar syrup. That’s it, extremely simple to make and taste like summer.
I need to head off now as I have Dora the Explorer (Dachshund) being collected by her owners soon as she has been enjoying a stay with us while her owners have been away.
Have a good week and remember the sun screen 🔆😊
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