Virtual afternoon tea is zero calories.So wish I could ?, all sounds so yummy
Virtual afternoon tea is zero calories.So wish I could ?, all sounds so yummy
More fun to actually eat it though ?Virtual afternoon tea is zero calories.
Wow, that doesn't even look like a swamp, from the photo,Happy Saturday. Overcast, cold & rain forecast for the better part of the day. The CORONA lockdown has most ppl honkered down, the hum of lawn mowers & weed whackers is still there, but not the normal buzz of activity. No school buses, less traffic in general.
The garden stuff - onions, lettuce, etc in containers are enjoying Springtime weather, as our the Spring flowering trees & bushes. Great display of lilac, white n pink dogwoods. Our peonies are reaching for the sky, nice buds and should be opening in a weeks time. The other perennials are pushing up. I just hope the deer don’t get to them!
Haven't been out kayaking for two weeks now, my co-kayakers don’t want to mingle too much AND the weather has been kind of crappy.
Last year about this time, we were down on the Virginia & North Carolina border in the Dismal Swamp.
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I will take the extra lbs just to sit at that table!!! Then take a gander at the new pond to see if you’ve gained any inhabitants;-) Then, ill extend my travels to kayak the dismal swamp with a friend to make up for all the delicious eats.. I can think of a few other friends I’d like to visit around the globe as well... pretty amazing to see what we were all doing this time last year..Virtual afternoon tea is zero calories.
I remember when he posted these photos last year... I expected to see a shadowy figure of a beautiful woman in a flowy dress..... fading out of the picture... like she had an important story to tellWow, that doesn't even look like a swamp, from the photo,
Wow, that doesn't even look like a swamp, from the photo,
I'm going to try the scones for breakfast. Maybe I'll get some of those lbs you promised.Simple recipes....
Irish Tea Loaf
This is my Mum’s recipe. I have no idea why it’s in cups, but that’s handy for those of you over the Atlantic
Soak Overnight: 1lb dried fruit in 1 Cup black tea and 1 cup sugar (ideally Demerara but any will do)
Next day add 1 egg, 1 cup all purpose flour and 2 teaspoons baking powder and mix thoroughly (Doesn’t need a mixer)
Heat the oven to approx 240F/125C (fan) Add degrees if you don’t have a fan oven.
Grease and line a 1lb loaf tin or other cake tin. This doesn’t rise much due to all the fruit.
Bake slowly for approx 2 hours until a skewer poked in it comes out clean.
Good as it is, or spread with butter or with cheese. Tastes even better the day after it’s made.
English Fruit Scones
Makes 6-8 depending on your cutter size
Preheat the oven to 200C/400F (fan) If no fan add 20 degrees
Rub together 8oz /225g all purpose flour, 3 tsp baking powder and 2oz/75g soft butter or margarine.
Stir in 1oz/40g sugar and 2oz/75g mixed dried fruit.
Break an egg, beat lightly with a fork and stir into the mix. Add milk a little at a time until you have a soft dough. (You won’t need much milk)
Flour the work surface. Pat the dough flat so it’s just over an inch (3cm) thick. Don’t make this too thin! Cut out circles with a cutter. The one I use is approx 1.25 inches diameter
Place on a floured baking sheet and bake for 12-15 minutes until the top is just starting to colour.
Serve warm. Spread with jam and cream or butter and jam.
Interesting how the knee joint bends when you swing the leg forward and yet holds firm without bending as you put weight on it. Good job, Ray! I'll bet it feels good to be up and about.Ok here is the first time on my new leg. I used the walker with the arm platform because I knew I would be a little on stable. You can see I am learning to hard on the walker.
As I get comfortable walking. I will use my prosthetic arm also and not put to much weight on Waller. Also need to stand up straighter.
Thanks Yvonne, when weight is put on the heal the leg locks so it won't bend. As I walk through the weight transfers to the toe and the knee unlocks.Interesting how the knee joint bends when you swing the leg forward and yet holds firm without bending as you put weight on it. Good job, Ray! I'll bet it feels good to be up and about.
James Garner. Robert Horton, Lee Majors, Doug McClure. James Garner and Lee Majors especially when they were young. **SWOON** Yeah that sounds like a good way to spend the weekend. We had a dog named Shiloh based off of the Virginian. LOL***Yvonne rubs her hands together ***
Maverick, Wagon Train, The Big Valley and The Virginian!!! Old westerns all day long! Doesn't get much better than that.
Awesome man! U’ll get the hang of it ?Ok here is the first time on my new leg. I used the walker with the arm platform because I knew I would be a little on stable. You can see I am learning to hard on the walker.
As I get comfortable walking. I will use my prosthetic arm also and not put to much weight on Waller. Also need to stand up straighter.
Excellent to see you mobileOk here is the first time on my new leg. I used the walker with the arm platform because I knew I would be a little on stable. You can see I am learning to hard on the walker.
As I get comfortable walking. I will use my prosthetic arm also and not put to much weight on Waller. Also need to stand up straighter.
Hello! Have we welcomed you formally to the CDR? I’m Linda and I live in Kent in the South East of England.James Garner. Robert Horton, Lee Majors, Doug McClure. James Garner and Lee Majors especially when they were young. **SWOON** Yeah that sounds like a good way to spend the weekend. We had a dog named Shiloh based off of the Virginian. LOL
-Meg
*stuffs the old soul back in the box*
Great Job for you & Rose!!!! Was it comfortable for you?Ok here is the first time on my new leg. I used the walker with the arm platform because I knew I would be a little on stable. You can see I am learning to hard on the walker.
As I get comfortable walking. I will use my prosthetic arm also and not put to much weight on Waller. Also need to stand up straighter.