The recipe; I decided that a dollop of sunflower of oil (around a tablespoon) and a squeeze of washing up liquid (about a teaspoon) in an empty 750ml spray bottle was a reasonably close approximation, as I had no wish to make up a little of the washing up liquid/sunflower oil combination and then take 10ml and dilute it...
As I said, time will tell. (I'm wondering if I washed out the spray cleaner from the bottle first)
My last two bread machine loaves looked tired and wrinkly. On looking at the yeast and flour I realised that they were all pretty past it to a greater or lesser degree. So I added yeast and bread flour to my grocery order.
What a difference! I'm looking forward to cutting into today's loaf.
'May' tree pictures, okay, a week late. The last week of May was busy.
The great oak, and little apple tree, at the bottom of the garden. The apple boughs are so weighed down by apples they touch the ground.
BB remains skinny whatever he eats, whereas I - well, I clearly have a very efficient metabolism which extracts every calorie from everything I eat.
So I divide everything unequally... especially cake, snacks, biscuits and croissants!
Music
The Raindrop Prelude by Chopin seems another weather appropriate choice...
I hope the blackfly give up and emigrate.
ReplyDeleteIt's a very good year for apples and we even have some cherries, if the birds don't get there first.
Ah yes, the birds... the blackbirds are very very fond of apples, we've found!
DeleteI hope you find a way to deal with the blackflies. They sound like quite the problem especially when you're trying to get rid of them without powerful sprays.
ReplyDeleteI shall go and have a look and see how effective the soapy oily spray has been.
DeleteHalf a croissant looks more like punishment than food.
ReplyDeleteBut if you eat it at half speed it lasts as long as a whole croissant...
DeleteI don't know why but this year we have no black or green fly! We are right by the sea maybe the salt air? I have managed to lose 2.5 stone this last 6 months by halving what I eat and also using smaller plates. I like your snip approach, that way treats can still be eaten. I was out yesterday and only just read your last post. I wish you had been my music teacher. My music teacher was very good but oh so old school, painting music sounds brilliant. Regards Sue H
ReplyDeleteAll my school music teachers seemed old fashioned; at convent prep school we stood in rows and sang folk songs... 'oh, no John, no John, no-o John No...' At secondary we sang part songs from sheet music... or sight read Kodaly. Snoringly boring. Modern teaching materials are so much more creative.
DeleteCongratulations on 2.5 stone loss!
I hope you get rid of the blackfly,
ReplyDeleteYour drawings certainly make me smile!
They are rougher than usual as I was drawing on my phone! I really should fetch a pad of paper and pen!
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