Busy weekend?

Drop E at airport on Friday morning so she can get the early flight to Belfast. Go to work. Come home for tea and an evening of usual mayhem plus discovered the washing machine had packed in.
Saturday: leave at 5am for boat to Belfast and enjoy a shared taxi into the city centre. We shared with some of "Shaggy's stag do". After a lovely time shopping we had lunch at Granny's and tea with the Harcourts.
Up for a lovely breakfast and off to the boat where I slept soundly. Shaggy's mates were quiet!

Then home in time to get to Ar@@s to collect our new washing machine. It is now working and I'm off to bed.

The bank that likes to say - Sorry

There was a slight mix-up at the bank......

And a slight mix up at home when they sent these flowers to arrive on Valentine's day.

 
A very welcome present from the "Customer Relations Team".  We like First Direct!

Looking for a good bank? - www.firstdirect.com

Thursday Gras

With 1 child away on tuesday, we saved our fat feast until this evening. 

Apart from melted cheese and ham, and tuna-mayo, we seem to have acquired 2 jars of chocolate spread.  The popping candy was good, but I prefer the Chocolate orange.

But which is better? There's only one way to find out ............

Fixing the decking

I am feeling almost positively handy!

 

After 3 visits, and some major help from Alison, we have put the decking back where it was last year. Are flares fashionable again?

So just need a wee railing to keep us safe, and the job is done.

I had to come home for a sleep after all that!

Back to Crail

Back to Crail for some minor repairs and a tidy up.  The best day of the year so far. You can just see the Isle of May behind the cottage roof.  The view from the top of the stairs is better.

Today I burnt the honey

 

The Microwave is a fickle mistress. Sometimes she is great: warming up coffee if left too long, cooking potatoes or sprouts at Christmas,  generally helping with some of the easy jobs in the kitchen.  Today however, I only wanted the honey to come out of the honey-thing, and only warmed it for 30 seconds.....

O dear!

Making sausage rolls after midnight

 

I was encouraged by the demure chef (((( demure chef )))) to try using the oven. I had acquired some pastry, and had bought some discounted sausagemeat from a local supermarket.  All I had to do was combine 2 ingredients.  Roll out the pastry, and roll out the sausagemeat,then put 1 inside the other.

They wouldn't fit in the tin.

New Year's Day - Look Aboot Ye

 The mist was forming over the weir

There was also a big bird (eagle / heron / albatross / chicken) but it didn't want to stay for the camera.