Some Sweet Things

Hello everyone!

D, here again.

You may have noticed how much I enjoy baking.

During the last summer holidays, I fancied baking – something Mum and Dad will never object to – and made some fudge. I used a recipe from Jane’s Patisserie cookbook, which was easy to follow. It reminds me of Millionaire shortbread and was very yummy. However, you can only eat a small piece at a time because it is so sweet.

Making fudge also solved a conundrum for me, as it was my brother’s birthday around the same time, and I had wondered what to get him.

I made him another batch of this delicious ‘Millionaire Fudge’, which he enjoyed immensely. 

I think I’ll be making another batch of fudge again soon!

D x

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Now, back to Beverley.

In many ways, it has been a week where I haven't done much at all, so I don't have much to share with you. The reality is that I have been doing a lot more clearing out and planning to rearrange most of the furniture downstairs to make the spaces work better for us as a family. It is a slow process, shuffling things around but coming together slowly. Next year, there will be some decorating to do as well, which I know my hubby is really (not) looking forward to :-)

Yesterday was bright and cold but a good day to potter in the garden. I have spent little time in the back garden lately but decided to wander down to the pond and woodland/wildlife garden. I will do a small amount of tidying here as I prefer to give some shelter to the bugs and insects that call our garden home. 

We have added some fresh leaves and twigs to the bug village at the very end of the garden. There is also a roof ridge tile hotel stuffed with twigs, leaves, and bits and pieces, and I hope it will prove to be a cosy resting place for its inhabitants.

This single chrysanthemum was putting on a last show for me in my greenhouse. This plant has been an absolute joy to me as it was one stem in many mixed flowers that decided to grow roots and keep growing. I hope it grows again next year.

This afternoon, hubby and I went to a craft fair in Stourbridge; seeing all the artisans and craftspeople and their work was lovely. I succumbed to a couple of Christmas items, but there were many lovely things to see. 

Our son C and his fiancée live only 5 minutes from the craft fair, so we stopped to see them and their latest fostered kitten, Toby. He was in such a bad state when they took him in last week. He seemed badly neglected and much too young to have left his mother. He had to be seen by a vet who could treat all his ailments—poor little thing. 

It makes me so cross to think someone had taken on this tiny life and then abandoned it after only a few weeks to a cat sanctuary, who then had to pay all the vet bills to give him a fighting chance. A week on, and he is now a bundle of fluffy mischief. He will be happy in his foster home with the other kittens, but I hope He finds his forever home soon.

D and I are starting to think about Christmas preparations now and may post more frequently through December. We both hope you have a great week wherever you are and whatever your plans are. 

Take care xx