Firstly I have to update on the said cup. I wasn't convinced at first with it but I think that I find the flowery pattern appealing and fine china is classy. The handle style adds quite a bit of qwirkiness too so all in I am really delighted. It was quite difficult to replace my previous two mugs which I used almost exclusively (I do tend to have more than two at a time in case you are wondering) and when they both cracked at almost the same time, it wasn't like losing a pet dog or cat, more like a pair of canaries or gerbils - yes there was a certain degree of grief to be overcome. But it is indeed time to move on.
This is my favourite cake, orange and sultana loaf. Freshly made by myself. I even managed to butter it while still warm and the butter started to melt a little. No alcohol in it unfortunately. I like it when it has a crispy crust but it does also 'mature' over the first 40 hours or so, so it should be ready to be used as a Birthday cake too.
I wanted to add a blow up of it - to give it the M and S treatment but I can't seem to add another picture.
It looks like its going to be a relatively quiet Christmas - scrub the relatively - quiet with a big full stop after it. There is another haul of my single friends got hitched this year. I think as you get older too that it becomes harder to slot in to Christmas dinners.
I shall go up and see my Granny and hopefully I can have a semi-decent chat with her. Last couple of times have been a bit better but the overall trend is one of a gradual downwards inclination. I have a duck to roast, I might try and make an orange sauce for it, I'd like to add a few sauces to my kitchen repetoire. The best meals are the ones with a delicioius fluid to add a bit of fat and flavour - though I do draw the line at soaking it up with bread..... there's a future topic now, bread - speaking of which I think I shall go and fire up the breadmaker.
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