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[Bren In Pots]

Morning the suns out and its chased away the early frost so it looks like being a nice day here

Morning all, cake was a bit of a failure. Lop sided and a bit dry. I'd put the oven shelf in upside down apparantly, so that accounted for lop sided, and this cooker appears to cook things too fast, which made for a dry cake.
Of course, the volunteers wolfed it down regardless.
Clearing up the mess that getting a new kitchen makes. You could write your name in the dust!
Looks like it might be a nice day, so have a good one

Shame about the look of your cake Sally it might be an idea to buy an oven thermometer I got one when we swapped cookers just to check.

[Jay22]

Morning all, lovely and sunny here this morning! Just back for a great weekend in beautiful York! We go there quite often and would love to live there one day but we did notice a heck of a lot of stag and hen parties on Friday and Saturday nights. The doorman at our hotel told us this was a relatively new thing to happen in York as the railways are encouraging this. Lesson learned, when going back we will be going mid week instead of over the weekend! Did all the usual touristy (if that's a word) things, a wee walk a wee refreshment, a wee walk, a wee refreshment...you get the idea! Well hope your weekend was just as nice, off to catch up on threads/posts I have missed.

[Hazel at the Hill]

Morning all! It's a lovely day here, and Domino cat is sunning himself on the bench.

Glad you had a nice time in York, Jay - did you go to the Railway Museum? Well worth a visit.

On the subject of hen/stag nights, I went to stop with my big sis in Cardiff a few years ago, and our (magnificent) hotel room was just a couple of floors up and had big picture windows overlooking one of the main streets. We had a great view - it was a bit of an education, I must say!

[Hazel at the Hill]

Morning all, cake was a bit of a failure. Lop sided and a bit dry. I'd put the oven shelf in upside down apparantly, so that accounted for lop sided, and this cooker appears to cook things too fast, which made for a dry cake.

Good idea that Bren has about the oven thermometer. It takes ages to get used to a new oven, especially for cakes and biscuits.

[Jay22]

Yes I've been to the Railway Museum before Hazel and even if you are not interested in this kind of thing it is well worth a visit!
After having a drink in the Blue Boar pub where Dick Turpins body was put on show after he was hung (penny a look), we hunted out his supposed grave. Is there anyone from York here who can tell me why the city don't publicise this more? I know he was a real baddie but there is a romanticised view of him with people and I would have thought that would have been high on the citys list of what to see.

[Hazel at the Hill]

Evening all! Don't know about Dick Turpin, Jay - bit grizzly charging a penny a look to see his body!

I've just had a pause from the Task List - 'tis not all done yet! and put some bread to make in the machine, have a coffee and a egg custard. Need to put another hour in here, then maybe do some baking.

[Dorothy rouse]

Went to buy 'puppy food' so exciting, somehow ended up in GC! Just bought one little dried up bay tree, which is now rehydrating in bucket of water.

Thinking of putting it in a pot this year? Good idea? Or better off in ground?

[Hazel at the Hill]

Went to buy 'puppy food' so exciting, somehow ended up in GC! Just bought one little dried up bay tree, which is now rehydrating in bucket of water.

Thinking of putting it in a pot this year? Good idea? Or better off in ground?

My bay tree is in a pot - although I haven't much choice her in the courtyard garden if I want it near at hand to nick leaves of for cooking with. I'll post a pic tomorrow if you remind me.

[Florence Fennel]

Morning all. Frosty again. News says to expect an invasion of slugs and snails this year! Have a good day. Bay tree pic hazel

[Scarlet]

Morning all. A slug invasion !! I had enough of them last year! Fingers crossed the weather is a lovely as yesterday.

[Florence Fennel]

Morning Scarlet According to the BBC, the invasion is expected in the Spring/Summer. Don't know about you, but I've been in the trenches since last Spring/Summer/Autumn/Winter

[Bren In Pots]

Morning its a bit fresh out but I'd sooner have that then the slugs.

! Just bought one little dried up bay tree, which is now rehydrating in bucket of water.

Thinking of putting it in a pot this year? Good idea? Or better off in ground?

Mines in a pot so I can move it into the GH if we get a bad winter after the previous one was flattened with the snow.

[cariann88]

Good morning. The sun is out here

I am so glad I don't have to worry about the slugs with growing on my windowsill

[Hazel at the Hill]

Morning all! Nice positive thinking there re: slugs, Carrie! I've see slugs in the courtyard in the last couple of weeks too,

Bay try pic....

[noviceveggrower]

Morning all. Bit of a frost again but turning out nice so far.
Have a good day everyone