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Shall we go back to my Christmas cake for a minute? I should hate you to think I had the intention of boasting about my cake making. Rather it was to highlight the result of soaking the fruit (highly recommended by others) which turned a not so moist cake into a really moist one. The recipe even came to me via my mum who got it from a friend who got it from somebody else... Boasting, a generic term for everything about oneself, it seemed, was not PC when we were kids, at home or at school, so selling myself in a job interview in later years, for instance, did not come easy as I saw it as boasting, which one should not do, of course!

‘ morning all from red dragon land. Sun streaming through window. Checked pine cone predictors page - rain after lunch! Won’t need to water the pot plants, then. Must order some houseplant compost though. My Mother’s Day plant is growing rapidly (one of those succulents that flower for a few weeks around said time) and is fast growing out of its pot - aka pink wellies. Plans for today pretty much the same as usual. Thoughts with Dave’s Dad, Gordon and those who are ailing. Take care all and play safe. ————- Best wishes Polly

spread with hot

Always on my mind - Elvis Presley

Addendum to that. I could sing, When I'm seventy four! We can post some trivia or some ramblings on the ERs thread, if its not expired We shall laugh and sigh New members come and go Hello and goodbye Or you might prefer a bit more romantic.

What about mothers?

Happy Birthday, Rick. When I was 64, I dragged...oops!....took the family went to the Beatles land in the Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool. The only downside is that would be a lie if I sang it now.

from land of

So easily mistaken! Out and about and you might catch a glimpse of me in boots, bib and braces, fireman's jacket, neckerchief and bowler hat to mention just a few items of clothing! The give away might be the extra long lockdown hair!

Nothin' In The World Can Stop Me Worryin' 'Bout That Girl - The Kinks

flour, water and

been in love so many times I thought I knew the score Now you've treated me so wrong I can't take any more

You’re in my heart - Rod Stewart

of MDF was

Really sir, doth ye not know that I belong to the female species.

in Midsomer. The

Realistically, they could be if I soaked the mixed fruit in spiced ginger and blueberry & blackberry teas, first! I don't like the teas to drink much, so I use them to soak the fruit before putting it in my Christmas cakes - the best results I have ever had since doing this.

Couple #1 almost ready for the bus. Badges arrived from the online shop but still no sign of Sir’s dark glasses. However, Lady #2, looking more like a Christmas fairy at the moment, has been for a cloak fitting. She has decided to knock her 1920s cloche hat into something a bit more PortmeriCon-ish. A red fedora, perhaps. The test cape is tissue paper from a box of RTR stock. On another test piece, CD markers colour the vertical stripes well but I only have red, green and black. Blue would be nice. Other felt markers are in short supply - only a rather old box of large ones. There might be some blue I could use on the edges, if it has not dried up! A railbus driver is queueing up to drive the bus. How he hopes to drive it without a steering wheel, I do not know. Perhaps this might help... ...half a press stud (popper). In the photo, the left hand has been turned through 90 degrees - broken off and superglued back on. The other hand was turned a little, later, but not enough to break it off. So the hands are now in a more realistic position for a steering wheel. Now, whether I can add a steering wheel inside the bus is another thing! Rather, I am thinking the other way round - glue the steering wheel between the hands then add a post of the right length so the bus body will fit over the top. The driver will be dressed as No.6 himself so a little more work to do - white blazer edging, Vote No.6 rosette, hat into boater, and tan coloured trousers; and, hopefully, the left hand will not come off while all that is going on around it. I may be some time.

Spicy and fruity teacakes made in the frying pan....yummeeeeeeeeeeeee, yummeeeeeeeeeeeee, yummeeeeeeeeeeeee. Just like very, very thick Welsh cakes, really.

Time after time - Eva Cassidy

Magic, said Zebedee

Just had the first downpour of the day. Not bad since it has been raining everywhere else around here!

You and I - One Direction

on a jet plane Don't know when I'll be back again Oh babe, I hate to

‘ morning all from red dragon land. Sun in and out at present but showers all day. Max 12C, light wind. No G word today. Toot on the flute & M word then. Oh, and catching up on here. But breakfast first. Take care all and play safe. Polly