Kestrel Nest Box – Wallingford, Oxfordshire
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Good morning
We had another wave of rain while I was in church yesterday.I stopped at the WM neighborhood market and then saw these cute Halloween paintings on a Veterinarian’s office so I had to take pictures of them. Rick grilled ribs for supper.
Today I am going to make the batter for Yorkshire pudding which is very similar to the popovers I make. I have to let the batter set in the fridge for at least a night.
Hi Ardy,
Cute pictures.😉
I have never made Yorkshire pudding but it sounds very British.😀
It is British……..JoAnn my BF who is in England with her DH was having them last night with lamb. Mikes daughter and SIL were making the meal.
The first picture is Yorkshire pudding
second pic is my popovers
Wow, yours look perfect. 😘
Never done single Yorkshires before just one big one, goodness its been an age since I tasted one !
I did see a picture of the big one!! They are VERY similar to the popovers i make but i want to try the British ones
Hi Ardy
I’ve never had Yorkshire Pudding.
I have never made them but the batter was made yesterday and i will make them for supper tonight.
I had to look them up, they sound good. Says the oven has to be heated very hot with fat for them to ‘pop’ up
I found a recipe that seems pretty easy.
Yorkshire pudding uses beef drippings, lard, shortening, or vegetable oil where popovers doesnt
Your ingredients are different to ours I wonder if the taste differs too !
Yorkshire pudding
popovers
Ours !
Same really !
The oil part is the difference so we’ll see if they turn out for me.
Pretty similar
They are very similar
Good morning,
50 degrees going up to 68 and sunny.
Denny just leaving, he is meeting Damion to help move the big deck table into the shed. He invited him to meet for breakfast in Waldoboro before they go over to the camp.
I had a relaxing Sunday, I enjoyed making an apple pie and it was tasty.😘
So fun being able to post more than one picture together.😊
Hi Jenn.
OH I do like the look of that pie I can smell it from here.lol.
Enjoy your breakfast.😀😋😘
Still have a half a pie left Ice, wish you could have a big slice.😊
I went to the garage where Denny was working yesterday hanging a light in there, to tell him the pie was ready. Our neighbor Ray, the WW2 veteran, was in with Denny. Every time he sees Denny in there he heads over. Loves to talk with him. I asked him to join us for a slice of pie or he could have a slice so Denny took him one over. Hope he liked it.
Its a wonder your friend Ray has not been back for seconds.lol.
Not yet but the day is young yet…LOL
He is lonely his wife died not long ago. Denny is really good listening to his stories. He is 93 and sharp as can be.
His garage is right next to ours and he now plays a trick when Denny is inside working around he starts putting up his garage door up and down and up to confuse Denny…lol
Your pie looks delicious. You arent going along this morning, not even for breakfast?
I told Denny to enjoy one on one time with Damion. Too early for me Denny was in the shower at 6:30 and left shortly after.
😍Enjoy your alone time
I am, just had a piece of apple pie.😬
Hi Jenn, lovely pie do you have it with custard or cream, yummy ! 👌
Thank you Beryl, Denny went out to pick up vanilla ice cream it goes so good with apple pie.😀
Never tried ice cream maybe next time I will give it a go !
We eat pie with ice cream too
I love apple pie with a scoop of vanilla ice cream 😋
Hi Jenn
Your apple pie looks delicious 😋
Good Monday morning.
Beryl, Jenn, Ardyth, Kathy, Lynn, Pam.
Quite a mild night and 56F at 7=30 up to 67F with rain showers on and off all day.
The week will see the temp stay in the upper 60F range but there will be some cool nights down in the 40F range.
Hope you all had a restful day and I hope your restless legs are better today Ardy,😘.
Off for the paper now and then a nice cup of coffee and settle down with computer,
See you all soon.😀😘
Good morning Ice
Sounds like some cool nights ahead for you. We are going to have some too…ugh
Oh my restless legs bother me every day, some days are worse than others.
Hi Ardy.
Got the thicker Duvet on now the Winter one.lol.
That is sad Ardy is there no lasting treatment for that.😏😘
I have been on a prescription that is for Parkinson’s for 35+ years noe prescribed by a neurologist. I am seeing a new Dr in November since they fired my favorite NP so I will talk to her about it.
Hope you new doctor can help you out more.😘
It would be nice.
Good morning Ice,
That is funny with the little minion…lol
Hope you enjoyed relaxing with your paper and your coffee and hopefully a cookie too.🍪
Hi Jenn.
Guess he does not like Monday’s.lol.
Always look forward to the morning coffee fix and bread sticks at the moment,😀😘
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Hi ice, yes nice and wet, Mark cut the grass as it seemed quite dry but wrong it was soaking and such a mess, well its cut that’s the main thing and I don’t have to cut it, oh joy, lol !
Cooler dull weather now and rain this morning but its brightening now !
Marks gone back and I am lonely again ! 😔
Hi Beryl,Still raining here.
If it still stays mild Beryl You will probably need to cut it again before Winter.🙄😘
I know, groan !!!
Hi everyone! We’re fine and only got rain and wind from the remnants of Isaias. My ‘weather body’ was affected by the weather when it was here over the past few days which caused me to have headaches, fatigue and some body aches.
Prayers for all those in the paths of the active Tornado Warnings currently East of Raleigh in North Carolina. Lauren is under a Tornado Watch until 5:00 PM.
Sorry to hear your body had weather affects Kathy.
Glad the storm was mild and no damage for you.
Thanks Ardy ❤️
Glad to read you feel better.
😊
So sorry Kathy, that you felt so poorly with the ‘weather body’. I like the term and have had similar experiences with big storms.
Thanks Jenn 💜
I have to shower in 15-20 minutes. I just wanted to say my restless legs are so bad that I cannot put my laptop on my lap and type because I can’t sit still. I have to take my pills and I hope they kick in before church. This is such a miserable condition. I hope everybody has a great day
Ardy I am so sorry your dealing with that. It sounds like a terrible condition for you. I will pray for you to be okay by the time for church.🙏
Thanks they feel better , hope they do in church too
I could not sit still at all……just miserable.
Good morning, We had an unexpected fun day yesterday, around 10am we had a text from Leakana that she and Isabel were coming to Brunswick to go to Elevenses restaurant and did we want to meet them. Texted right back YES, SEE YOU THERE! We had the best time, the food and drink so good. Denny and I had big round pumpkin mugs and and the girls had glass mugs with fancy coffees. After I went with them to a huge vintage/antique store in a big brick building. They had so much stuff it was crazy. Then they came back… Read more »
Denny had this corned beef sandwich with a hot sauce and he loved it. All our food was yummy. Denny had the sandwich in the picture with corned beef and the girls both had corned beef with sauce and eggs. This is their description: Who We Are At Elevenses, we pride ourselves on our artisanal approach to food and drinks. Our menu features a variety of unique and delicious items that you won’t find anywhere else. We use locally sourced, high-quality ingredients to craft our baked goods, dishes, and drinks
Wow that is some sandwich.
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Hi Jenn, so glad you had a good time with your family can’t beat those moments !
Lovely picture beautiful colours ! 😄
Thank you Beryl, whenever we can be with family with their busy schedules we relish it.
As I can tell your spirit is uplifted with having been with you son Mark for days. 💕
Good morning. Well that sounds like a really fun day with an unexpected phone call in the morning. The food look delicious. Glad they came back over afterwards and visited
Thanks Ardy, I love those kind of unplanned times that end up being so fun.😊
What a stunning picture Jenn.😮
Good morning, I hate saying goodbye Mark has just left for the airport and back to Perth ! It was not as bad as I thought having 2 guys in the house and they had covering for the floors so I didn’t have to worry too much about the clearing up. Being able to look out my lounge window is amazing as its been a foggy mess for so long now its clear and I can see everything and they fixed the draft from my front door that has been there for ever ! Drizzle today but I just did… Read more »
Hi Beryl
I bet your windows are lovely and you can see out of them now!!! Did Mark stay with you this trip?
No he didn’t I have no beds in the other bedrooms so he does a B&B !
I tried to take a picture but the sun is shining on them so not a good time !
Hi Beryl,
What a beautiful greeting.🧡
Sorry it was time for Mark to go but happy you had him there and that it all worked out so well.
For sure it is that time to set aside summer things and look forward to what is coming next.