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Silly Saturday - part 2

 

I just couldn't resist having a go at this one (please feel free to join me)

What's My Name:

^{My ROCK STAR NAME: (Name of first pet, current car)}

Patch Punto

My GANGSTA NAME: (Favourite ice cream flavour, type of shoe)

Raspberry Ripple Mary Jane

My NATIVE AMERICAN NAME: (Favourite colour, favourite animal)

Red Sheep

My SOAP OPERA NAME: (Middle Name, place where I was born)

Mary Wakefield

My STAR WARS NAME: (First three letters of your last name, first two of your first name)

Sonan

My SUPERHERO NAME: (Second favourite colour, favourite drink)

Pink Tea

My NASCAR NAME: (Combine the names of grandfathers)

JackJoe

My TV WEATHER Girl NAME: (teacher's name plus a city that starts with the same letter)

Lewis London

My SPY NAME: (Favourite season of the year, favourite flower)

Spring Tulip

My CARTOON NAME: (Favourite fruit, article of clothing wearing right now)

Pineapple Pjama Pants

My HIPPIE NAME: (What you ate for breakfast, favourite tree)

Porridge Olive

Saturday Scones

I spent Saturday cleaning and catching up with the laundry, how exciting.  That will teach me to spend half the summer by the sea. Playing catch up is worth it though. Back to the coast Monday morning until Friday teatime.  The caravan is always spotless but the house is always a mess. I have been a bit fed up though because the boiler in the house is broken so we haven't got any hot water.  The plummer can't fix it until next week so we are visiting family for showers and boiling kettle after kettle of water for everything else.  It makes my wonder how they ever managed in days gone by! Plus it is going to be expensive, it looks like we could possibily need a new boiler. Bang go our savings! Oh well.

I thought I'd treat us to some scones for tea to cheer us up, baking is a great stress buster.

Here is the recipe I used, so simple and delicious (Jane Hornby's recipe from Good Food Magazine) - I followed the recipe exactly, the only thing I changed was that I made smaller ones so that gave 16 in total.

350g self-raising flour

¼ tsp salt 

1 tsp baking powder

85g butter , cut into cubes

3 tbsp caster sugar

175ml milk

1 tsp vanilla extract

dash lemon juice

beaten egg

1. Heat oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7. Tip the flour into a large bowl with the salt and baking powder, then mix. Add the butter, then rub in with your fingers until the mix looks like fine crumbs. Stir in the sugar.
2. Put the milk into a jug and heat in the microwave for about 30 secs until warm, but not hot. Add the vanilla and lemon juice, then set aside for a moment. Put a baking sheet in the oven.
3. Make a well in the dry mix, then add the liquid and combine it quickly with a cutlery knife - it will seem pretty wet at first. Scatter some flour onto the work surface and tip the dough out. Dredge the dough and your hands with a little more flour, then fold the dough over 2-3 times until it's a little smoother. Pat into a round about 4cm deep.
4. Take a 5cm cutter (smooth-edged cutters tend to cut more cleanly, giving a better rise) and dip it into some flour. Plunge into the dough, then repeat until you have four scones. By this point you'll probably need to press what's left of the dough back into a round to cut out another four. Brush the tops with beaten egg, then carefully place onto the hot baking tray.
5. Bake for 10 mins until risen and golden on the top. Eat just warm or cold on the day of baking, generously topped with jam and clotted cream.

If freezing, freeze once cool. Defrost, then put in a low oven (about 160C/fan140C/gas 3) for a few mins to refresh.

Scarborough

School holidays - three weeks have by gone already.  That was quick. Wow.

I am just eating my lunch of a chicken, coleslaw & salad wrap and a cup of tea.  Lovely.

I have enjoyed being at home for a change and pottering about, doing this and that.  Not having to rush everything is so nice. We decided to sand down & re-stain the outside windows and doors.  We are half way through and now it is raining - oh well.  Maybe not the greatest idea but at least we've made a start. It will be down tools until we get back from the caravan. We go tomorrow for 4 days, the weather forecast doesn't look great but that won't stop us enjoying it.  Hopefully it will be dry enough for some walking on the beach.

Here are some photos I'd like to share with you from last week's trip to Scarborough:

It was a beautiful sunny day,

We walked miles, my poor feet had blisters,

good job we burned off some of the calories after eating a delicious lunch in this lovely seafront restaurant.  J had fish and chips and I had fish pie.  Then we popped next door and had dessert at the 50's diner on the seafront. J had an ice cream soda and I had lemon sorbet with vanilla icecream.

I did feel a little strange taking a photo of a grave but I really wanted to post it.

Looks like I'm not the only one enjoying Scarborough.

Sew Hip

If you haven't seen it already, get over to the very talented Manda's Blog and read all about her super exciting new project.

It's it amazing what can come from writing a blog.  I am going to subscribe.  I am glad to support anything that promotes crafting and especially sewing here in the UK.  Hopefully this will lead to more and more people requiring fabric and supplies and help keep the few remaining shops here in the UK in business.

Good Luck Manda - I can't wait to get the first issue!