Poppy Patchwork


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Friday, 29 November 2024

Soft, bubbly and fresh

Lilly with her brothers and sisters, they are all active and starting to try weaning mousse, Lilly is in the middle, the light grey kitten, next to her is a biscuit coloured kitten called Freddie, daughter is keeping him, the others all have nice homes to go to. It's a case of waiting until they can feed themselves before bringing her home, sometime between 8 and 10 weeks, they are almost 5 weeks old now. 
Hubby has started his first sourdough, he's following Paul Hollywood's recipe, just something new to try, I have everything crossed this takes off, but we are aware often they just don't start to bubble.
This week we had leek and potato soup for lunch, the leeks came out of the ground and into the soup maker in less than an hour, I said my leeks were small, but that has not impacted on the taste. With a fresh baked roll, pure delight. 
I have used my poinsettia blooms and turned them into this plant, it's a great size and tucked back it looks real, which is brilliant as the leaves start to drop the moment a real one comes into our home. I just need to add fake soil.

 
Looking back on older post my decorations in recent years been up by now, I aim to have them sorted by Sunday, daughter and children are coming for a Sunday roast after going for a winter wonderland walk, so it would be nice for them to see our tree all lit up, it will also brighten our home. I have my Christmas music list ready on Alexa, the first play is always the day our tree goes up.

Nothing much is happening here, both hubby and I have coughs and a cold each, for once not from the little ones, I am reading and sorting the edging on my brothers blanket, and I've wrapped a few gifts. I only have to find something for daughter, we don't have many gifts to get, most of the grandsons like to have money. 

I am loving the blue skies again, dry days, laundry on the line (not fully drying), nothing to do outside, just occasionally watering the greenhouse, ensuring the bird feeders are full and the water spots are not frozen. We do wake up most mornings to our roofs being white, just an air frost, nothing on the ground.

7 comments:

  1. A good bowl of soup is always well accepted in my house and I love leek and potato…and even better when you’ve made it yourself. I hope that your coughs disappear quickly and don’t hang on for too long! Have a good weekend! 😁

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  2. The beauty of growing your own means you can pick your vegetables when they are fresh, young and tender. I love homemade leek and potato soup.

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  3. Your poinsettia looks beautiful - so nice not to have the dropping leaves, too.
    I usually have the tree up for my grandson's birthday on December 1st, but that won't happen this year as he's moved away.

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    1. That's sad for both of you, their faces makes all the work worthwhile.

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  4. Hope your coughs get better, your routine sounds lovely. It feels so good to get the Christmas decorations up; I just hang my outside lights.

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  5. Your soup looks delicious.

    All the best Jan

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  6. I keep looking for a leek and potato soup that tastes the same as the one we had when visiting the UK.

    Such pretty kittens.

    God bless.

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