Friday Chat Day

Hello friends

Welcome to another Friday Chat Day, a virus free zone!

Hope you are all keeping well - Littlelamb, so sorry to hear 

your crochet is on hold - hope you are pain free now.

Let's start this week's chatter with a recipe,

not so healthy this week!

Recipe:

Choc Chip Cookies

Originally from a Homepride Flour cookbook published in about 1991.

These cookies became a school lunchbox favourite with my boys.

They do take quite a lot of flour so if you are struggling to buy some

right now you may wish to save this recipe to make later.

150g/5oz butter (softened), 125g/4oz sugar,

1 egg (lightly beaten), vanilla essence – 2-3 drops,

225g/8oz self-raising flour, 75g/3oz plain flour,

100g/3½ oz chocolate drops

Preheat oven to 220C, 425F, Gas Mark 7

Cream butter and sugar together until fluffy.

Beat in egg gradually with vanilla essence.

Sieve together the two flours and fold into the mixture.

Stir in chocolate drops, it should be a dough consistency.

If too dry you can add a drop of milk.

On a floured surface roll the dough into a sausage shape,

cut into 2cm/¾ inch slices, flatten a little on the baking tray.

Bake for 10-15 minutes until golden brown.

Cool on wire rack.

Eat and forget the calories!

Click here for the Choc Chip Cookies printable.

This recipe has also been added to the Recipes page/tab 

at the top of the blog here.

Crochet:

I'm getting through the squares for the Harmony Blanket.

I have a system and thankfully it is working, in fact I've absolutely

enjoyed the organisation of it and already thinking about doing another.

The end result should hopefully look something like this...

Details of this project with link has been added to the yarn tab at the top 

of the blog - trying to keep that up to date.

Telly:

I actually watched less telly this week as I ventured out -

news on that below.

I did watch Dancing on the Edge available on BritBox.

British drama written and directed by Stephen Poliakoff (I like everything he does).

It's about a black jazz band in London in the early 1930s.

It's slow paced, intriguing, eloquent and a full star cast.

If you subscribe to Netflix then Sinner - Season 3 has just been launched.

 

Starring an older but still very nice Bill Pullman, he plays 

a detective in a small New York town solving perplexing crimes -

gets a little creepy at times - I just press fast forward! 

This week we celebrated Bella's 9th birthday.

She received a new toy and a trip to the park and ...oh yes, a lot of ham and chicken.

How did our littlest member of the family become 9!

We haven't driven out to the park in months and I admit I felt a little nervous,

my car trips have just been home to my parents house.

Thankfully we parked up easily, found a path and didn't bump into anyone.

She was a bit of a hot dog, once home cooled her down and 

she snored for the entire evening.

And this isn't the park, this glorious garden belongs to my sister.

Fueled by my successful park trip I went to visit. 

Still being cautious, I took my fold up chair, picnic and sat in the shade of 

those trees doing my crochet - it was absolute bliss.

A good week all in all and this weekend full steam ahead 

for July's Charity Kit and yes, a bit of crochet and planning to 

make some cheese scones.

Take care friends, enjoy the sunshine from safe shady spots.