Friday Chat Day

Hello friends

How are you?  Grateful for the cooler weather?

The rain was welcome but perhaps not in the sudden deluges.

Some big and sudden news in the Emberson household this week,

details below.  Let's start first with regular bits and bobs.

Recipe:

 Yes, this week I have a recipe.
In fact it is a 'no-cook' recipe so I could have shared it last week
in the blistering heat but never mind, it could have proved to be molten chocolate.

This is 'Beryl's Biscuit Chocolate Cake'

It is very chocolatey, delicious and easy to make.

'Beryl' was a very dear lady. I was going through my recipe cuttings book

and found where I had written out this recipe on an index card,
it would have been in the 1980's,

with an ink pen no less - so there's smudges!

4oz butter/margarine, 1oz caster sugar,

1tbsp golden syrup, 3 level tbsps. Cocoa,

½lb digestives, bar of chocolate

Place into a saucepan the butter, sugar and

golden syrup, heat until melted.

Place digestives into a bag and crush to crumbs,

mix into the saucepan and add cocoa.

Place mixture into a greased sandwich tin,

put in fridge until set.

Melt a bar of chocolate – bain marie or place in microwave

with butter so it melts correctly. (I use a large bar of Bournville).

Spread over the set biscuit base, pop back in fridge again.

1-2 hours later, if you can wait that long, cut with a sharp knife.

Perfect with a huge mug of tea!

The printable is available here.
I have also sorted all the recipe links at the top of the blog,
pesky Blogger had deleted them all, fingers crossed they stay put.

Out and About:

 Not real going out as still being as cautious as possible.
Elliott and I walk Bella each evening and we visited Windmill Hill again this week.

It is an uphill climb, the view is lovely - that is the River Thames in the distance.
There has been a lot cruise ships moored there with nowhere to go.

I say 'view' this is my view as I sit on the bench - the back of Bella's head!

 Garden:

Do you like this new climbing plant?

Darcy cat investigating the trellis, not sure it is robust enough for cat climbing

but she's doing her upmost to investigate.

Did I mention how much I love Clematis?

I have discovered a brilliant online store for them - 

Taylors Clematis

I ordered some and they arrived in perfect condition

and well established, they are all 2+ years old.

I definitely recommend them.

This variety is 'Sally' growing wonderfully in a corner of my garden,

I could not resist this one as it is my Mum's name.

And another tree! 

An ornamental pear, awaiting a very large tub to be delivered to

pot and position him.

I need another plaque but I need to name him first.

The variety is Pyrus Chanticleer - that doesn't really lend itself to 

a sweet name does it? Open to suggestions please.

Crochet:

Slower progress this week on the crochet front,

I am working on squares for the Summer Harmony blanket,

this is my filing system in my trolley.

When they outgrow the little wallets I tie them with lengths of yarn

from those wound balls in the background.

I went from not liking granny squares to absolutely loving them,

I really enjoy following the colour sequences of these.

Telly:

The Secret World of Your Rubbish - Channel 5

All episodes available on their catch up service.

Documentary about people working in the front line of waste management.
This statistic is literally food for thought...
as a nation we throw away 24 million slices of bread every day!

This series, not something I would normally watch, has certainly opened my eyes,

it is a very worrying thought what the future holds,
there is only so much landfill we can use.
There is also good news, interesting to see how plastic is recycled and
how you dispose of a Boeing 747! 

The Boys - Amazon Prime

What happens when Superheroes go rogue?

A mix of humour, drama, voilence, occasionally a little bit silly

(they've got a New Zealander playing a British guy?) but overall good.

And the news I mentioned at the top of the blog...
a milestone.
Elliott is moving into his own flat! 

I am so proud of him, he has done brilliantly with his job, 

diligently working from home during the pandemic.  

He has been looking for a little flat near to his work and one 

popped up, it was a quick viewing and an even quicker decision made
as lots of people wanted it.
It is in a very nice area, a modern building, he is on the top floor.

He collects the keys this weekend, we are donning paint brushes 

for a couple of days and then full steam ahead moving him in.
It is also Elliott's birthday next week so the timing is perfect.

I keep smiling at his address: 

Unicorn Walk, cute but not manly, apparently haha.

And that is my week - I truly hope yours has been good to you
and wishing you an even better weekend.

Take care friends.