Friday Chat Day

Hello friends

Happy Friday and brhhhh - it's so cold!

Hope you are keeping warm, safe and well.

Thank you for joining me for another round of ramblings and natterings.

Crochet:

I've fallen behind a little with the Attic 24 Meadow Blanket CAL,

possibly because I'm doing two projects  - the stripes and the Harmony squares.

And because I've been distracted this week, flitting from one

thing to another and not really achieving a great deal.

No particular reason - do you have days like that?

It's all fine on the crochet front, I think there is a catch up week soon so I'll be 

able to get back on track and sew in all the ends. 

Loving the colours, I'm following the colour story design which starts with 

the darker colours and works up to the horizon and skyline.

This is just a snippet photo, the finished design will show the shading in its glory.

I did find time to do this - a blanket stack.

I had seen pictures on Instagram like this and thought I would have a go.

I just piled up the blankets that were in the lounge so not all of them(!)

It has made me smile, each one is a single bed size.

My Folksy shop is down to one item as just sold the cushion cover 

so I need to get that crochet hook working. 

Home:

Storm Darcy has definitely made an appearance.

We've had Storm Bella earlier this year and now Darcy,

both names of our pets.

I took this photo before a second lot of snow arrived so it is in fact a lot whiter now.

My city job kindly sent me a gift voucher for Christmas and I've just got around

to spending it.  I'm questioning whether this is for me as Mitchell selected it.

It is an air fryer.  All new to me, do you have one?

So it works by hot air - like a fan oven but with little or no fat so healthier.

With that in mind the first thing we cooked was chips!

Even forgot to photo them as they were yummy and demolished in seconds.

We then tried carrots, I love roasted carrots and the air fryer did them perfectly.

We've done salmon - delicious and only took 12 minutes.

And then, (because this is a new gadget and we get excited)

we found a fruit strudel in the freezer and put that in.

Came out fabulous.

I'm thinking this is a good purchase if only because

Mitchell is using it and doing the majority of the cooking.

Tons of information online and YouTube videos if an air fryer appeals to you.

This lady Fabulessly Frugal (yes spelled like that!) on YouTube is very good.

Telly:

Margie recommended The Dig on Netflix last week,

wonderful thank you.

Based on a true story and starring Ralph Fiennes as Basil Brown,

it tracks the excavation at Sutton Hoo in the late 1930s.

It's wonderfully shot and the interaction of the other 

characters is very touching.

Indian Summers - Amazon Prime

First aired on Channel 4 in 2015 and I'm just watching it!

 Set in the foothills of the Himalayas during the summer of 1932. 

It focuses on the social politics behind the decline of the 

British Empire and the birth of modern India. Sounds a bit heavy going doesn't it?

Do not fear - there's all sorts of relationships and sauciness going on! 

Julie Walters plays a magnificent part.

Charity Kit:

Lots of thanks to those who have purchased, they are on their way but

I suspect some extra delay with the snow.

If you missed it/fancy another one there are a few left.

Please visit the blog post here.

And that wraps up my week.

This weekend - Elliott is having his vaccination,

he is on the CEV list so has queue jumped considerably.

I'm hoping to have mine by May/June.

I think the weather calls for a roast dinner - I wonder how much of that will

be done in the air fryer! 

Take care friends - keep safe, keep warm, keep well.

Much love,