47 Days of Summer - Week 1

Wednesday - First stop catch up wi this little munchkin, her big brother and their Mam

Thursday - Went for a blustery walk wi the four collies (dey wir rather excited)

Friday - First run of the holiday and the high winds nearly ended me

Saturday - Great road trip to Sumburgh Head Visitors Centre it's brilliant

Sunday - Me and EB went to Mareel to see The Fault in Our Stars then back to hers for bubbles and Scrabble 'Rock & Roll'

Monday - Little taste of my Second Home

Tuesday - Tried oot the Film Quiz at Mareel ... It's really hard!!!!

Home for Christmas 2013

In the first 24 hours I was home, I was kidnapped by my sister. She is in Edinburgh/Lincolnshire for Christmas with her boyfriends family.

SOOOOOOOOOO excited to watch Frozen with a gingerbread latte and brownie

She planned an early Christmas meal on the Sunday so we did it together...

This chappy had a nice brisk walk in the cold... We tired him oot wi all the hoose work

Nigel Slater's Christmas Trifle made by moi

One of my tasks was to draw up some novelty table decorations, was fun drawing again and considering it's from scratch it's no too bad if I do say so myself

She flew away on Monday so I was released back into the care of my parents where we cleaned the hoose, did a booze run to Mainland Stores, iced my Christmas cake, wrapped gifts etc.

My first ever Christmas cake, made by me (subtle ombré effect)

Once we wir finished we lit the fire and curled up in front of Scrooged with a dram. It's meant to be a rubbish day today (Christmas Eve) brally windy and rainy so I am hoping to get some serious knitting done even if I have to do it by candle light.

Molly trying very hard to get up on the new couch

What are you doing to keep warm this festive season?

51 Days of Summer: Week 6

I have set myself a challenge to take a picture each day of my holiday - to encourage me to do something exciting and help me remember what I've been up to.

Day 36

Pretending this isn't alcohol free

Day 37

Cider is ready to be bottled

Day 38

Me and Dad are making Cherry Whisky

Day 39

Me and Mam made Caramel Nut Slices

Day 40

Working away on our Hovis jigsaw

Day 41

Dis peerie guy was very badly behaved today

 

Day 42

Finishing off Emma and Dave's house warming gift

51 Days of Summer: Week 5

I have set myself a challenge to take a picture each day of my holiday - to encourage me to do something exciting and help me remember what I've been up to.

Day 29

Got a lovely pre/post operation care package from my friend Gemma

 

Day 30

Eccles cakes by Emma

 

Day 31

Checked-In to the hospital (scary
)

Day 32

They got the date of my operation wrong so they let me go
 into Aberdeen to see Mam

 

Day 33

Operation went well and the morphine wore off before tea (yeay)

 

Day 34

Got home today, it was bumpy, but I am glad to be out of the hospital 

 

Day 35

Struggling to sit still so I turned to the world of Foreign cinema

51 Days of Summer: Week 4

I have set myself a challenge to take a picture each day of my holiday - to encourage me to do something exciting and help me remember what I've been up to.

Day 22

Trying to find the beauty in amongst the fog

 

Day 23

The sun finally came out so we left the cinema went swimming, had Sunday teas

then I sat in the garden wi my book

 

Day 24

Book number 3 on my Summer reading list

Day 25

Emma bought a coconut so we had fun trying to open it

 

Day 26

Chilling in the front garden wi my folks and the BBQ

 

Day 27

Sunsets at Krugatoor are amazing

 

 

Day 28

Some bubbles to celebrate Em's Mortgage

51 Days of Summer: Week 3

I have set myself a challenge to take a picture each day of my holiday - to encourage me to do something exciting and help me remember what I've been up to.

Day 15

 

For Dad's birthday we went to the Scalloway Hotel it was good

 and appreciated after a big walk to Uyea

 

Day 16 

Book 2 of my Summer reading list

 

Day 17

  

Found this while I was helping my Mam take down a flower arrangement at the Kirk

its is my Grampa and Willie o' da Bouyn working at da cru

 

Day 18 

Frozen apples ready to make some cider

 

Day 19

 Watching Mam make potted mackrel

 

Day 20 

Cider is starting to ferment

 

Day 21 

 Was haunted by a GIANT black bumblebee

51 Days of Summer: Week 2

I have set myself a challenge to take a picture each day of my holiday - to encourage me to do something exciting and help me remember what I've been up to.

Day 8

 Trip doon memories lane ... Making one of my favourites that my Gran use to make

 

Day 9

 

Watched Andy Murray win Wimbledon with a Pimms

and my take on Strawberries & Cream

 

Day 10

 

Having a cosy evening with Em and Bruiser reading ii magazine

 

 

Day 11

Our daily adventures at the back of the dam

 

Day 12

Only sunshine I saw this day, but is rather bonnie

 

 

Day 13

 

Half way with my Aztec quilt, really wanna finish it before the end of July

 

Day 14

 

Baking Dad's birthday cake it is a Rum and Fresh Cherry cake

...using Old Navy's proof rum



Auld School Granny Baking ... Take 2

On Saturday I decided that I needed a peerie nostalgic treat so I made my Granny's Beremeal Bannocks for the first time.

The only recipe that we have is a list of the ingredients with some measurements

so I used my memories

 

Beremeal Bannocks Recipe

 

Ingredients:

         4 oz       beremeal

         8 oz       self-raising flour

         1 tsp      bicarbonate of soda

         1 tsp      cream of tartar

         1 tbsp    treacle

         200 ml  buttermilk (roughly)

 

Mix all the dry ingredients together in a large mixing bowl and add the treacle. Once combined stir in the buttermilk until it just comes together then turn out on to a well floured surface and roll out. Try not to over work it.

 

Cut the dough into your desired shape then place on a hot griddle (dry frying pan) on a medium heat. Once they puff up and colour turn them over, the timings of this will depend on the heat of your hob.

 

Like my Gran I shaped the dough using my hands

(they look more authentic like this)

 

The wee corners are always a treat for the baker

Eat these with what ever topping you prefer, my two favourites are salt beef &English mustard or rhubarb jam & butter ... splendid!!

If you try these please let me know

what you think

xxx