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Some cakes
I made some cakes for a concert at St James Church today. First of all I made a rich chocolate fudge slice with walnuts on top. Then I made some lemon fairy cakes. …
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Supervision
I went out to clear what was left of the leaves this afternoon. They are all gone, apart from bizarrely, a single red apple bravely clinging on. I had almost finished when the…
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Testing our water
The question of lead pipes and our water supply has been raised with me by various people now. My take on it (as far as Castlebank House goes) is that people have lived…
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Biting the bullet
R is (amongst other things) a professional conference speaker. At one he attended recently, everyone was given a Nerf gun as part of their conference pack, and were encouraged to shoot speakers with…
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Health Bars
Where other people would munch on crisps and chocolate, R snacks down on health bars. We are both quite keen on avoiding unnecessary fat and sugar in our diets, and very keen to…
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Yet another lovely sunset
I don’t know what it is with Fife and sunsets, but yet again it has been fabulous. Unfortunately (and I knew it was going to happen), every leaf that was left on the…
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Fairy Rings and pressed flowers
I noticed that we have some “fairy rings” of mushrooms on our lawn. They haven’t affected the grass and I think they are rather sweet (although if you search for information about them…
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Two Gardeners
There are leaves all over our back garden, very pretty but they will ruin the lawn if they are left to rot. I spent some time racking them up, and then J came…
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Memory Box
The beautiful mugs I got for my birthday came in an equally beautiful box. I decided to put some special mementos in it. The cardboard box on top is a 21st birthday card…
