We froze Seville oranges in January so that we could make the marmalade when we had time. Today we have made several month’s worth! 
I also made the coffee cake for tomorrow’s market, the first this year.
My lovely Mr S just managed to catch the woodpecker as it was leaving the feeders. I love this photo of the wings in flight.
We’ve had sunshine today and at Roots I sowed seeds and more seeds, 14 trays of between 100 and 250 seeds per tray, kale, red cabbage, cauliflower, Romanescue and more. There’ll be plenty of potting on to do over the next few weeks.
I do love a good pie – tonight, Chicken and Sweetcorn Pie
Happy St Patrick’s Day to all my Irish readers and a nod to my Irish heritage on my Father’s side.
I made some Fork Cookies this morning, so called because you flatten the ball of dough with the tines of a fork.I then dipped them in dark chocolate. They are scrummy!
Our tub of tulips is flowering already, seems quite early. I’m loving the delicacy of the green and pink bits.
Both the flowers below were presents, the pretty pale pink one from my dear friend and colleague Sharon, lost in 2024 and the deep pink primulas bought for us by LiveWires 5 and 6 who planted them for us in the allotment. We dug them up to bring them home once we gave up our tenancy.
I only had two eggs so couldn’t make a cake for the volunteers at Roots so I made Choc Chip Cookies instead.
We followed a car with a bumper sticker that made us smile.
Our garden has bloomed in today’s very welcome sunshine.
Just home from the best birthday ever. Here are a couple of photos.
Our 3 generation birthday Brownie Mountain
Flowers left on the doorstep
Purple , white and green flowers from my wonderful daughters, son and their families
Cards
More tomorrow……
A snowflake arrived in today’s post, beautifully crocheted and a gift from a follower. It has gone straight onto our tree.
Thank you very much Judith
Another gift came today, one we were instructed not to keep until Christmas but to consume soon. So this evening we have each had a delicious Raspberry and White Choc Chip Cookie for dessert.
Thank you S and E, absolutely gorgeous!
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It’s Our Christmas Too’ by Mary FletcherChristmas comes just at the darkest time of year
flashing lights
a twinkling treesome time for lovely foodfor friends and familyfor children to be given too much stufffor those of us with no childrento realise what we lack.We look forward to the New Year
warm sunshine and green shoots will come back.
Those of us that do not believe in godand worship no onebut put our faith in hope,In folk to do their best,we do not go to church.we do not believe we’ll live after we die,But we can light a candle,share in singing,pass some treats around.Its our Christmas too,Our Solstice,Our Midwinter,Our humanist joy,That celebrates and treasuresEvery baby girl and boy.
We bought a delightful Advent calendar for one of our LiveWires, the Wild Advent Colouring Book – British Wildlife Edition, and she has been sending us the pictures as she colours them in. We love her precision and care.
Tomorrow’s cake for the volunteers is a lemon sponge in the shape of a Christmas tree.
I’m loving the effect of my trying to take Christmas lights from a moving car, being driven by my lovely Mr S.
Another beautiful dawn sky, paint charts to choose from and another fabulous birthday cake!
Our morning was spent choosing paint and then starting the job. A couple of weeks ago we had a new window fitted and now the repair plaster is dry, we can begin the re-decoration. 
My very dear choir buddy had another birthday party this afternoon and another beautiful cake, this one covered in handmade sugar flowers, absolutely gorgeous.
Fabulous 90th birthday cake made by the very skilled Kathryn
It was a Victorian Market Day today with lots of stall holders – and some shoppers – dressed up and there was a special blast from the past in the shape of Gracie Briney, portrayed by Sue Hill, a Redruth resident born in 1773 about whom you can read more here.,
We had our first mince pies of the season today and they were the best! They were home baked at HomeGround, our favourite coffee shop in town. 
Last week, you may have seen, I made a birthday cake for a friend and today, a beautiful bunch of thank you flowers was brought round, much appreciated. 
Tenors plus one soprano before the ShelterBox Christmas Concert in Truro Cathedral
Tenors in full voice! Thanks K for the photo.
Cake for tomorrow’s market
I wish I could have caught the Cold Moon near the horizon so that its super moon-ness could have been appreciated.
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