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Barmbrack, Snow and Roasted Cauliflower

Yesterday there was a recipe by Felicity Cloake for Barmbrack (basically a fruit loaf) in our weekend paper. The fruit had to soak in strong tea overnight so I set it going last night. We don’t like cherries so I substituted dried apricots and bits of crystallised ginger. I made the cake this morning and it is fabulous! I glazed it with ginger syrup from the ginger jar rather than making a sugar syrup. Success!

Barmbrack

Buttered? Not buttered?

The promised snow eventually came in at 3pm, not enough to make a snowman/woman which I had hoped but enough to make the garden very pretty. Click on any of the photos to see the detail of the birds.

Tete a Tete in the snow

Magpies

Snow patterns on the gate

Three different species

Snow patterns

Hungry birds

I found a tasty sounding recipe the other day, Roasted Cauliflower with Lentils and tried it this evening. Another scrumptious success.

Roasted Cauliflower with Lentils

Soulful Sunday – the snow makes for a very peaceful environment. I love the silence that comes with snowfall.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on March 18, 2018 in Beauty, environment, Food, nature, Photography, Postaday2018

Tags: feeding birds, Felicity Cloake, Roasted Cauliflower with Lentils

Pheasants, Niobe and Bird Feeder

30 May

1 I think I have found the right place for my Pheasants to hang out but may yet move them again.

My Pheasants

2 The Niobe has just started flowering and is gorgeous.

Clematis Niobe

3 In sorting out in the shed, I came across a terracotta hand from which to feed bird seed and I hung it in our bird feeder pole. It didn’t take long for the birds to find it

From the window

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on May 30, 2015 in Beauty, environment, nature, photography, Postaday 2015, sculpture

Tags: Clematis niobe, feeding birds, Garden Sculpture

Stair Climbing, Gardening and Admiration

03 Jun

1 Someone left the stair gate open and Tabitha began her ascent, laughing loudly all the way. There are no stairs at home so this was a great adventure!

Climbing the stairs

2 Jake has been assistant gardener this afternoon, planting dahlias, watering various things and feeding the birds. It’s so lovely to see him taking such delight in helping.

Helping in the garden

3 I have such admiration for a fellow blogger who is working hard and showing such courage and determination. She has called my blog an inspiration and she is now trying to find her own three beautiful things each day. Any of my readers out there who has ever struggled to achieve something important will understand. http://www.VodkaWasMyMuse.wordpress.com.