I've been looking at the selection of panettones in Waitrose, but won't be buying any until the end of this month, or we'll be tempted to eat it.
"The autumn Moon is incomparably beautiful. Any man who supposes the Moon is always the same, regardless of the season, and is therefore unable to detect the difference in autumn, must be exceedingly insensitive", pronounced wise man Kenko in AD 1331.
We had a sudden outburst of hail in the afternoon on Monday, but it stopped as abruptly as it started.
The morning of the Bonfire night started with a steady drizzle, and we thought we wouldn't be able to have a bonfire later. But my clever Mum, who prepared the bonfire, has covered it, and while still pretty wet in the afternoon, we put on old coats and ventured into the garden.
That day we had Eddie's friend over, after school, and the boys had fun, roasting marshmallows on wooden skewers.
My Mum who just loves open fires and bonfires said she probably enjoyed it even more than the boys.
I convinced Mum to go to Oxford, so we got on the bus and went to the West Gate shopping centre. We were looking for gifts for my Mum to take with her when she travels back home.
My Mum always refuses to eat or drink anything in the cafes, but this time I insisted we should go to have coffee. Well, I did have a latte, and she ordered a hot chocolate.
We were sitting in the café, and I laughed, saying that this is the most middle class experience - to have a coffee in the John Lewis café.
I spotted a recipe card in Waitrose for a passion fruit drizzle loaf cake, and decided to bake it on Friday. I have reduced a sugar content quite a bit, and I was right, it didn't need more sugar.
The cake is very moist and tasty, and I will definitely bake it again.
It's a day of a torrential rain here. I woke up with a terrible migraine, and had to lie down as soon as I fixed breakfast for the boys, because apparently nobody else can do it. Sigh.
Later I decided to venture out, hoping that the fresh air would ease my aching head.
I bought a copy of The Dinky Donkey for Sash. We are reading the original The Wonky Donkey every single day, as being autistic, my son insists on reading books from the same stash of books by his bedside.
We've already read it today, and it's just not as good as the original book.
Wow, that moon photo is amazing. What lens do you use?
ReplyDeleteThanks Emma, not sure if that's the lens parameters but it's a Lumix DC vario 1:2.8 - 5.9/3.58 215 asph.
DeleteThe moon photo is amazing! How lovely that your mum could enjoy the bonfire with you all. Your cake looks delicious and I'm glad you convinced your mum to have a drink in a coffee shop!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Sarah, my Mum is like an eternal girl scout, who loves outdoors, bonfires etc. I'm a totally different person, would rather stay at home.
DeleteLovely to see you and your mum having a good time together - when does she go back? Your cake looks delicious and the moon photo is amazing :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Cheryl, she is leaving next Tuesday, so very soon now.
DeleteI bought a ton of stuff for Christmas yesterday and we're already being tempted to eat and drink everything. We must be strong. lol
ReplyDeleteThe photo of the moon is amazing!
We've had no hail this past week but have had plenty of rain.
It looks like you had a fab bonfire night!
I love the sound of the passion fruit drizzle loaf cake. It looks so good. x
Thanks, Kim, I haven't started yet my Christmas shopping, I really need to start thinking about the gifts soon.
Deletesorry to hear about your migraine, glad your mum enjoyed her hot chocolate on your day out to Oxford. Your mum looks like she had fun with the bonfire, good thinking keeping it covered during the rain
ReplyDeleteThank you, Suzanne, my Mum loves outdoors, would spend hours on end, if I didn't tell her to come indoors and have a break.
DeleteYour mother is still here, how lovely. I thought she will stay only a week or so. It is so nice to be able to spend a longer time together.
ReplyDeleteHot chocolate and coffee at John Lewis, that is surely a middle-class stereotype, but it does sound really nice.
The cake looks fab!
Thank you, Anca, Mum is leaving for home in a few days, I'll be sad when she goes home.
DeleteWhen I was reviewing an activity for the kids, I sat in a cafe and felt decidedly decadent! Very impressive moon photo #project365
ReplyDeleteThank you, Laura, I do often go to the cafes, but mostly with my younger son.
Deletewhy does your mum not like cafes? Personally I begrudge the cost.
ReplyDeleteHow lovely of her to set up the bonfire and cover it and to enjoy the evening with the boys.
Wow that moon photo is amazing. That is lovely that your mum could enjoy the bonfire with you all. I'm glad you convinced your mum to have a drink and that cake is amazing x
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