A pinch and a punch for the first of the month! Did Santa leave you anything exciting in your advent calendar this morning?
So sorry for the delay in responding but I'm up to my ears, as I'm sure you are. Concerts, school trips, baking for this event, helping at that - I'm quite exhausted. Last week I helped the school with their Church of England inspection (ho ho ho), I have been asked to make trifles for the village christmas lunch next week, and I have been asked to sit on two more local committees. I might as well get a job darling! I'm dealing with wardrobe for the school nativity play (little Latte is narrating AND playing Mary. I have hand-made her costume out of crushed velvet). I was so behind with all my shopping, that I have just placed a panic order with Amazon which might just save my neck.
Now, I did bake a variety of little cakes for the Brownies last month and they were beautiful en masse, but I forgot to take a picture! Never mind, here are some Sticky Nutty Flapjacks (p61) which I baked in my electric oven on Sunday last. They turned out much better than previous attempts in my somewhat aggressive gas oven which you know all about. Very easy to make and you can pretend they're healthy because they've got oats in!
The Halloween party was fun by the way, but I was unable to make the grand entrance with my fabulous hat and costume that I had planned. Including my high heels and huge pointy hat I must have measured six foot nine, but the cottage has low ceilings which I had not allowed for, and as a consequence, I had to stoop all evening. The hostess had turned down all the lights to enhance the spooky mood and this made it difficult for people to see me. I had a terrible crick in my neck by the time we went home - which wasn't late because one little Latte was so scared of the gruesome decorations and sound effects that we had to leave early!
My diet is a great success thank you. I have lost a stone and a half. One or two people have been kind enough to comment, though I had expected a bit more reaction. Quite honestly, I think some people are just too mean to mention it. I even wore a shortish skirt to the Curry and Casserole Night at the Village Hall recently, but this only resulted in shocked faces. C'est la vie!
I may not get the chance to write in full again over the festivities, but I will try to drop you the odd short note if that would be welcome?
Toodle-pip, Lucy. x
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