Food Food Food!!!

We will defiantly be going on diets in the new year--we went out for a meal last night as we couldn't be bothered to cook after hitting the sales in Kidderminster yesterday.
We went to the local pub just a few hundred yards up the road from us.
Bill had the scampi and I had the steak and trimmings-it was perfect, the bottle of wine slipped down a treat too.
Now we don't normally do puddings but just for a change we fancied trying the Caribbean sundae--- oh boy it was to die for--double chocolate ice cream, coconut ice cream and rum and raisin ice cream, layered with toasted coconut and a chocolate sauce over the top with a flake and biscuit to finish.
We will be having that one again for sure!

We popped over to Churchstoke this morning to have a mooch around the car boot/market and ended up calling at the Craven Arms hotel for the carvery as we had forgotten to take the meat out of the freezer.The roast beef was beautiful and the garlic potatoes would take some beating anywhere-couldnt have fitted another mouthful!
As usual it was delicious and we were completely stuffed when we came out-- then realised we are going out to my sister in laws for tea at 5pm!
Don't think we will be wanting much food tomorrow some how!

Teddy

Meet little Teddy-isnt he just gorgeous. Hes a Westie x Welsh terrier and belongs to our dear friends Jan and John.
He had a visit to the vets today and Jan called by with him-he was into everything bless him.
He was fascinated by his reflection in the mirror, climbing up my plants to have a better look!!

Todays Class-Mellow Moods

We had a lovely day today painting Mellow Moods.From left-Linda,Doreen, Bev, Pauline and Chris. Everyone had been before except for Linda who was painting her very first painting ever!
You would never have thought it to see her finished painting though!.
We hadn't expect Bev to turn up today after Doreen had told us that her friend Bev was poorly-but it just shows how addictive the classes are-Bev turned up and although she was really quite poorly painted a beautiful painting.
We wish you a speedy recovery Bev.

Christmas cake

Christmas Cake Ingredients: * 2 cups flour*
1 stick butter*
1 cup of water*
1 tsp baking soda*
1 cup of sugar*
1 tsp salt*
1 cup of brown sugar*
Lemon juice* 4 large eggs*
Nuts*
1 bottle wine*
2 cups of dried fruit
Sample the wine to check quality. Take a large bowl, check the wine again.
To be sure it is of the highest quality, pour one level cup and drink.
Repeat. Turn on the electric mixer. Beat one=2 0cup of butter in a large fluffy bowl.
Add one teaspoon of sugar. Beat again.
At this point it's best to make sure the wine is still OK. Try another cup... Just in case.
Turn off the mixerer thingy.
Break 2 eggs and add to the bowl and chuck in the cup of dried fruit.
Pick the frigging fruit up off floor.
Mix on the turner..
If the fried druit gets stuck in the beaterers just pry it loose with a drewscriver.
Sample the wine to check for tonsisticity.
Next, sift two cups of salt. Or something.
Check the wine.
Now shift the lemon juice and strain your nuts.
Add one table.
Add a spoon of sugar, or some fink.
Whatever you can find.
Greash the oven.
Turn the cake tin 360 degrees and try not to fall over.
Don't forget to beat off the turner.
Finally, throw the bowl through the window.
Finish the wine and wipe counter with the cat.
Bingle Jells!

Serenity In Green Jan 31st

There are only 3 places left for this class on 31st January.
If you would like to join this class please get in touch via the website
www.paintingmyway.co.uk
The class is suitable for all abilities even first timers!

Christmas meal at the 'Squirrel'

We went out for a Christmas meal last night at the Squirrel, just up the road for a Christmas meal with our friends Jan and John -we had a lovely time- great laugh and fantastic company!

Test Results

well Ive had the last of the tests at Hereford hospital. I had to go to go for an endoscopy yesterday--not the most pleasant experience Ive ever had to be honest-but I manged to do it without the sedation and just had the spray to numb the back of the throat.

The good thing is they told me the results of all the tests Ive had while I was there-and the good news is that there is nothing serious to worry about---Ive got an hiatus hernia and diviculaitus-which can be controlled by diet and some antacids.
So cut back on some foods and just be careful when I eat and things should be fine.

Medieval Fair in Ludlow

We had a lovely time as usual at the Medieval fair. The time went really quite quickly and it seemed that we had just got it all set up on friday evening and it was time to take it all down again on Sunday evening.

We are doing it all over again this Thursday on the usual Thursday craft fair on Castle Square.

Got to get cracking and make some more encaustic book marks-near enough sold out over the weekend,and Ive got someone coming to collect 22 of them on Thursday as little gifts for the Brownies group she runs.

Different paintings!

I had decided the classes for Jan 10th and Feb 28th and listed them, then while sorting out the back room where i keep my stock of paintings i realised that I hadn't actually still got these class subjects--they had sold long ago ! So I spent some of my time during the craft fair re-painting them!

The Top painting "Forest dawn" is the class subject for Feb 28th 2009

and the painting below is called "Snow Drifts " and is the subject for the 10th Jan 2009.

Both are suitable for first time artists or more experienced ones.

You will learn to use a variety of different brushes and techniques in both these paintings.

if you are interested in joining any of these classes please get in touch with me via the website

www.paintingmyway.co.uk

GWR. Nunnery Castle

Nunnery Castle is the steam train that will be bringing 600 visitors from London and Bristol to the Ludlow Medieval Fair this weekend. after dropping off the passengers at Ludlow the train will be going on to Shrewsbury. Ludlow steam enthusiasts will have the chance have a trip on her.