Building Up For The Show

It was humid and barmy last night and I sat on the patio for two hours towards dusk sipping some Spanish Sherry, a friend gave me as a gift to remember Barcelona by. 

The Sherry was decanted into what looked like a small Kilner jar and was smuggled in from Spain in hand luggage .

I felt rather pissed when I got up to receive Flower Show entries from Animal Helper Pat and Sue T from London Road.

The Chinese lanterns cheered the wet patio up between showers

Agapanthus, always a showy bloom

The dogs left me though and filled the trendy blue sofa in the living room.

Today I’m baking my “ Against Terry” items for the flower Show

Terry should be doing the same

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Auntie Glad and her scones 

We are incredibly competitive and have been going head to head in the baking class  since 2010 

Ideally I should be making my scones fresh the morning I needed them like auntie Glad used to do… mind you she once made 70 scones in one morning before the flower show when she was in her early 90s without drawing sweat. I’m making 5 for my challenge against Terry and I’m sweating cobs! 

We are going head to head in the quiche, scones and fruit cake . 

The cut off point for entries is Friday morning and I’ve already received 140 so far including a single bloom from Bethan from Byron Street who had to be talked into sacrificing one of her beloved blue agapanthus.

Terry and I at the last flower Show four years ago