Storm Kathleen continues to whistle it’s way across North Wales tonight. It was peaceful at dusk when I drove to work, so much so, that I stopped at Colwyn Bay Beach to photograph the metal silhouettes of the holiday makers there.
It’s overcast again, and like many bloggers have shared recently, I too long for for the sun to return, strong enough to dry out the patio of green algae or the mud from the farm tractor wheels to be set into a proper dust, which billows upwards after they pass the cottage in great clouds.
In Sunday tomorrow and apart from sleeping in for a few hours , I have nothing planned.
Lunch out would be nice but everyone’s busy with, what my depressed friend always describes as “ family time” and I get that. I’ve told them to call me when they feel like that.
I can always do lunch out!
So I think I will buy a chicken and do a full roast
With mash and roast potatoes and dripping Yorkshires’
With golden gravy and sweet piles of carrots.
God’s own country.
The Welsh can have boneless leftovers and I can light the fire and watch some Netflix.
Next week, I’ve got two funerals to go to. So my big woolcoat will take some bashing.
I will leave you with a few favourite video clips
The delightfully actorish Catherine Russell for starters , who reminds me very much of Chic Eleanor
This is kelda, she’s looking for more followers , I’m loving her gentle humour too and hope to recruit her to the Flower Show Committee soon..please follow her videos link below
They are both great! I certainly felt a bit weak at the end of the first one after the "sharing" :)
ReplyDeleteI can see where Kelda got her sense of humour from too. So funny with her mum and dad chatting. Am not on tik tok so would have to join to follow I think.
She has a talent in presenting and video
DeleteMy namesake storm seems to have side-stepped us, but it's still damp and overcast with the odd spot of sunshine. I didn't know Colwyn Bay had those sculptures. Do they get covered by the tide, like Anthony Gormley's Another Place? Have you seen those? Quite surreal, but well worth a visit next time you're in the vicinity. xx
ReplyDeleteNo, they are on the promenade ..
DeleteI love Gormley’s work as you can see from my sidebars
I get the Sunday thing. I have plenty of family but they all spend Sundays enjoying their own lives and I find it incredibly lonely.
ReplyDeleteIs Kelda on Reels? I dont do tiktok but most creators are on all platforms so I'd love to follow her
I can’t answer that question , I have no idea
DeleteIf you need any advice about how to make Yorkshire Puddings, I'm your man.
ReplyDeleteNope! I am the cook in our house.
DeleteIf I were on TikTok, I’d be one of Kelda’s followers. The Catherine Russell clip was so endearing... and dramatic. I do love those metal silhouettes.
ReplyDeleteI know she’s An actress , but she’s great fun
DeleteWhat a fantastic party piece - the womb emergence. Made me laugh.
ReplyDeleteShe has great comic timing
DeleteHugs from afar, lunch out would be delightful.
ReplyDeleteYes both would be lovely
Delete"I fear I've shared too much. I do apologize." How those lines and her delivery of them made me laugh! And Kelda's responses to her father -- hilarious! I hope she makes her goal of 10k followers.
ReplyDeleteThey are like that in real life, always bantering
DeleteDoes Chic Eleanor talk about her womb? Not so chic then after all. "Ladies" do not discuss teir private are
ReplyDelete” ladies” can discuss anything they like
Delete😂 and the topic is still alive and kicking!
DeleteLet’s not fucking discuss what ladies should or shouldn’t talk about …for Christ’s sake
DeleteLee
" Vagina Monologues" and all that x 🍒 🍓
DeleteJohn has just said ladies can
DeleteJesus!
DeleteLee🤮
Big breaths Lee
DeleteBTW anon: the womb is not the same as a vagina
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DeleteYour second paragraph is beautiful x
ReplyDeleteCheers chuck
DeleteDripping yorkshire puddings? You're cooking chicken, dripping is made from roasting beef. Ths best dripping
ReplyDeletecomes from pasture fed cattle.
Are those frozen roasties or home made?
Yes, I have a pot of beef dripping kept in the fridge. It makes the best Yorkshire puddings as long as it’s almost smoking hot
DeleteWe used to have beef dripping on a slice of bread when I was a child. The darkest bit at the bottom was the best.
DeleteBut what about the roasties question, bought frozen ones or homemade?
DeleteThere is nothing BETTER than dripping sandwiches , on cheap white bread
DeleteI now have someone to compare me to. Not an actor but Kelda. I just got up this morning and there sits me in the car ...you must add a few pounds and lose the lovely accent.
ReplyDeleteYou might as well get the spare room ready. I am moving in. Your food looks SO good. I can add to your income and rent a room. Love dogs and cats and obviously you. Will you marry me John? Well no ...will you be my new life partner?
oh dear a prospective stalker John!!!
DeleteI’m flattered I think
DeleteNot a stalker , just a long time reader.
DeleteI am fun, upbeat,clean up well. Would never hurt a flea. Dearly loved my husband of 50 yrs and made him happy. I think you should be flattered. I wouldn't have just anyone nor ask just anyone. Have raised German Shepherds all my life.
Have my own house .
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DeleteYou ahould be flattered John, Gemma's person has raised German Shepherds!
DeleteI love the Catherine Russell clip, and yes I remember supper parties from when we lived in Oxfordshire. No one invited anyone to a dinner party in our village, it was always 'can you come for supper?' ... and it meant that when it was our turn I didn't need a tablecloth on the farmhouse table. :-)
ReplyDeleteI've followed Kelda, she's not that far off her target now.
Thank you Sue , I love the supper idea ..I may suggest it , though my cottage couldn’t fit 17 !!!!
DeleteWe usually kept our 'suppers' smaller, I think the most we had in the kitchen was about 8 ... and our kitchen was a similar size to your entire downstairs.
DeleteWhat a delightful post for today, John. Hope your dinner turned out yummy and perhaps you invited 3 friends to share it?
ReplyDeleteLove the beach silouettes, too.
I've just made the backing for a quilt for DS2 who will be 40 next Sunday. Yikes!
Hugs!
It was lovely, very tasty, as usual I Made Eirlys a meal too…I never get single portions right
DeleteAnd who is Eirlys? A male friend with a Welsh name ?
DeleteKeith
Xx
No Keith she’s a lady with a Welsh name
DeleteIt means snowdrop
What a wonderful name.... Eirlys... I will remember that. So charming
DeleteHow is Eirlys doing?
DeleteMmmm a full roast dinner, my stepson and his wife invited us for a (my birthday tomorrow 70😱) roast dinner today to start celebrations early good lord it was good, so I like you John have had a food ‘ satiation’ today. Jan in Castle Gresley
ReplyDeleteWe will be having an eclipse of the sun tomorrow, and sadly I could not find any proper glasses to watch it with. I am curious to see how my dog reacts. I will have to stay inside with her while it gets dark. Your dinner looks so yummy, I haven’t had a roast dinner in years, but in Grenada it was a thing every Sunday by all the restaurants. Love the Yorkshire Puddings. Gigi
ReplyDeleteDinner looks amazing, you are a fantastic cook. You know the art of presenting food beautifully.
ReplyDeleteIn the plate centers, are those mashed potatoes? Then you have roasted potatoes too?
So the metal people do not get drowned in the tide? I'd find it unsettling if they do go under water. They are so real and evocative.
love
lizzy
I made mash potatoes with swede and cheese and cauliflower cheese
ReplyDeleteSmall amount , just to taste
ReplyDeleteYour meal looks outstanding. A large meal like that would be perfect for entertaining a group of friends. When's the party? Loved the video presentations, both of them!
ReplyDeleteWhat will you do with so many lemons? Lovely looking meals. MS Nell
ReplyDeleteLemons feature highly in my house. I drink pints of lemon water a day , but also use lemon as a cleaner and household air freshener
DeleteYou deleted my comment, what offended you? The tip abut lemons not going mouldy?
DeleteI roasted a Turkey yesterday. We had two strapping grandsons with us, and not a lot was left-over!!
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