Just wanted to let @Griffin36 know that Iāve finally got round to making the crumpet recipe he posted earlier and, although not a complete success (half of them have black bottomsā¦oo-er missus) they look like real crumpets and we are going to try them later, so thank you for that!
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Todayās cheerful news is thatā¦ after handing around several portions of Orange Cake yesterday (to the delight of neighbours) ā¦ OH and I managed to eat double portions todayā¦ as I was worried that it might not last until tomorrow 
(and I was quite rightā¦)
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That reminds me, @stella , I tried the crumpets Iād made later on yesterday and they were delicious! Need more practice with the recipe though.
Also on a food topic, itās now warm enough (down to one jumper again) to consider making ice cream so weāre off to the market tomorrow that does the best cream 
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Just had an e-mail from Nationwide saying OH and I will receive 100.00 each for our loyal support.
This shows how a mutual organisation, owned by itās members, can survive and make a profit in the snake pit of an economy we now have.
No dividends to the Caymen islands, just money to itās members.
long may they continue.
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Lucky youā¦ weāre piling on sweaters todayā¦ and lit the logs just before taking our afternoon strollā¦ getting back into a cosy home is glorious and Iām now prepared to strip (just a littleā¦) 
Hmph! We havenātā¦ just the usual one telling us to keep and eye on our accountsā¦
One of the last "tidy up"s relocated my old pass book which Iād kept in case they ever did de-mutualise so Iāve had an āactiveā account with them for more than 30 years.
Not a peep about any Ā£100
I turned off the circulation pump for the central heating last night - weāve been seeing outside temps of 18-20 degrees in the day and 8-10 at night for the last few days - so the house probably doesnāt need a little boost in the evening.
Weāve quite a while longer to go before we donāt need a fire in the evenings I think - the house is taking much longer this year for the structure to warm up. Still - itās very cheery!
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We havenāt had a fire on in the last 3 weeks, the front of the cottage faces directly south so it heats up during these fine 23C days, sunny and 23-25C all next week as well thankfully.
We face directly south too but of course are a great deal further north than you so nothing like those temperatures 
Not that much further north but I think your a lot nearer the coast.
Just checkedā¦ Iām a bit further north but, as you say, quite a lot further west. Interesting that it makes that much difference, although I have noticed on MeteoFrance that even just 30km further south than us is reliably a degree or so higher in temperature.
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No it isnāt !
My son bought me a red velvet chocolate cake yesterdayā¦ so have that too look forward to with a nice cuppa laterā¦ 
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I had to put my throw over my knees the other day as it was so cold, but yesterday we had the door open in the salon for a couple of hours.
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Oh yes it isā¦ (thinking Avranches here )
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Beautiful sunny day here, so warm that after a bit I had to put my shirt back on while working in the garden. Grass cut, kindling chopped and stored, weeds strimmed* and garden looking better than before.
*Bought a brush cutter to take to France for a twice yearly shaving of the orchard. 33cc, started after 4 pulls from new, weighs about 7kg, works well. I wanted to try it before taking it and leaving it there.
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Lovely gig supporting Claire Hammill in the Boro.
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You were playing?