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[Logan]

Morning all,cold and clear sky

 

[alp]

Very grey. Should have done a boot sale, but the admission is £12 and I have nothing much to sell. Those punters have 10p or 50p for their currencies.. In a way, glad that ex was there to watch Mo and stopped us from loading the car .. Hard to call as I have a lot of stuff to get rid of.. but no computer games or designer clothes...

 

[Logan]

It's got to be worth while for that

 

[Verdun]

Morning everyone
Sun is out .......in for another fantastic day.
Divided sanguisorba and planted out a persicaria I had been growing on.
Runner beans and tomatoes to pick today.....lots of agastache cuttings are now small growing plants for next year

 

[alp]

Brilliant that the Brits won the relay! Hurrah!

 

[Zenj]

Morning All
Lovely clear blue sky's and sun yes sun today , after yesterday's full day of rain, have a great day all

 

[alp]

Yes, @Verdun going to be a fantastic day for us too. Clear and bright and not too hot. I love the tall sanguisorba!

 

[alp]

Morning All
Lovely clear blue sky's and sun yes sun today , after yesterday's full day of rain, have a great day all

Same here for today! We had no rain here yesterday and the weather was fantastic. Went for a walk in the park and had a lovely meal at Prezzo ..

 

[alp]

It's so bright that it would be a shame not to take some photos of my strepts

Nerys is so beautiful especially the two yellow stripes in the tongue

Dracula - wonder which cruel person named this beauty!

Fernwood morning sunshine

Don't know its name, but love the combination of colours and the webbing..

Colours in nature are just fab .. You really have to see them to appreciate their beauty ..

 

[alp]

@alp Yes shame about mo, his last race as well. He shouldn't have got boxed in. The video was too large to just upload as a photo, so hubby had to do a few things to get it on. I haven't got a clue what he did.Lovely pics as always.

He shouldn't be boxed in ... Well, better than Usain Bolt anyway!

 

[Verdun]

End of an era ....Usain and Mo were unique but I really thought they needed a lot of luck to win. In losing they both showed great humanity and even greater likeability
What a finale yesterday for our men's relay team........could not have been scripted better

 

[alp]

Exactly my sentiment .. But I wouldn't want to be a spectator going there to witness some "historical moments" and seeing them defeated!

Ex said that a ticket cost £100 for the finale .. and he said he would like to see one. With our boys winning that race, it's magic .. so GREAT consolation for those who paid .. Imagine the BUZZ in the stadium!

 

[Logan]

Sunny today. Just made a gooseberry, apple and blackberry pie

Mo Farah is going to do marothons next. I don't know about usain bolt.
@alp lovely strepts

 

[alp]

Wish I were your neighbour or mouse! Haha! Lovely. Can you send me a recipe please as I have apple tart to make? Ex came with cooking apples ..

 

[Logan]

Now that's difficult. Cook the apples first.
Pastry
1 lb self raising flour
6ozs block marg. I get the sainsbury cooking marg.or you could use stork.
4ozs of lard.
Mix it into bread crumbs them bind it altogether with 1 egg.
Let it rest for a while about 20 mins
Put the electric oven on 200c i don't know about gas.
I used a dinner plate, but what ever you got.
It all depends on how much fruit you want to put in it, but that doesn't matter. But it's about a 1 lb upwards.
Half the pastry,roll it out
Brush it with milk and sprinkle caster sugar on top.
Cook for about 20 mins, but i keep a eye on it until it's golden.
I hope that is alright, I do put more fat in,it makes a softer pastry.
But it's nice of your ex to bring you them.