News from today and Toby singing for his supper.

[sibyll]

I felt in need of a treat today. So I skipped breakfast - yes I know bad bad bad but I wanted to splash out on lunch. I had small piece of steak griddled with mushrooms and my homegrown tomatoes fried in a small amount of butter. Home grown green beans. AND a portion of Eliane's chips. Eliane was my best friend in France and nearly three years now since I was her neighbour, I still miss her very much. Well her chips are made from potatoes cut to size, parboiled, rolled in stone pressed rapeseed oil, salted then baked. I have a halogen cooker and do mine in that. It was a great meal and I finished with a Nescafe capuchino 60 cals but a nice end to the meal.

I was collecting blackberries and sloes this morning, so I am now a fully qualified member of the blue hand gang! I have made sloe vodka - in mind much better than sloe gin - and the blackberries are frozen along with parcels of Bramley apples for treats to come.

For those of you who like doggies, here is Toby singing for his supper.

[gillyflower88]

Hi Sybyll, i love dogs and the piccy of Toby made me smile. So thankyou. I usually make sloe gin but i might give the vodka version a go. Sounds like a very nice lunch and that you enjoyed it. Which is the main thing. 😊

[sibyll in reply to gillyflower88]

I also have made blackberry vodka and if anything to my taste that is better. It certainly is ready sooner as the fruit is softer.

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Sounds like a very nice day and live Toby, what was he singing lol

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[nickynoo77]

Sounds like a fab day. I would have skipped breakfast for that lunch, it sounds delicious. Think I may have to give the chips a try! A friend of mine makes sloe gin which is lovely, though I don't like the shop bought variety at all 😃

[moreless Administrator 7 stone]

Hi Sibyill,

Your lunch sounds delish

I hope Toby's singing wasn't in vain and he got his share too

[3rd-Time-Here 6lbs]

Hi Sybill, your lunch sounds almost as good as Toby looks. Real pooch fan here, very cute.

[sibyll]

Well I am afraid the naughtiness continued tonight and I have had apple and blackberry crumble with Dream Topping. Now at 10.18pm I am sitting here with the strong urge to have cheese and biscuits but fighting this manfully or rather 'womanfully'!

Both my spaniels are a great delight and are such strong characters. Toby is a Field Spaniel and a really big boy - think labrador with shorter legs. He is always up to some mischief; he loves to run off up the garden with slippers and has a special hidey hole under one of the trees. Toby is very into his singing and strangely has rather a high voice while Mr Boo who is a Golden Cocker and much the smaller dog, has a deep basso profundo and it is hilarious when they sing together.

I must be good tomorrow as Monday is my weigh in day.

[Portlandprincess]

Bitter, sweet friendship memories.....sleep well tonight!...can imagine Toby will!

[sibyll]

My neighbours in France were more like family. They used to knock and walk in. If I was eating they would sit at the table and the protocol was that you gave them a portion of dessert and a coffee when you got to it. I was very happy in France but in my late 60s I felt the need to come home.

No neither spaniel has a problem sleeping - Toby at the foot of the bed and Mr Boo pressed up against my back.