Seven weeks until New Year!! And I have not one, not two but three potential new projects to sort out by then…. phew!!
Also there is a hole in our kitchen ceiling. Something burst in the hot water tank and the first we knew about it was when water started seeping through. Then the whole thing collapsed. While Himself was in the middle of a teleconference! The hot water tank is fixed now. The hole is not. In my kitchen of all places. My beloved kitchen!!! (don’t worry dear readers, I am still able to cook and bake and take semi-OK photographs of the process!).
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* rose scented shower gel – it’s like waking up to Turkish Delight every morning.
* making plans for Christmas – I know it’s still early, but six weeks will fly by!
* good progress on my anatomy revision – skin, muscles, bones and nervous system done and done!
* managing 3 massages back to back without dying. Got to get that up to four or five over the next few weeks and I’m ready!
* Bramley cooking apples. These came in the veg box this week.
I made puree out of most of them (so good with soy ice cream), but turned one into apple bread.
Would you like the recipe?
Ingredients
150g/6oz self raising flour
200g/8oz plain flour
0.5 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
50g/2oz vegan margarine
1 large Bramley apple
2 tablespoons of golden or maple syrup
1 flax egg
250ml/half pint of apple juice
A handful of sultanas or other dried fruit
1 curious cat
Method
1. Remove cat from kitchen. Several times.
2. Make up your flax egg (see here for more on this) and leave to sit.
3. Sift the flour into a bowl and add the salt and bicarb, give it a good stir to mix the flours.
3. In a saucepan over a low heat melt together the margarine and syrup.
4. Add the syrup mixture and apple juice to the flour mix and give it a good stir (wooden spoons preferable!)
5. Stir in the flax egg and the sultanas
6. Finally grate your apple. You can peel it first if you like but I grated the peel too. Stir in.
7. Grease and line a loaf tin and tip your mixture in the tin.
8. Bake for one hour 180*C/350*G/Gas Mark 4.
Let it cool in the tin for about half an hour and then have the first slice whilst still warm so the margarine melts right in. I’m told this is also good with a sharp cheddar for the non-vegans.
* that guy up there. And the two tickets I have to see him next July. Yeah, yeah I know it’s a long, long way away but it’s been even longer since I last saw him live. I am already sending out good intentions for a nice warm dry day 
* kids yoga. This week I started teaching two kids classes on Wednesday afternoons. To say I was nervous was an understatement. I haven’t taught little kids for two years. It went like a dream. Love love love it!
* fallen leaves all over my garden. I know I should rake them up or something to protect the lawn, but really the lawn is a bit of a state anyway and the leaves look so pretty. Let them do their natural thing I say.
* the excitement for fireworks tomorrow night.
* the huge success of my Yoga + Creativity workshop in London last Saturday – thanks to all the beautiful ladies who came along. I for one had the most brilliant day. There will be another soon. And one in Cambridge too I think… watch this space.
* the latest book in the Falco series. Although this is bittersweet because I think it might be the last one ever….. *sob*
(image source)
* Paul the Octopus – well we all awoke on Tuesday morning to the news that Paul the Psychic Octopus had passed away peacefully in his tank aged 2.5 years *sob*. However, Paul leaves behind a legacy – some of the profits made from Paul-featured t-shirts and other products were used to set up a rescue centre for sea turtles in Zakynthos, Greece – and a conspiracy theory. As Brother Yogini said in a text message “Paul will live forever in our memories”! <3
* My beloved Foos – also waking on Tuesday morning to the news that the Foos are playing Milton Keynes Bowl in July *dances super happy dance*.
* A pedicure in electric blue with pink sparkles – seriously!
* Porridge – you know winter is on its way when I am having porridge for breakfast every morning with golden syrup and sliced banana….om nom nom!
* The return of Himself later on today! Hurrah and hurrah. I have learned a lot about myself this week. I am incapable of getting out of bed on my own, I am a hopeless daydreamer/procrastinator and left to my own devices I could quite happily live on soup and porridge. So hurrah again for Himself’s return. But only for one night as on Friday I am off to London to teach a yoga workshop.
Thus you will have to forgive me readers if I am remiss in posting over the next few days. I will see you all on Monday – have wonderful weekends!
