Proper Winter Afternoon
It is horrible outside not stopped raining yet and the wind is up- a proper grey winter afternoon. (Apparently they have had snow just up the road from us in Wisbech). An afternoon for being totally cuddled up at home. Having a log fire would be pure perfection. Sigh one day! I have been in the kitchen baking; I have two deep plain victoria sponges cooking as we speak and a tray of butterfly/cup cake buns waiting to go in. I have dragged my Kenwood out of retirement and been fiddling around, radio on in my own little world. I used to do a lot of baking at one time, but it has dripped off to virtually nothing although I am known for my spurts of enthusiasm but this is something I am going to remedy and probably do on a Saturday afternoon if I can get myself organised properly and get the bread made as well. In fact my original passion was cake making and decorating but then I went on to preserving. Trouble is when I am doin...