Hello there ...
and yes we had some snow ...
and bitterly cold it was too ...
but not to worry its sun shining today and a tad warmer..
The Daffs are out in full splendour and their happy faces make me smile ... just love these little biddy ones.
I planted some in Will's old work boots ...
they remind me of him ...
he works a long.. long.. way away from home these days ...
I like to remember the early days ...
when he first started work and he would return home bringing the smell of the woods home on his boots (Will is a woodsman)... nice days.
You might say I have a thing about boots ...
I always save the boots ..
and 'plant' them around the garden.
Remember my pink boots ... I'm almost blending into the garden ... like I said ...
I like a nice boot...
and every Girl needs a splash of pink!
I haven't done much to day ...
but I did go shopping ...
and went to 'suss out' a fairly new local meat outlet place.
What a good place ... very reasonable prices for good old fashioned cuts of meat.
I got all this and a load of meat and bones for the dogs for £21.
And a lot of the produce seemed to be born reared and slaughtered in the UK.
Just look at this ... neck chops ... I haven't been able to find this cut for years ... ideal for Hubby P's hotpot.
I bought two trays of these neck chops and two trays of cheap lamb breast ... the lamb breast I diced up into bits and I put a couple of neck chops in a bag with a handful of diced bits.
That's enough for a hotpot ...
I had seven bags ... seven hotpots ( 14 portions) for £7 .... 50p a head.
Not too bad for a wonderfully warm and tasty meal.
I also bought two pork hocks, pack of bacon bits, six black puddings and something called Bucco Beef? any idea what cut this might be ... it has a bit of bone in it so I guess it needs long slow cooking ... and I'm hoping it will be really tasty.
The place had lots of interesting cuts and reasonably priced fish ... so I will have a save up and have a another visit there.
So .... Black Pudding for tea ... wonder how they will compare to the Lancashire Black Puddings ?
I grew up on the Lancashire puddings .. I have a soft spot for them.
The hours I've spent standing in the draughty market hall eating steaming hot puddings... with a dab of mustard.
Quality Girls ... us Lancashire Lasses!
A few more Daffs in the front garden of the cottage .... poor things have been a beaten down with the weather .. still they nod their pretty heads...
xx
