A lot going on here. The reflections caught my eye and then i noticed the bike. Too awkward to rescue from the mud without a grappling line.

Did it fall or was it thrown?

A summer evenings sunset on the Yorkshire/Lancashire border.

apple

berries

cinnamon

almonds

water

blitzed

quite sharp but ideal for breakfast feel-good

Now the petals drop, especially with this cold wind.

Advent provides an excuse for hanging strings of lights around the place.

Formerly the workshops of Richmonds Carriages.

I love the big windows. Just right for fine detailing and painting coach stripes. Now selling beds. Nice people.

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Purple velvet covered boots. Not my size. And I don't think I can carry these off now.

Shot in RAW and developed in Snapseed. Window reflection partially removed.

If you ever went to a Punch and Judy show, you will have heard Mr Punch say "That's the way to do it!"

This actually worked. Some more cooling on the rack having just knocked these out.

Obviously, in the name of quality control, I just tested one 😋

Moral of the story is to follow the recipe and use some common sense. And use an oven thermometer!

Because it's an orphan.

These hydrangeas are called 'limelight' because of their initial color (similar to the original calcium oxide light discovered by Goldsworthy Gurney) and used in theaters for ages. Theater lights are still often called 'limes' for that reason.

Eventually these flowers will fade to cream, before turning pink in the autumn. Quite a spectacle.

I've just put the ingredients for this week's 'house sauce' in the slow cooker. I have a feeling it will be a cure for almost anything; there are the usual suspects (soffritto) as well as olives, tomatoes, 3 kinds of peppers, and a small marrow. A friend gave me a bag of aglione spice mix so I added some of that, too. Covered with a glass of red wine and stock.

I'm looking forward to how the kitchen will smell in the morning.

As you stroll along Morecambe's promenade, you might look across the bay to see the southern fells; but how are they named? this useful sculpture traces the outlines and shows the names of each visible fell.

Growing not far from home i gathered these lovely little purple gems while out walking. Apologies for dreadful focus.

A shop is being refurbished.

I love this old glass; it has very slight flows and ripples that are absent from modern float glass.

Quiche, with some green salad, and my preserved tomatoes. No need for an extra salad dressing as the tmatoes have been resting in oil, garlic and Dijon mustard for a few days.

I bought another slow cooker yesterday for the cost of a flat white. This one is only 1 liter and so neat.

I made a sauce/soup overnight:

Onion

Celery

Garlic

Dried herbs

Carrot

Blackeyed beans

Red capsicum

Tomato puree

Bacon

Veggie stock

Cook on low for 6 hours

This mark is carved on the corner of a building on Middle Street, Lancaster. Hexfoils, or Witches' Marks, were carved on buildings in England from the middle ages to the 19th century as protection against evil. They are sometimes carved within a circle.

The Quaker meeting house at Lancaster has been here since 1677. It has been enlarged but parts of the original building are still in use.

This history here is complicated and worth reading about.

Tea tonight. This will make two good servings, and is the work of just a few minutes. Just the thing after a busy day.

April lockdown

Having served my own dinner there was 1 1/2 l remaining. So, jarred for storage in the fridge. I'm giving a jar to a friend. Best he likes it!

Windfalls don't cook themselves.

Peeled and quartered, the pears are stewed until soft in water, with brown sugar, cinnamon, clove, and lemon juice. It doesn't take long.

Tea today was broccoli, French beans, both on discount, with a tomato, in a light cheese sauce. Throw in an egg in the last couple minutes to bind a bit and provide some more protein. In the wok for 10 minutes all up. Finish with lemon juice and black pepper.

Quick, easy, and cheap.

Cook like a student and eat like a king.

Just pause and look for a moment.

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Unfolding fractal ferns

Happy Shrove Tuesday.

This Lententide, let's all abstain from harsh words and rash judgment. Let's be attentive, and do all this together.

Enjoy those pancakes and remember the first one out of the pan is usually not so brilliant 😅👍

Karl Lagerfeld said, "Sweatpants are a sign of defeat. You lost control of your life so you bought some sweatpants."

The fashion at the moment seems to be for electric bikes that have been modded to go up to 60 mph (100 kmh) and to ride them on the pavement and pedestrian areas.

Riders are usually equipped with balaclavas or face masks, as shown here. I guess the wind chill is too awful to bear at those speeds.

I have nothing against e-bikes, per se. Just stay off the pavement/sidewalk, please.

Walking in the direction of the mortuary, I noticed this sign. I can't help wondering how much it cost, and why it was placed where I saw it.

The first cut is the deepest

I need a cake./pie server!

Slightly biscuity base. Tick

Soft fruit but firm enough to hold its shape. Tick

Served with a healthy dollop of crème fraîche to bring out all the flavors. Tick

Well, it worked for me. Now to take some to my friend for afternoon tea 😁

Anna Thorvaldsdottir's music is helping me to change step, change pace, this morning. it's so easy to become synchronized with the world's rhythms that one loses track of one's own beat.

First published in 1897, it appeared annually until 2017.

Imagine Wikipedia in a single volume. I would spend hours as a child exploring the world with this book.

Today is a state holiday, or bank holiday as they are called in England. As I'm not working today there's time for a relaxed breakfast of bacon and eggs.

Coffee and a smoothie of mango, apple, orange, and nuts complete the meal.

There's about all the protein I need here for the day to maintain reasonable health.

I had left my afternoon tea a little late, and there were no more scones. "You can have an Empire Biscuit," suggested the waitress. I was non-plussed. What can such a thing be?

Well, this arrived. It was a sandwich of shortbread and jam with almond paste, topped with icing and a glace cherry. Super - a rapid sugar hit!

It transpires that the original biscuit was a Linzer (think of a Jammy Dodger, filled with almond paste, dusted with icing sugar) and was re-named in 1914 to 'Empire Biscuit' for patriotic reasons.

I found that amusing, especially when the ruling Saxe-Coburg Gothas took until 1917 to change their name to Windsor.

This memorial honors Commander Forsberg RN, OBE, a renowned long-distance swimmer known for his record-breaking English Channel swim in 1957 and his 29 crossings of Morecambe Bay.

The sculpture represents his wish to "sit facing wonderful Morecambe Bay and imbibe the matchless view".

In 1957 at the age of 45 he set the England-France cross Channel record. Two weeks later he won the British Long Distance Swimming Association’s Windermere Championship even though he was the oldest competitor in the event.

For 41 years, his monthly column in Britain's Swimming Times "Long Distance Swimming" was worldwide and contained every bit of news, gossip, advice and information a person could want. It served to inform and inspire those involved in open water and marathon swimming. His openness, choice of words and British humor are what made him one of the most sought after writer by readers of the sport and around the world.