16 March 2009 Spring has Sprung on the Isle of Wight

We are so lucky with the weather on the Isle of Wight, we get more sunshine and warm weather than almost anywhere else in the UK.   We went out in our boat for the first time this season yesterday and the water was perfect. 

Hotelguru, Fiona Duncan, in the  Sunday Telegraph gave the East End Arms a fabulous write up so if you missed it go on line www.telegraph.co.ul/travel

9th March 2009 Home Made Everything!

I haven’t made bread for a few months so yesterday I made a few loaves.  Starting the WI judges training kick started me into baking all sorts of breads and scones.  It reminded me just how easy it is to bake your own daily loaf.  It felt great to toast my own bread and spread on my own marmalade – with life so out of sorts at the moment little luxuries such as home made bread and marmalade are such a treat.

Off to the Meet 7 March 2009

Morning!  The local hunt is meeting at a friend’s house today.  The challenge will be to serve the sausages to the mounted field rather than the hounds!  So we have been making buckets look fabulous (not an easy thing to achieve) to put the sausages in.  Just because you are outside covered in mud doesn’t mean you can’t serve food beautifully……

March 3 2009

I’m off to Denman  College tomorrow to start my training as a WI Cookery Judge.  it is going to be a long haul but I am up for it.  I’ll let you know how get on.  I will need lots of training at local shows so if you have a local village show let me know….

Nearly March!

Can you believe it is the last day of February?  Where did the month go?  I have daffs pushing through in the garden so as it is St David’s Day tomorrow there will be a jugful on the table.

I’m sorry Wales lost to the French but it was a great game and looking forward to the Irish game today.  I’m making a batch of soda bread to serve at tea time.

Have a fun weekend!

Sissinghurst BBC4 Sunday nights

Loved the drama of the “will they (the Nicholson’s) won’t they” get what they want for Sissinghurst.  I agreed whole-heartedly with Charles Moore in Tuesday Telegraph and cannot wait for next week’s instalment. 

 

Happy Pancake Day! February 24 2009

The Pancake race of the year is on in Yarmouth this morning at 10 am. Happy flipping!

Good Morning February 23 2009

Good Morning!

Hello world!

Welcome to my new blog!

Amy Willcock