Monday 7 March 2011

From Barbara to Baking

Things never go to plan, I woke up on Saturday with a bad headache, not a migraine thankfully. We had tickets for Saturday evening  to see Barbara Dickson performing at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre. The plan had been to go to London early and go to the Tate Modern or just have a wander. Instead of an early start I took a couple of tablets and a doze a chill out afternoon and I felt better. We'd booked an early dinner at the Skylon restaurant, we had a lovely meal the table was by the window so the view was over the River Thames. I thought concert was great, Dave wasn't so keen but it was my choice, not the usual sort of gig we go to, I think our last one was Queen at Wembley, it would have been Barry Manilow if he'd turned up ( it's still a sore point with me). Anyway back to Barbara, she sang a whole range of songs from Bob Dylan, Celtic folk songs, and her more popular songs, including my favourite Caravans, boy that took me back.
London Eye by night


Mincemeat Fruit Cake
Yesterday we had more drainage problems so we couldn't go out. I took the opportunity to do more in my sketchbook, it's time I stopped playing there and started doing some stitching! I also used up a couple of jars of mincemeat left over from Christmas in a cake for Dave. I must be coming down with something this is the second time I've baked cakes in the last couple of months! Maybe it's reading all these blogs with people baking and cooking I get this left out feeling, hope it stops soon........ I might start baking bread again and I don't want to do that, I can resist the cake, bread is another story.......

 Coloured using Koh i Noor on Tea bags
Hearts coloured using Koh i Noor





9 comments:

  1. I know how you feel about baking! Your sketchbook must be getting full.

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  2. Would love to see more of what is happening in your sketchbook.

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  3. Had a thorough look at the new look blog this morning. It really is lovely, very professional! Need to find time to work on mine! See you tomorrow.

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  4. I like the look of that cake... do you have a link to the recipe? Time spent on your sketchbook is never wasted... it will be a wonderful resource.

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  5. hurray for drainage problems I say, it means you get to draw and colour!!

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  6. I'm glad to had a lovely time on Saturday. A little nostalgia does you good, that's my motto!

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  7. Must have been that kind of day saturday. We were supposed to go to the theatre as it was our wedding anniversary but I got flattened by the old diverticulitus in the afternoon and we couldn't go (sob,sob).
    Glad you feel better- talk soon

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  8. Thanks for the nice comment you left on my blog. Glad you enjoyed the concert - I like Barbara Dixon too. Love the patchwork quilt on your Blogger page.

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  9. My Dad introduced me to Barbara Dickson when I was a teenager I bet it was a great concert, I also love your drawings. I had never thought about the blog connection with baking. I have also increased my baking.

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