Rudders at Home

Check out the snow we’re getting here, and it’s still snowing! I haven’t seen this much snow in six years. While I don’t envy the folks back home all the cold and snow they get on a regular basis in the winter, it is nice to finally see some of it here!

I might also mention that this amount of snow causes havoc over here. It’s difficult to cope in the South of England as they just simply aren’t prepared for this much snow. All of my trains were suspended this morning and buses also weren’t running so I have had the luxury of being able to work from home. As it’s still snowing here, it will be interesting to see how things are running tomorrow.

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Just look at all the snow coming down here. One might be mistaken for thinking they’re in Pennsylvania right about now…

I can only guess what my trains will be like tomorrow morning.

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The last few months for me have been busy. I may have mentioned this before. But now Christmas is on its way, and I’ve got some time off to do not very much, which has been long anticipated. However, while doing not very much is on my list of things to do, other items have come higher. This weekend, I finally got some shelving put up in our back room, and I’ve also finally put up some of our Christmas decorations. I’ve decided against the tree this year, as we’ll be headed up North to spend Christmas with my MIL. This wasn’t the original plan, but it should be a nice time just the same. I’m hoping we can get out a bit to do a bit of looking around, and maybe even see some snow.

Today, I’ve done some Christmas baking, with two batches of cookies. Tomorrow, the plan is to make a couple more batches of cookies and finish off my Christmas shopping, and then we should be all set for Christmas.

In the meantime, as things are still pretty quiet around here, I’ll leave you with another photo from Chatsworth. Maybe in another week I’ll have some nice pictures of Scotland for you!

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I don’t like to let too much time go by between my posts. I’m afraid of disappointing all my fans (by fans I mean you, Dad!). I’ve been busy, but here’s a quick photo from Chatsworth to tide you all over.

Don’t you wish we all had sheep in our gardens to keep them looking nice?

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Pumpkin pie is a staple in our house – when I was growing up, and also now that I’m here in the UK with Paul. I couldn’t imagine a fall without at least one pumpkin pie, and luckily, Paul likes it as much as I do, so there’s never any complaint when I opt to make it.

Recently, however, I’ve been hungry for other types of pumpkin food. I don’t know why. I’ve craving cake, cookies, bread and even pumpkin pie cheesecake – which I’ve never even tasted! Usually I associate hankerings for food with homesickness and it’s settled by making something from my mother’s kitchen. However, I don’t remember my mom making anything other than pumpkin pie, apart from the occasional cookie. So, to satisfy my craving, I turned to the web, and found a recipe for pumpkin cupcakes from Martha Stewart. I then used a butter and cream cheese icing I found on this website here, which also used the cake recipe I had found!

Were they gorgeous? Oh yes, they were! They were very moist and delicious. The icing was also very tasty, although a little runny.

I had small, fairy cake cases, so this recipe made tons. It was with enjoyment Paul and I were able to take these in to share at work, with plenty left over at home to comfort us!

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