"Peace in the Valley"

Let's start with the title of the blog first for a change.  As I started to write today's blog a song came onto the radio which the presenter proudly claimed that we had heard it on his show first - It was Peace in the Valley by Jools Holland and Ruby Turner.  That claim may be true - for those artists - but I have a 7 inch single of the same song by Elvis Presley upstairs in a drawer which my father bought me the day that I was born and wrote on it that I was an up and coming teenager.  Since I subsequently proved to  be a poor sleeper as a baby I guess that that was wishful thinking!























So - onto today and, naturally, the day started with the Remembrance Service.  I have to say that the weather is shocking here and the rain was pouring as I got into the car but the sun came out for the service at the war memorial and it was well attended - as these services should be.







When I got home I made a vegetable and ham broth - with additional dried lentils etc to bulk it out.  I find that having a saucepan of this broth in the  fridge is literally a life safer in this weather.  Whilst I was in "Domestic Goddess" mode I also popped some reduced chicken Drumsticks (skin removed of course) into the slow cooker to make a chicken and mushroom casserole for tea.




Naturally there was then crafting to do - Sewingbuddy, it was your present today!  I have also started to make my shopping list for the Knitting and Stitching Show in Harrogate at the end of the month and keep adding to it - we may have to go onto page 2!!  Someone suggested a month of no fabric purchases in January - I am considering it but may not be that brave!


Finally there was some general tidying up and hovering to be done - I have a mad dog who insists on taking potatoes from the sack and leaving half eaten pieces in the lounge - not a pleasant sight to come across!  Talking of the dogs I bought them a new memory foam bed today.  They have been roughing it with old bedding for some time but the removal of the cage makes it look like a load of washing has just been dumped on the floor - not in my new kitchen!


By the way - apologies - the Gail Pan candle mat has not been finished yet.  You've got to leave me something to do tonight as I cry over the last episode of Downton Abbey!  You will see it tomorrow - honest!