Monthly Archives: May 2020

Treacle Tart and Protests

Posted on May 31, 2020 by Donna

I made this tart from the Downton Abbey Cookbook yesterday afternoon to have for dessert. This is a dish for the servants’ hall and is based on a recipe from Warne’s New Model Cookery from 1925. The pastry is made … Continue reading →

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Lots of Grass

Posted on May 30, 2020 by Donna

We have a lot of grass now. Here are the cows on their field. Here is another view of our “hay” field.And here are the sheep in their field. We decided to start cutting the grass in the “hay” field. … Continue reading →

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Boles Views

Posted on May 29, 2020 by Donna

As I had mentioned, I walked around the Boles trailer land and took photos of the wildflowers with my Canon camera. Here are some of the flowers I saw: Here is some lichen: Here is one of the surviving pine … Continue reading →