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Mother’s Day! A early morning tray of tea, and gifts of pickled eggplant & piccalilli plus handmade soap from Lyttleton’s Store in Lawson, alongside fresh freesias from the garden, a handmade card & a poem from Miss 8.
M was sheepish about the lockdown gifts but they made me laugh, and actually I quite liked it all.
Afterwards we drove to Wentworth Falls, 15 mins up the mountain, bought takeaway coffee & hot chocolates and sat hugging them on street benches in the sunshine and cold. Then my son, F, and I walked to the lake to meet our bird-watching friends while M and Miss 8 went looking for the ingredients for tonight’s fish pie. We’ll call it Pirate’s Pie for our daughter, who is not keen on eating animals and is put off by specifics.
At the lake we met our friends — social distancing observed — and delighted in a small pied cormorant, 4 little black cormorants, a selection of honeyeaters, thornbills (which we heard but didn’t see) and a pair of brooding galahs. Local wildlife artist, Fiona Lumsden, taught us how to spot mistletoe growing on indigenous trees as a parasite. It is good for the birds, and draws migrating species to the lake for food.
John the photographer mentioned having a cake bake-off via Facebook this afternoon with a friend, a very good baker. Back home I was inspired to bake fudge brownies made with black beans instead of flour. You’d never know the difference. Usually.
Things didn't go quite to plan. The tray I selected was too big and I forgot the baking powder, so they were a little … okay, a lot… flat. Tasted good enough to have with afternoon tea though!
M was sheepish about the lockdown gifts but they made me laugh, and actually I quite liked it all.
Afterwards we drove to Wentworth Falls, 15 mins up the mountain, bought takeaway coffee & hot chocolates and sat hugging them on street benches in the sunshine and cold. Then my son, F, and I walked to the lake to meet our bird-watching friends while M and Miss 8 went looking for the ingredients for tonight’s fish pie. We’ll call it Pirate’s Pie for our daughter, who is not keen on eating animals and is put off by specifics.
At the lake we met our friends — social distancing observed — and delighted in a small pied cormorant, 4 little black cormorants, a selection of honeyeaters, thornbills (which we heard but didn’t see) and a pair of brooding galahs. Local wildlife artist, Fiona Lumsden, taught us how to spot mistletoe growing on indigenous trees as a parasite. It is good for the birds, and draws migrating species to the lake for food.
John the photographer mentioned having a cake bake-off via Facebook this afternoon with a friend, a very good baker. Back home I was inspired to bake fudge brownies made with black beans instead of flour. You’d never know the difference. Usually.
Things didn't go quite to plan. The tray I selected was too big and I forgot the baking powder, so they were a little … okay, a lot… flat. Tasted good enough to have with afternoon tea though!