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First job this morning was to feed ‘Sally’ starter. I added another 50g of flour (25g plain, 25g wholemeal), 50ml of water at 26°C and gave it a stir.

My yesterday’s bread was not voted the favourite so far it has to be said. It rose well and has great flavour but seems a bit dry.

Soft rain is falling this morning. It’s a good rain Nigel says. Gentle and constant. Perfect, because yesterday he spent the afternoon patching up the lawn.

What do you need after a late night with friends? A cooked English breakfast that’s what. There’s nothing to beat it! Minor detail the friends weren’t here!

Nigel turned over in bed this morning and said, “I’ve made the cocktails for tonight! We’re having rhubard bellinis and I just made them in my dream”.

I would make the world’s worst reporter in a time of crisis. Cathy goes to visit healthcare staff on the front line (she holds back tears).

Squirrels are cute aren’t they? Especially the sweet little red ones that we find here in the Loire with their bushy tails, acrobatically leaping about.

With all this time on my hands I’ve been doing a lot of baking and a lot of bread making. Today I made a ‘Bloomer’, a traditional English loaf.

I’m a day late getting my monthly newsletters out. Totally inexcusable. It’s not as if I’ve been too busy is it. I hope my subscribers will forgive me.

Are we alone or do you have a favourite mug too? In our house we have a selection of mugs. Some are ok for tea, others for coffee and some we avoid.

Another frosty start to the day. It seems like temperatures are going to be low for most of the week. I think of the vignerons often at the moment.

It seemed like a busy morning which seems impossible as there was absolutely nothing to achieve. The clocks springing forward an hour probably contributed.