HADN'T KEPT COUNT

 Yesterday I was showing the little kids all the runners I've just made. They like to see what I've been doing, and try to nick something out of the shop! 

Anyway, I hadn't kept count, and to my surprise I realised I'd made 8 in the last couple of weeks.  

I'm really happy with that.  My goal this week is another 3-4.  Probably will be Gnomes.  

ABOVE:  Thanks K and S for buying a runner or two.  😊  

So that will be me today.  Housework first, I always do the bulk of it on a Monday.  Then sewing.

ABOVE:  I love taking photos of water/splashes.

Lacy did a good one yesterday.

ABOVE:  Most of our weekend visitors. And of course we had Griffin, Kayla and Amanda here too.  Love our family.

CHEESE SCONES:

In a big bowl add...

3 decent sized cups of self raising flour

4 teaspoons of baking powder

3-4 cups of grated Tasty Cheese 

- mix together with a knife.

- Then pour in some milk to mix.  Mix with a knife until it clumps together.  NOT STICKY.

- Tip out onto a floured bench or board.  

PAT IT DOWN TO SHAPE IT INTO A RECTANGLE... ABOUT 5 CM DEEP.   

DON'T knead it! Just tap tap, pat pat into shape.

- Cut with a knife into rectangles or squares. 

- Place Baking Paper on an oven tray, put scones on the tray, leave a gap between each one, and put in a pre-heated oven.  

- 200 Deg C for 15-20 minutes.

If you have a hot oven (I do), you need to check them after 15 minutes.

Once done, have hot with jam and cream.

I cannot make 'regular' scones to save myself!  They always come out like rocks.   My cheese scones always work for me.  

ABOVE: Tasty Cheddar cheese.  Dairy Whipped cream, though I usually use fresh cream that I whip up myself with some icing sugar added, and I just use a regular dinner knife to mix it.

When you use a good amount of grated cheese, you don't need any butter.

ABOVE:  How did I miss this cute one?  

I might visit the supermarket today.  We  have NO FLOUR left in the house.  I think that's a first.

Other than that little outing... I will be home based.

12.53 pm:  And I've had a busy morning.

First off I went to the supermarket for flour... and yeah, had to bring it home straight away cos I bought more than JUST flour... of course.

Then I backtracked and went to Briscoes and The Warehouse, as I wanted to find a new Clothes Airing Rack.

The one I have been using for displaying all my Table Runners was starting to come apart.

ABOVE:  That's me old one... it holds 14 large runners and about 6 small ones.

ABOVE:  I've been holding it together with cord.  But it keeps falling apart.

So, I looked in The Warehouse, and all they had were the little wire ones that were not suitable.

Then I looked in Briscoes.  And BLOODY HELL!

They had like 14 or so to choose from!

How the hell do you choose from 14?

EVENTUALLY I narrowed it down to three.

One I really, really liked, but it was $139.99.  That seemed way too expensive for a clothes airer.

The other two were around $80.   Hmmmm.... I was about to get the $80 one, even though it wasn't really what I wanted, when I saw 'THE SIGN'.

And the Sign said 'All Clothes Airers 50% off'.  

So I was thrilled to bits, and got the one I really wanted after all.

ABOVE:  There it is.  And best of all, it hold at least twice as much as the old one.  There's room on there for another 10 large runners!

So a very good morning.  And now, it's lunchtime.

1.30 pm:  And I can't think of a single thing I want for lunch.  😒  So it can wait.

Because the new Table Runner rack is longer than the last one, I had to do a little move around in the shop.

ABOVE:  It meant using a smaller table in the middle of the room for the Bowl Cosy's, so I could put the longer Table Runner rack in the bigger gap by the window.  

I like how you can see the runners better on this new rack.

Brylee visited me this afternoon, and arrived with a pie and chips for my lunch, at 3 pm! lol

I've done some jigsaw puzzling this afternoon.

And now... cooking dinner.

Which is Chicken pieces, Onion Rings and veges.

Right.   The day is done.  I'm signing off, catch ya tomorrow.