I got up this morning and to take my mind off this damn virus I...

[winterinmadeira]

Made these!

I’m not the best cook in the world but I find baking therapeutic especially as I work in the NHS and think / talk about Covid 19 all day.

I went up to my attic space and did a long meditation and yoga practice.

Bliss

I have some mixed fruit soaking in earl gray tea which will become a tea loaf later.

I’m diabetic, I low carb to control my blood sugars...I have DEEP baking envy 😢

Those jam tarts look lovely OP. Jam tarts is an excellent idea which I am going to pinch.

Here's my pineapple upside down cake! Hope you enjoy yours!

Oooh I love flapjacks ! Look at my disastrous choc chip cookies made the other day

Looks delicious Start - has risen a bit better than mine.

I'm not good at photos unfortunately.

I didn't have the right sized tin, so made one long one and a round one in a too-small tin.

They'll be fine . . . (famous last words)

I'm going to make some drop scones (aka scotch pancakes) I haven't had them for years. I may add orange essence and chocolate chips.

Crikey you lot have been productive! I'm only just drinking my first cup of tea today.

We baked chocolate oaty biscuits yesterday, and I'll more than likely make a syrup sponge for tonight's pudding.

Not sure what we'll do the rest of the day yet. Probably some crafting (dd2), watch a couple of musicals (dd1), play instruments (both girls) & I'll continue deep cleaning the kitchen & maybe do some crafting too.

Oooh @Startoftheyear2020 that looks lush!

The flapjack has gone and actually it was nice but I Wish I had put more chocolate on it! 😆

Love the plates - I have the bowls and forks /spoons in the same design. Food looks lovely too!

Don't know why my picture won't load , my cookies had all joined together into one big blob of mess 😩

I’m going to make Mary Berry Lemon Drizzle cake later. Your tarts, pies and flapjacks and the Pineapple upside down cake (retro awesomeness) look amazing. Yum!

Thanks @LittleMissWeary - you can’t beat a bit of Portmerion Crazy Daisy, especially as it was on sale.

They look great OP! Dd2 made a jam turnover with the leftover pastry from a pie we made yesterday. We will be baking more bread today as we've just toasted the last of our loaf for breakfast. It's a beautiful day so it will rise quickly out in the sun.

Apple muffins later. And I worked out this morning.

@winterinmadeiraI know what you mean about spaniel tumbleweed-I've got a sprocker, and I don't know why he isn't bald!

I watched the last episode of Virgin River.
Then a Fixer Upper whilst mainlining coffee
Hung washing out and hoovered cleaned around house.
Made breakfast about 4 x for DDs
Baked scones with youngest DD - cheese and berry (2 varieties not together)
Now about to go for our daily walk - then will make Sunday roast - maybe have a cheeky glass of red.

They look very yum @winterinmadeira. Thank you for your work in the NHS. My kitchen is too small to bake in so I'll just drool over everyone else's baking.

@JMAngel1 wow that sounds a very busy day so far!

Thanks @73kittycat73. I’ve just done a couple of hours work now - I'm trying to get ahead of myself for tomorrow!

I put v v v cheesy music on headphones and danced around my garden for half an hour. Like wild dancing zumba style stuff. People could see me from nearby river walk path. I'd didn't care. Feel less stressed and better for the exercise.