And mostly it was a foody weekend. Tabitha, Gareth and GingerRich came for lunch on Sunday and we had slow roasted lamb shoulder, with slow roasted pork, and roast potatoes, mashed potatoes and a medley of vegetables from the garden
We followed this with plum crumble and a custard ice cream ("oooooh," said Tabitha. "Plum crumble. Haven't had any plums since (Grandma) Val's plum tree in Eltham. Shall we have ice cream or custard with it?" I thought about this. No reason why we shouldn't combine the two and make ice cream with some Bird's custard. Not that I usually make custard using custard powder - but no reason why I shouldn't from time to time - I have a tin on the baking shelves in case of custardy emergencies!!)
I spent Tuesday making summer soups and a lasagne and sundry other things. The freezers are now full to overflowing. But we can't afford to buy a third one so are just going to have to start eating our way through the contents of the existing ones.
But on Monday we went into Sheffield and went with Taffa and Gaz to the Sheffield Fayre in Norfolk Park. I had never been to Norfolk Park before. It's quite a large park on the edge of the city centre. It's built on a slope (this is Sheffield, after all!!) and has what is pretty much a natural amphitheatre to one side. Which was extremely useful because what was mostly happening at the Sheffield Fayre was a series of historical re-enactments. There was a battle between WWII German soldiers and the Russians (the Russians won). There was an American Civil War battle re-enacted (not sure who won that!!). There were demonstrations of cannons - which made all the dogs bark. The dogs have my sympathy - cannons are extremely loud!!!! There were Roman soldiers chatting to Napoleonic Officers. There were Roman soldiers sitting in an Allied tank, having seized it and a couple of rifles. There were medieval tents pitched not too far from a Roman encampment. Talk about a rip in the space-time continuum! (And those Romans got everywhere!!) There were also fairground amusements and food stalls and market stalls. There was a craft tent and various other tents - but no foodie tent. And there was a set of amusements that Taffa and Gaz went into while The Builder and I pottered about looking at other things. Chloe, the girl in the goldfish bowl; Yvette the headless lady; the flea circus; and the Monster show which had children leaving looking pale and aghast and on the verge of tears!! It was a good afternoon. And the sun shone and it was pleasantly warm and we all had a good time. Best of all - entrance is free!! (And we avoided paying the car parking fee by finding a free parking space on the street :-) )
The photos are here
I believe that Freyja spent the Monday tidying up her dining room. Oh well. Each to their own :-P
All in all it was a lovely weekend. Although, having had Monday and Tuesday off has seriously confused my sense of which day it is. But I'm sure that'll sort itself out in due course.
The weather has improved as well. It's turned distinctly autumnal. Cool, fresh and misty mornings. But offset by a sudden rise in temperature during the daytime - and lots and lots of sunshine.
My gadgets continue to die. The bathroom scales were the most recent gadget to pop their clogs. It was either when The Builder weighed himself on Sunday morning - or when I took the scales down later in the day to weigh this
Whichever - by the time we had put the squashy/pumpkiny/thingy on - they had given up the ghost and have steadfastly refused to weigh anything ever again. We have reverted to the trusty tape measure which I am hopeful will not die!
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