Today was a kind of quiet day as we remember our veterans. I worked at the farm, I watched the National Remembrance Ceremonies in our Capital on TV as I sewed the binding on yet another rug and rested my foot on a pillow.
This was another challenge rug I did again with Sunnie Andress. It was again subject to our own interpretation. The only requirements were that we needed to hook a forest, a ring, the color purple and a rock.
This idea came from a childhood memory. Yes, I used to hang upside down from trees, wishing I had blond hair and blue eyes. The ring is a tire swing, purple violets, a beige rock by the tree and of course some forest trees. The hair was proddy wool strips from which I pulled out all the short wool fibres...
This chair pad was finished yesterday. This challenge rug was hooked entirely with extra wool worms. The chartreuse green comes for marrying some assorted green and light color wool worms.
It was such a dreary day today that I was craving some scones.
This is what's left.
I don't bake often lately but today I felt like some scones. I needed some solid butter but the unsalted butter was frozen so I cut up the amount needed and put it to defrost in the microwave by using 10 seconds at a time. After the third time I assumed it was about right.
I proceeded to mix my dry ingredients and I also mixed the wet ingredients and found the dough a bit dry. I added another bit of milk and kneaded it 10 times and I was ready to put it in the oven.
George arrived home and poured himself a cold cup of leftover tea and when he went to heat it up in the microwave, he took out my butter. My mouth opened wide..... I can't believe I forgot to mix the butter in. They will be as hard as rocks. I know because the grease is what makes them tender...
I'm not one to throw food away. Sometimes I learn by mistakes and I eat crow.
The butter was still pretty solid so I shaved some butter slices with the cheese slicer and spread them on top of the dough and folded it repeating this until I had used up all the butter and then flattened the sticky scones to an 8 in circle and cut them in 8 like the recipe asked for.
I stuck those suckers in the oven fearing the worst but they came our so high, fluffy and tender, I think I'll use this method again next time.
I had a bit of apricot jam with it and a fresh cup of tea... Very yummy.
I hope you're having a good day. Thanks for your visit. I enjoy all your kind comments.'Stay safe and happy.
JB
