However the flipside of all this freedom is that my days are pretty haphazard on the whole, without an awful lot of structure. I wing it from day to day, going with the flow, deciding on how to occupy my time as the mood takes me. Mostly this is a Good Thing, but sometimes I do end up feeling a little lost in the midst of my day, a little moochy, a little adrift.
One thing guaranteed to perk up any Adriftness is a Tea Break, preferably accompanied by a little bit of home baking. And I find that this is most often needed around about 2 o'clock in that lull of time that comes after lunch and before the school run. Yes, Two O'clock is usually Tea Break time for me.
I baked some fruity flapjack for my tea break today (recipe here), using dried cranberries and a grated apple as the fruity element. I also added in a 1/4 teaspoon of ground cinnamon, although to be perfectly honest, the cinnamon didn't really work out. It was too much. And the truth is that I only really wanted to put the cinnamon in so that I could use my new measuring spoons look.........
......aren't they Lush??? Oh, I am LOVING these lickle spoons!!!!!
I bought them on a complete whim a few days ago after spotting them in the window of a little local kitcheny type shop. My eye spied them, my feet went of their own accord into the shop (yes, I swear they did), my hands grabbed them off the shelf, hurried them to the till and paid for them and these delicious spoons were very quickly mine-all-mine. I was powerless to resist.
Enjoyed my Tea Break this afternoon (despite the too-cinnamony flapjack), it was just what I needed.
Right then my lovelies, it's now 3 o'clock and my six hours of freedom is up :: need to pull my boots and coat on and venture out into the grey wet afternoon to go collect my Littln's from school.Think I'll take them some flapjack to munch on the way home.
They can always feed it to the ducks if they don't care for it's cinnamonyness.
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Edited to add :: the spoons are of the soft silicone variety and made by "Zeal" :: see here.
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Lucy, where oh where did you get those gorgeous stripy plates from??
Ive been looking for something like theses for soooo long and have never found what I wanted, and now, there they are!!!
I'm totally in love with them and I want, want, want them,
Please, please could you let me know where they're from???
Love your blog Lucy :)
Carol.
Posted by: Carol | July 18, 2012 at 12:57 PM
Hi Lucy. I've got to be honest, its not often I comment on blogs, much less often I find someone with your zest for life! I came accross your blog as I work on 4yourkitchen.co.uk and noticed your link pointing to our website and curiosity got the better of me! Anyway I am glad I did! Some fantastic ideas on here - I particularly like the "Love letters" - something I can see myself making for my girlfriend's flat in the very near future! So thanks again for the inspiration. I do agree with you on the Zeal range, some fantastic pieces (my fav is the retro breadbins!)
Have a fabulous day.
Rick
Posted by: Rick | December 01, 2009 at 09:28 AM
I have a suspition you love colors!
Wonderfull blog!!
Posted by: danielle | November 17, 2009 at 12:39 PM
lots of mispelling and forgotten words... I meant "I might NOT wait until Xmas"... Tsss
Posted by: Vanessa | November 14, 2009 at 10:42 PM
Argh, I've just checked on the website for the peasuring spoons and they don't deliver to France... (nor anywhere beyond British Isles actually)
Hum... That just means I can ask more yarn for Xmas to be less miserable, don't you think?
Well, come to think of it, I might wait until Xmas to get more yarn... (now, off to bed!)
Posted by: Vanessa | November 14, 2009 at 10:40 PM
Love, love, love flapjack! I used to live in North Yorkshire when I was an assistant (some 10 years ago) and I was so glad to find a good recipe after I came back. (in an English magazine I bought on a cshool trip, incidentally...) I think I'll try with dried fruit (even if DH is a bit of the "keep it rough" type)
And love, love, love your spoons. Am quite jealous, I have to admit...
Posted by: Vanessa | November 14, 2009 at 10:35 PM
Hello Lucy-filled-with-color-and-light!
You are wise to appreciate your homey hours during the day. They are what they are and YOU are delighted with YOUR own brand of bliss! You send out happy vibes to the Net world. It's good.
Posted by: Pom Pom | November 13, 2009 at 01:52 PM
I love your blog, and the colours. I come here everyday.
Your design are so beautiful.
Hugs from São Paulo, Brazil, South of America.
Gisele
Posted by: Gisele | November 13, 2009 at 12:51 PM
the spoons are totally lovely
Posted by: Maggie | November 13, 2009 at 11:03 AM
I want to ask you something about cutting the flapjack into pieces, how do you do that? You have such a nice square parts wihout the thing breaking in odd parts.
Can you share your trick with us?
Posted by: jacqie | November 13, 2009 at 10:58 AM
I am a full time mum with children at school too. I so understand that dilemma of what to do at 2pm - it isn't really worth starting anything then and having to clear it all away.
Posted by: Julie | November 13, 2009 at 10:20 AM
Yay!Flapjacks! I have a lot of cranberries lying in my window drying, they grow on my yard. And I put eggwhite and confectioners sugar on them to make "snowballs" butt I don't want to eat them all that way I think, flapjacks will be great! Oh, and the spoons are beautiful very much fun. I have my own verion of that alone time since I study over the computer and my man goes to his school allmost every day. But I don't enjoy it all that much. Maby I shuld bake more.
Posted by: Sofisan | November 13, 2009 at 10:18 AM
Completely loving the spoons!
Posted by: Mrs C | November 13, 2009 at 08:41 AM
Those are so cool I want some too!!!!! You are indeed very lucky to be able to spend your days as you wish, and I put my hands up, I'm extremely jealous!!! We all have different lives, you just need to take it as it comes and make the most of what you have I guess. You're a very lucky lady x
Posted by: Petit Filoux | November 13, 2009 at 08:28 AM
Thanks so much for your blog ! Oh, this receipe... Miam ! Have a nice day !
Posted by: Cathy ☼ | November 13, 2009 at 06:53 AM
Dear Lucy having been soaked to the skin to the skin this evening and then having to go out again I was finally glad to return home and have just read your post for today. I love flapjacks!! i have a good recipe for some made with honey and they have some cinnamon in them and they are very nice. Have to go to work tomorrow.
Hope it is not pouring with rain. Friday the
13th as well. I would rather be baking and doing some crochet.
Best wishes Sarah West Midlands.
Posted by: Sarah west midlands | November 12, 2009 at 11:38 PM
love the spoons, they remind me of a set of mixing bowls i have seen somewhere, cant remeber where though. You inspire me to bake more, in fact, this weekend i am going to bake, i might even have a good at flapjacks :) I hope your littlies enjoyed theirs xx
Posted by: louise | November 12, 2009 at 09:55 PM
Lucy - i just love your blogs - the baby blanket is gorgous - please reassure me that granny squares are safe for tiny babies!! - I am to be a first time grandma next March and of course started crocheting but friends tell me the health visitor will says holes are not safe for babies?!! also I love your cuffs - have you posted a pattern for them?
Posted by: Janice Perkin | November 12, 2009 at 09:29 PM
Those flapjacks look delicious. I am going to give them a try using raisins and apple with the cinnamon. They might tast like apple crumble....yuuuuuum.
I will write down your recipe for later. We are working our way through mountains of parkin left over from our bonfire night party at the moment. Everyone went for the treacle spice cake and mostly ignored the parkin.
I have the recipe for treacle spice cake on my blog if you would like to give it a try:
http://ramblingrosejewellery.blogspot.com
just scroll down the page to find the recipe.
I love your colourful spoons too. They match your plates perfectly. What a colourful home you have. Your children must really love it. I know I would!
Posted by: Rambling Rose Jewellery | November 12, 2009 at 08:04 PM
Mmm...I think I need to bake some of those myself. The spoons are too cute. I can see how you were powerless against them!
Posted by: Jessie | November 12, 2009 at 07:55 PM
Delightful Lucy - I swear I can picture you surrounded by the colourful blankets you have made, with your stripey mug and your flapjack - sounds just divine! x
Posted by: Kimbles | November 12, 2009 at 07:19 PM
Yum! And I don't know if I'm referring to the measuring spoons..or the flapjacks. Teehee :-)
Posted by: Angela | November 12, 2009 at 06:56 PM
Thank you for writing your blog, we enjoy it here so much. I love the coloured spoons and there's lots of very desirable things to buy on that website, so Attic 24! I had to remind myself that payday is quite a long time away.
Posted by: eileenaway | November 12, 2009 at 06:52 PM
Love the measuring spoons. They should be easy to find in the cooking/utility drawer!
Posted by: Sharrieboberry | November 12, 2009 at 06:50 PM
Looks delicious!
You are so blessed to be able to stay at home! I'm trying to figure out a way that enables me to stay at home with my sweet babe AND make money for our household.
Posted by: Linda | November 12, 2009 at 06:43 PM