BIT LATE...

... getting started on the blog this morning, but that's just because I've been rushing about catching up on laundry and stuff.

Charles left for his second stint at Ford at about 7.30, hoping the weather is going to improved during the week.

Lily and Rose had a very quiet day yesterday and are being a bit needy this morning (lots of cuddles required!) I think we'll try to dodge the showers and get a long walk in later on.

I've got to go to Morpeth for baking supplies this morning, but Charles has just rung from a very noisy coach full of kids to say that he left the house with my car and front door keys this morning, so someone is going to drop them off shortly. Good job he realised before he got to Ford, otherwise I'd be a bit stranded.

My main problem with going anywhere this week is that I'm expecting a number of deliveries (more baking stuff) and a couple of important phone calls (Samsung about the fridge-freezer and the person who's going to advise me about using our home kitchen in the business) - and Sod's Law dictates that as soon as I leave the house all these things will happen!

I'm going to play around with individual, bite-size apple pies this morning. The challenge will be getting the balance of pastry and filling just right. Too little filling speaks for itself and too much will just bubble out, but I can see these working as part of the finger buffet IF I get them right.

Okay - I'm off to write my shopping list!

Be back later!