Drizzle, two ways

We had a couple of deliveries to end the week. Firstly Christophe had arranged for our silo to be filled, it was all very exciting but very noisy which surprised both of us with just ‘how’ noisy the pellets were as they were blown into the silo. But it didn’t take long, 20 minutes or so, and the delivery man was done and on his way to his next client. Christophe and the team should be finished up early next week, so we will be ready for the chaudiére to be tested very soon, and we can learn how to use it.

The second delivery was the wood for the stairs. I realise it may not look much at the moment, but this is going to be our staircase in the barn. Brian assures me. Luckily the rain stayed away long enough for the delivery truck to leave the woodyard. However it was a bit drizzly when it arrived, so it was a quick offload so as not to get it wet.

Whilst all this was going on, I made us a cake for the weekend. The recipe was blackberry and orange, but I didn’t have any blackberries, so I made an ‘Orange and plum cake’ and rather delicious it is too, even though I say so myself. It’s a drizzle cake, so really moist. The plums add a nice touch of sharpness against the sweet orange sugary drizzle.

It had gone down rather well with our afternoon cup of tea.