colourmelove

Not been here for so LOng

Due to much sickness... Am now up again after months in bed PTL....

Just to say if you care to view my other blogs there are more pics of us

as impossible to download here?  Also I don't have computer @ the moment due to health so view @ our library hope you can view other blogs  ...

also  www.xanga.com/freye

http://colourmelove-sunny.blogspot.com

Usually I can read comments on the above But not on xanga

Blessings

Freye

Haven't been here for a while

Have been so poorly... Please PRAY for me re these sicknesses...

I have had kidney scan,,,,, awaiting bowel scan.....

God bless you all........

Freye

Our House

Our house is one of the oldest in our small town...

We are in a quiet area opposite the river but only

10 mins walk into town....

Our house is one of the oldest in our town...

Because our town is a company town:

It is quite unique in that it was built by the aire & calder company.

Hence the Inns were built early on for the public to stay when

going by steamer.....

Because our house was originally part of an Inn it is approx 1820.

Wehave had so much work to do and seem never finished...

As when we purchased it had been rented and the basement  

had not been lived in since Victorian times.....

Knitting club

Great Blogger site  Knitting CLUB.....

Pictured above:      The Nantucket Jacket:

http://redsweaterkal.blogspot.com

In times of trouble

Andrew Murray:

In times of trouble say,

First, he brought me here.  It is by his will I

am in this place,

in that I will rest.

Next, he will keep me in his love and give

me grace in this trial to behave as his child.

Then, he will make the trial a blessing,

tecahing me the lessons he means me to learn,

and working in me the grace he intends for me.

Last, in his good time, he can bring me out again,

how and when only he knows.

Say, I am here:

By Gods appointment,

In Gods keeping,

Under his training,

For his time...

AMEN

Grandson Rockland Lodges......

Rockland Lodges

We have been to stay @ Rockland Lodges in Yorkshire...

Although I was quite poorly we had a great time.....

Lots of birds there (feathered lol.....) Including the great spotted woodpecker.....

Went to get camera and it had gone from bird feeder...

we never saw it again! Such a SHY bird...lol......

Have downloaded some pics and will try to find website.....

Yorkshire Parkin Guy Fawkes

Yorkshire Parkin.

This was traditonaly eaten on Nov 5th Guy Fawkes day.

The significance of this not sure. A similar cake is however

made in Lancashire by the name of Harcake or 'soul mass

cake' This too is Nov on All Souls day Nov2nd.

Har is the norse name for Odin so there is possibly

a pagan origin

As a child I well remember Nov 5th.

We had toffee apples

treacle toffee

 I had parkin as my mother was from the north

The southerners didn't tend to have the parkin.

We would go to each others houses light the bonfire

which usualy had a stuffed Guy of top.

Also have a firework display. This was before the PC

times....

I well remember young children going about with a stuffed

Guy a few weeks before Nov 5th to collect pennies for

the fireworks.  Our children today would turn their little

noses up @ pennies now lol.

Guy Fawkes was  Roman Catholic and he attempted to Blow

up the Houses of Parliament. It was known as the gunpowder plot.

Although we still celebrate this day.  Most now go to

organised events and tend to have a barbecue.

Halloween from across the pond has however taken over.

We didn't really celebrate Halloween till about 20 yrs ago!

Yorkshire Parkin

6oz flour

3oz brown sugar

3oz margarine

milk

one & half teaspoons of bicarb soda

2 oz medium oatmeal

4oz golden syrup

1 egg

1 teaspoon ground ginger

Sift the dry ingredients in a bowl

melt sugar syrup and margarine in

saucepan & pour over dry ingredients

Add milk to make soft consistency

Pour into loaf tin and bake for 1 hour

Gas3 or 325 F.

It should be eaten warm

I wonder if any of you know of a similar

recipe in the  us ?

East Yorkshire favourite

        Little miss muffet sat on her tuffet

        eating her curds & whey!

Curd tarts.

1/2 lb curds

3 tablespoons white or brown sugar

1 egg

walnut size butter or marg.

2 oz currants

candied peel or lemon rind

nutmeg little

1 teaspoon baking powder.

Make up the curds (these can be bought here from deli too)

add the dried fruit and flavourings.

Add well whisked egg & lastly melted fat.

Line cookie tins with short crust pastry & add filling.

Bake in a hot oven until golden brown approx 30 mins.

1 tablespoon of golden syrup in place of some of sugar

will give a shiny finish.

These can be dusted with icing sugar if desired.......

Yorkshire Pudding

Had better add this!!!!

This is a strange thing! Seems it is only succesful

if one is in a good mood!

The pudding is usauly made with milk & water to

 obtain a lite crispness.

In some districts is thought best to only use

skimmed milk.  When This is so the batter

is not allowed to stand any length of time!

For a crisp pudding is essential that there

be no fat in the mixture.

In years gone by the milk was that after the

cream had been skimmed off!

The other essentials are very hot oil not

too much of it. And a good hot oven!

Traditonaly it was always eaten as a starter

with thick gravy plain or onion.

It is now more usual to serve as accompaniment

roast beef!

The old method of cooking was to place the

pudding in the roasting tin underneath the joint

which was roasted on a spit! The juices from

the meat would then drip down on the cooking

pudding.

1 egg

4 oz plain flour

1 teaspoon salt

1/4 pint milk &1/4 pint water.

Break the egg into the flour & salt previously

mixed in basin.  Add enough liquid to make

beating consistency.  Beat well & leave to

stand for 1/2 hour.

Heat oven to 450 F. (electric)

Place the tray in the oven till is smoking hot!

In the meantime add the rest of the liquid to

the batter. Take the tray from the oven and

use a long handled spoon put two tablespoons

into each tin.  Bake for 15/20mins...

Recepie2

Beastings- the first milk of a newly calved cow!

Usually available 3-6 days after calving...

5 tablespoons plain flour

1/2 pint beastings

1/2 pint milk

little water.

Mix beastings & milk together & add flour.

Do not add any salt Add a little water & beat

to a fairly fine consistency.  Pour into

oiled baking tin & bake at top of oven 475F

till brown.

A well made pudding should be well risen

till it almost hits the oven top! So must be served

straightway while still risen!

 My mother always left batter till air bubbles

formed on top!

However I well remember on a trip to the  .us.

having popovers which seemed very similar to me?

I don't think they were done in such a hot oven.....

It is no good using electric mixer best to beat with

fork or hand whisk or beater....

Also as a child we always had the left over cold

with jam or jelly for tea?

Nowadays not much leftover....

Marvelous with homemade horse raddish sauce!

Apparently is good for the sinus so they tell me!

You can make invid small ones as popovers if wanted!

Vegetable Marrow cheese

1 Marrow

3 oz grated cheese

1 cooked onion

3 tablespoons bread crumbs (wholemeal better)

1 oz margerine

1/2 pint white sauce (add parsley if liked)

Cook the marrow.  Line a pie dish with 1/2 of it.

Chop up the onion add with 2oz cheese.

Then place rest of marrow on top!

Season to taste whatever herbs you choose!

Finish off with remaining cheese

Spread breadcrumbs on top!

Dot with margerine & bake 15 mins....

serves 3.....

Serve with white sauce....

Yorkshire Recepies

Celery Fritters

4oz Plain Flour

1/2 pint milk&water

1 egg

2-4 oz celery (finely chopped)

Sea or organic salt

Oil for frying

Make a batter with flour milk mix.,egg & salt.

Add finely chopped celery.

Drop spoonful into hot oil and fry till golden brown.

Serve hot!

Sufficent for 4/ servings... make lots! lol....

Thanks Grandson

Grandson already out of hospital & back @ school PTL....

He also went to Beavers this evening (small scouts)

Apparently was in 4 bed ward with 3 other young men all same op!

He rang me yesterday am from bedside phone(his!)

Then said 'had better go grandma as money running out lol...

Thanks so much for your prayers.....

Couscous

Couscous makes a nice change from rice/

Couscous

1/2 cucumber

1 green pepper, red,or orange,or yellow....

1/2 red onion

cherry tomatoes

7oz feta cheese or goats cheese.....

Black or green olives or both...

Fresh or dried mint....

Make up couscous according to instructions (yours or whoever)

Chop the cucumber and pepper into bite size pieces.

Cut the cherry tomatoes in 1/4 (need sharp knife)

Cube the feta cheese or goats cheese( pieces)

Thinly slice the onion and cut olives into rings and

toss all the ingredients together with couscous ......

Add favourite dressing not mayo! Plus small amount of papricka sea salt or whatever!

Top with mint!

The above for only 2 people so some of you families??????  better adapt lol....

A Song to the Lord

Even though we are rejected

Even though we are despised

Yet shall I love the Lord

Yaweh is my strength Yaweh is my hope

In all things I shall seek your comfort and your hope.

For you are beautiful as a Rose in Zion.

For our comforter shall make a way for us

His paths shall be paths of righteousness

And his ways shall be ways of Peace

Round about shall be the shadow of his wings

Even the small feathers shall rejoice

Justice mercy and truth shall follow me

For I would dwell even in his shadow

The Lord shall light my way

Around the temple we shall dance

Around the temple we shall sing

Those also of dark countence shall join in the celebration

of your people.

From the East to the West the sound of the tambourine

and cymbal shall be heard with joyous steps and freedom of dance......

Israel For your people

Given 10th August 2005

For surely you are resplendent in all your Glory...

I would sing a song unto the Lord

I would declare his righteousness

I would Dance before the King.

The wind of thy spirit sweeps through

the tabernacle Oh God.

I would whisper your secrets but declare your mighty deeds

For the noise of thy cymbals is loud and the Rythmn of

your tambourines a great song...

In due time I will become your father and You my people

Shout joy you Lands

Dance, shake your cymbals, beat your tambourines.

For the child is dancing also, in your  courts and your

temple resounds with praise....

Even in the desert places there will be joy...

In your courts and dancing before you.

Sometimes our intercessions will start in prayer...

Sometimes it can be part prophetic...

At the moment a time of joy...

All of Feb and March filled with sadness and weeping....

Jerusalem Prayer given 24th Jan...

Praise you Oh Lord for you are worthy

You are glorious in your majesty.

'From the lands of Zebulon I will Praise and restore'

Oh G-d for your highway shall be Holy and your ways sure.

'Turn not to the right or left Oh my people

but come into my sanctury and make solem assembly

with your G-d.'

 given 24th January......

Jerusalem

Isaiah 62: 6-7

"On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have appointed watchmen

all day and all night they will never keep silent.

You who remind the LORD, take no rest for yourselves;

and give Him no rest until he establishes

and makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth"

"Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem"

Zechariah 4:10

For who hath despised the day of small things......

For some weeks now I have been thinking of this passage...

Everything starts so often with the smallest of things.

Sometimes we are tempted to look at others and their ministries.

We want something to happen now.

Sometimes we can be looking in the wrong place

when it is under our noses.

Sometimes we are looking for the right thing at the wrong time

Sometimes we are looking for something large

and it can be something(to us) quite small.

We can think a challenge is either too big or too small.

As long as we claim or control it, the vision will always be limited..

Think about it?

But the moment we make whatever we have large or small available to

 the master he will do whatever he needs to do with it!

Not our needs but his. Often we expect something when our master is

working his vision through and around us

Often his plan includes waiting.  God is in a way working backwards.

Working backwards you say?  Well he sees the end as well as the beginning.

His ways are not our ways

Often the disciples were on what appeared to them a well known path.

Jesus would sometimes frustratingly say 'Let's go over to the other side '

Mark 4;35

But Lord we know the way, we've often been this way! It's a recognised route!

Have we enough provision to go the other way?

They were with the master had they forgotten already?

But you see on the changed route in obedience to him we can often learn

much more about ourselves and others on the way!

If things seem not to be going in a direct route don't assume or think

you're necessarily on the wrong route! Not in Gods plan anyway

Your'e often just where he wants you in all your weakness and courage.

Dear Lord I pray for myself and others that I will recieve with thankfulness

that which comes upon me.  Knowing that all things are filtered through

Gods love and compassion towards us....

Mighty Saviour

For I Know a mighty saviour

Jesus Christ the Lord

For he listens to our heart cries

and understands them all...

Oh he is a mighty saviour

he means the world to me

his tears his tears are our tears..

He longs to set us free

he understands our moments

be they for shadow or shine

He longs to bring his children closer...

Dear one, can you make him thine?