…or ‘frogging’, as it is sometimes called. If you’re wondering why, as you unpick your precious stitches, you will, ‘Rippit, Rippit’!
Today was the day Henry went to be frogged! He was not impressed…
I took as a good sign just how MAD he was about the whole thing. Only 4 stitches but the fury, the spitting and snarling …phew! We’re both glad that’s over…
Higgins checked out the crate…
…and the patient…
…a risky business with that cold nose!
so Henry went to bed, and I had a soothing cuppa, and did some therapeutic baking.
When my children were very young we lived for a few years in Pembrokeshire, in fact my daughter as born there. We were very rural and I didn’t drive, so we were very self sufficient, and any treats were homemade or foraged. Jam was always blackberry, although as the children complained about ‘lumps’ it was bramble jelly, there was a freelance apple tree, and one amazing year the biggest field mushrooms I’ve ever seen.
I was always baking to feed these hungry mouths and a favourite was Welsh Cakes. I haven’t made any for years, and was amazed to find I could dredge the recipe up from memory (this is the memory that never knows where the car keys are!)
If you’d like to try them out, I’ve added them to the Recipe page which you’ll find at the top.
I have a knitting project on the go too, some birthday socks for a dear friend. Hard wearing and colourful was the key, and I must extol the wonders of Twitter again. I tweeted for recommendations and got an answer back from the lovely Pip of the Sock Yarn Shop. I wizzed over and had a really hard job to choose from all the lovely yarns and colours but finally settled on a Kaffe Fassett design for Regia. I ordered in the afternoon and was unwrapping the parcel at 8 o’clock the following morning!
…and I got a free bag to keep it in!
I think I’ve been creative enough today to join in with Handmade Monday, despite the feline frogging! Have you heard about it? You’ll find a guest post explaining it on Craft Blog UK which is well worth a look in itself if you’re a fellow blogger.
So I think it’s time to get back to the knitting needles if I’m to finish the socks by the end of the month, and offer a warm lap to Henry to make up for the indignities of the day.
See you soon…..x
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Well I don’t think there’s any doubt you’ve been creative enough to be part of Handmade Monday! Those Welsh cakes look fab! (I can never find the car keys either – I keep adding keyrings in the mistaken belief that a bigger bunch is harder to lose!)
Welcome to Handmade Monday anyway – lovely to have you join in! x
Poor Henry! Glad he’s doing better though!
DH is having 4 stitches out tomorrow, hopefully without any spitting and snarling!
Those Welsh cakes look delicious.
Carol xx
Thanks for the Welsh cake recipe. I need to learn to make those. We usually buy them to eat in the car when we go to Marks & Spencers but as there are 5 of us and 6 Welsh cakes there is usually a mild scrum for the last one! Making enough for everyone is a much better option.
Henry doesn’t look pleased does he? Glad he is ok.
I always seem to read delicious recipe posts when I’m starving. These look yummy can just imagine them smothered with melted butter. Thanks for the tip on the yarn shop too
Henry is very cute. The Welsh cakes looked very scrummy!
That Regia wool is really nice- knits up beautifully too.
The Welsh Cakes look lovely, I’m certainly going to check out the recipe.
I had stitches out a week ago, no spitting and snarling then but there was when I got them put in. Sympathies to Henry.
Jan x
Snicker! Frogging Henry! Too funny. So glad he’s past that stage though. The cakes look yummy!
Poor kitty, but life will be better.
I’m going to try the Welsh Cakes, thanks for the recipe, I’ve never heard of them! I love new recipes! I’m a total foodie. 🙂
Your blog had me in stitches! A pun I am sure Henry would not appreciate, but I did love the photo of Higgins (lovely, lovely dog) checking him out!
Will pop back again to see your amazing crochet and the boys.
Liz
so glad to hear Henry is back home safe and sound after he was frogged! Loving your socks, you are such a NICE person to give socks as a gift, I am far too selfish ha ha Regia is my favourite sock yarn ever, they are so snuggly and warm and cozy!
Your welsh cakes look delicious, I’ll have to look at the recipe
XXX
Hope Henry is recouperating from his frogging. Not that I would wish that on him again, but maybe dissolvable stitches would be an option?
The stripe colours on those socks look right up my street. And the welsh cakes…mmm mmm mmmmmm!
Kier x
Hi Penny
I’m being naughty and blogging whilst camping, we made friends with our neighbours who have kindly let me have a peek at my blog … so I had to visit any new posts on my blog list of course.
Good news about Henry, poor kitty, now his fur can grow back! neautiful sock yarn, love the Faffe Fassett design. Did you know he has a weekend bolt hole in Hastings? and currently has an exhibition on at Charleston House which I would love to go and see. You might want to go if you have time when you are this way at the end of the month :0). I didn’t know about him till you told me, so thank you , I have enjoyed researching about him and his designs.
Happy welsh cake munching, and happy knitting days xox P
Hee Hee Henry positively stalked out of that crate! Love all the photos and nosey Higgins. Thank you for posting about the Welsh Cakes. My mum used to make them for us and as soon as I read Welsh Cakes the memories came back and I was thinking how did she make those again…well thankyou for the recipe also I will have to introduce my boys to that goodness 🙂 Nice sock yarn too!
Poor you and poor Henry, I’m glad it’s all over for you now.
The ‘Bakestones’ took me right back to my Welsh childhood. My Mother used to bake them – some with raisins and, for me, some without. I always sliced and buttered them. I might just have to make some soon.
Lovely to meet another Penny. Hope Henry is on the mend now. Just got back from Wales where we had some of these, might have to make some YUM!
Poor Henry. I hope he’s all recovered now.
Those welsh cakes look yummy! And i would love “lumpy” jam.
Welsh cakes, bramble jelly…my stomach is doing a Henry!
Best of luck with the socks.
Eeeek! Henry looks terrified! What a face! Still, all over now.
Hello Penny!
I’m happy to see that Henry is well and they look so fun together with Higgins! Nero would like to check our Nelli but gets a slam from her.
Your baking looks really delicous and I want to try that!
After months I begin to think knitting because got a present – and it’s almost like yours! I just love those yarns with many colours! You have beautiful colours and that was really quick shipping!
Enjoy your knitting!
xxx Teje
I’m a welsh girl living in Scotland and those welshcakes are calling out to me. Delicious warm!