February - catching up again.

One of the groups who help us out from time to time are Lockwood View

We are pioneering a project with the council which will see felled trees destined for landfill being dropped off in our village. We have wood turners who will either use any pieces and sell on or sell pieces amonst their friends at the Wood turning Club. Any wood left can be chopped up for logs - the agreement is however that no individual can benefit financially - all proceeds are to go to the Village Hall funds.

The group love company so the arrangement is we, the village hall provide lunch and anybody from the village can join the group for a meal - in this case corned beef pie.

On Tuesday the council are sending a team armed with chain saws and log splitters to chop up the wood the team stacked. 

We celebrated Burns Night - we had a teddy specially made for Guess the name - MacTavish!

A good start to the year - 2017 Jaunuary coffee morning made £126 - 2018 we made £270

Burns Night 2017 we made £130 - 2018 we made £240 so we are all ready £500 on route.

February is q quiet month so the decorator can get on with the hall refurbishment and the new carpets can happen.

Watch this space!

October 22nd - Catching up.

I an having a day off today - a hectic yet rewarding weekend. Saturday saw one of the busiest coffee mornings in the village hall.
We always like to try out new ideas - well new to us anyway. We held a Baking Contest! From working with other village hall groups we have good relations with our local W.I. One of these days I'll join, but Cynthia and Anne agreed to act as judges and what an excellent job they did too. We had 5 entrants - all from the village. £2 per submission - some entered more than 1 category and winners received a tea for 2 voucher at our local tearoom, together with a wooden spoon and teatowel. They were all really excited - so next moth we will have another competition - savoury theme. Cheese scone.
The appleas have been prolific and as we were holding a cider festival on Saturday night we kept the apple theme running through the day. One neighbour baked some apple pies and another neighbour gave us some leeks he had grown. We took leeks, and apples to our butcher who made them into our very own Village sausages. They flew off the shelf and sold out. Definitely do this again next November's coffee morning.
In our local co-op one of the workers told me about his hobby of making cider! He was really keen to be involved - basically a couple of months ago i dropped off a few carriers of our apples which he and his pal turned into the most delicious cider I have ever tasted - it was so popular last night at the Festival!
Life slows down this next week and today my feet are certainly up!

P is for Pottering.

Pottering is an understatement - I have been up to my eyes. Last Friday was our village Harvest Festival - ofcourse I baked for England and helped with serving etc at the supper. It was a lovely service - as we are a farming community the fact that everything "was gathered in" made it more of a celebration.

I am now set to baking for this approaching event - I will be trying out a pumpkin pie recipe for a desert. We always have a pie of the month so Pumpkin pie it is. I am also making a batch of soup.

On Friday we have a breadmaking workshop ran by our local baker - lunch is provided in the price - hence the large quantity of soup on the go.

P is also for pickles which I am churning out - pottering????? Hmmmmmm!

Events

As part of our village fund raising plan we are having a Scarecrow Festival. It was an idea I came up with and before I knew it Friday night approaches - demonstration night - family affair, we take a contribution for the supper table and our own drinks. The theme of the festival is "Tales of Beatrix Potter." We are doing "Mr McGregors Garden. Local businesses can make and display a scarecrow for £5. The local butcher has asked me to make him one so this is what we'll do on Friday - watch this space!

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Fund Raising

Please join us for an Afternoon Tea Party, to help raise funds for Cancer Research on Saturday 6th September at Liverton Village Hall between 2pm & 5pm.

 

Cherrytree Accessories will display a beautiful range of affordable ladies clothing, scarves & jewellery - all of which will be available to purchase and take home with you on the day.

All commission donated to Cancer Research.

To view a selection of stock, please search google for www.cherrytreeaccessories.co.uk or www.facebook.com/CTAccessories

 Credit & debit cards accepted

 Refreshments & Raffle.

Please Bring A Friend xx

On Saturday I organised a bit of an event for Cancer Research. It was a great afternoon. For some time I have been a fan of Cherrytree Accessories so after speaking with Catherine we decided to have a clothes party. £200 was raised and we plan to have another afternoon in the Spring - it will be a good excuse to have a cup of tea and look at some fabulous clothes. One item which was very popular was the fleece lined leggings. I have a couple of pair and find them so warm and comfortable in the cold days to come - and there is definitely a nip in the air!

A quiz

I am organising a coffee morning tomorrow to raise funds for Cancer Research and have a quiz I have devised with the help of good old google.
Have a go - try without the help of Google...answers later

1.  When was the term ‘cupcake’ originally used for cakes made from ingredients measured by the cupful.

1.   late 17th Century

2.   late 18th Century

3.   late 19th century

 

2. How many cardboard coffee cups are thrown away each year in the US.

1. Around 58 billion

2. Around 48 million

3. Around 68 million

 

3. The legend of King Alfred burning a villager’s cakes when in disguise dates from the

1. 11th Century

2. 12th century.

 3. 13th Century.

 

4. In 2001, a Zambian was granted a divorce after he found what in a cup of tea his wife made him.

1. False teeth

2. A frog 3.

A fly.

 

5. Where did the ‘cakewalk’ dance begin as a competition in graceful walking, with cake awarded as a prize.

1. Malaysia

2. USA

3. Japan

 

6. Which famous composer liked every cup of coffee to be made from exactly 60 coffee beans.

1. Mozart

2. Dvorak

3. Beethoven

 

7.When was the earliest known reference to a ‘birthday cake’

1. 1785

2. 1805

3. 1875

 

8. The A-to-D cup-sizing system for brassieres was introduced by the Warner Corset Company in:-

1. 1945

2. 1935.

1925

 

9. The world record for eating cupcakes stands at how many in six minutes.

1. 78

2. 82

3. 112

 

10. What is the name of the trophy awarded each year to the winner of the Miss Crustacean beauty pageant for crabs in New Jersey.

1. Shark’s fin

2. Cucumber Rind

3. Lobster claw

Surprise.....all is revealed!

Yesterday was my best friend Maria's 50th birthday! I had discussed wuth her what she wanted to do and she wanted lunch at her favourite restaurant in Guisborough, "The Cat's Whiskers".....OK I said, this is what we will do.........

Here Maria is wearing the hat we had bought for her present. We had spotted them in the Hiking Shop a few days ago!

 

Oh and I forgot to mention....I had mentioned the meal to Maria's beloved neice and nephew ....so they came up for a surprise...

and way hey......our friends Dorothy & Keith flew over from France, just to join in!

2 of my nephews, Ben & Andrew called in too!


Maria loved every minute of it!

What a great time was had by all!



Maria normally goes to a local quiz on a Wednesday evening, and again she just wanted to do this!
First we had nibbles at Maria's....Then we all went round to the pub!

There was 4 of us in our team.....we won!

Oh and did I mention there was lots of Maria's friends and family there too........as a surprise for the birthday girl!

 

I had managed to get the most wonderful pork pie which we lit with candles. I brought the cake out and announced....
"I'd like to say a few words about Maria.......
Maria, makes me laugh!

(Everybody laughed (as they had been hinted to do) and then we all sang along (I had provided the song sheets for everybody!)

How do you solve a problem like Maria?
How do you catch a cloud and pin it down?
How do you find a word that means Maria?
A flibbertijibbet! A will-o'-the wisp! A clown!

Many a thing you know you'd like to tell her
Many a thing she ought to understand
But how do you make her stay
And listen to all you say
How do you keep a wave upon the sand

Oh, how do you solve a problem like Maria?
How do you hold a moonbeam in your hand?

It was a fantastic night, everybody had fun, and what is most important Maria loved every minute of it all!