Friday, December 02, 2016

Five on Friday

It's Friday, the first one of December and Five on Friday is back so below are 
five things I've been doing this week.......

1. Eating



Home made butternut squash and carrot soup with homemade bread rolls.  Apple and pear crumble made with windfall apples and conference pears.  White Leicester cheese with homemade apple and prune chutney.  All delicious.

2. Watching

The last episode of The Missing - I've been gripped by it!  Also a new Scandi Noir crime series called Modus. One of my favourite programmes 'Who do you think you are?' is back and there is a new archaeology programme  'Britain at Low Tide' on Channel 4. We also watched an interesting docudrama about the Mayflower Pilgrims with the wonderful actor Roger Rees, whom I remember seeing a few times at the RSC Theatre at Stratford in the 70s and early 80s, as William Bradford. The programme was dedicated to Roger Rees and was filmed just before his death in 2015.

3. Listening


To podcasts of the BBC4 Food Programme, recommended by a friend, as I type this I'm learning about the origins and history of apples and hearing about the Bramley apple from the famous tree in Southwell in Nottinghamshire. 

4. Reading


I've nearly finished reading The House at Bellevue Gardens by Rachel Hore.  At the same time I've been reading Shire a book of quite unusual and disturbing short stories by Ali Smith, loaned by a friend and also dipping into  How to be a Tudor by Ruth Goodman.

5. Walking


Donning scarves, hats, gloves and boots and walking along by the Caldon Canal and around the lake at Trentham Gardens both on cold but bright mornings when the sun was low in the sky.


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  1. Unknown2 December 2016 at 10:04

    Another great five Rosie. I love Rachel Hore books but haven't read that one, yet another to add to my 'to read' list. Your butternut squash and carrot soup looks delicious, must try that in my soup maker - definitely soup weather at the moment. xx

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    1. Rosie4 December 2016 at 14:05

      The soup is very tasty and is quite sweet too. I've always enjoyed Rachel Hore's books and others too that leap between different times or eras:)

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  2. Ragged Robin2 December 2016 at 11:02

    A super selection - the homemade food all sounds delicious. You can't beat homemade soup and bread :) I've got the latest Rachel Hore on my Amazon Wish List - I do enjoy her books. Gripped by "The Missing" here too - I couldn't wait for the last episode but now sad that the series has ended - it was superb. It looks very cold and Trentham - plenty of cold, frosty, sunny morning here this week too! Have a great weekend.

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    1. Rosie4 December 2016 at 14:10

      The Missing was good wasn't it? What will replace it I wonder? I'm always torn between wanting to know what happens and not wanting a really good series to end. There is a new series this week set in Scotland about a true story that looks quite intriguing. I've always enjoyed Rachel Hore and I like the driffting between different times. It was very cold at Trentham that day:)

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  3. Sharon2 December 2016 at 14:13

    Great five. That Rachel Hore book is in my to-read pile. I 'discovered' her when I was home as she apparently lives in Norwich so they always have her books around.

    Your soup looks wonderful. I've made a few batches of different soups lately - nothing like homemade soup in winter.

    Thanks for sharing your Five on Friday

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    1. Rosie4 December 2016 at 14:11

      Writers always live in such lovely inspirational places, don't they? I think I've read most of her books now. I think of all the soups butternut squash is my favourite one although I do like spicy parsnip too:)

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  4. Mac n' Janet2 December 2016 at 14:48

    Good Five, you have such interesting tv programs, I despair of American tv.

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    1. Rosie4 December 2016 at 14:13

      I love it when we get a few good programmes together as I find there is less and less that I want to watch, we were lucky last weekend with a few good series to watch:)

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  5. podso2 December 2016 at 14:51

    I enjoyed your five. And your book and TV readings and viewings. As we say here in the US, there's nothing quite like British TV and we're thankful you share some of it with us!

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    1. Rosie4 December 2016 at 14:14

      I hope some of those tv shows come your way, I never know what people can access from different countries via the iplayer and on demand things on line:)

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  6. Coastal Ripples2 December 2016 at 15:45

    A fabulous five Rosie. I have been making lots of soup lately. I will have to watch out for the archaeology programme and I have to catch up with 'Who do you think you are'. Have a good weekend. B x

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    1. Rosie4 December 2016 at 14:16

      'Who do you think you are' seems to have got back a bit of its early sparkle this time around and I've enjoyed the first two programmes. We need to make some more soup for the freezer soon:)

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  7. Lorrie2 December 2016 at 15:46

    A varied and interesting five! Good food, good reading, good watching... I'll echo the other comments that praise British television. It's about all we watch now, via Netflix, since we gave up our cable subscription.

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    1. Rosie4 December 2016 at 14:18

      I'm glad you can access some of the programmes. I've heard of Netflix but we don't have it at the moment. I think when our TV is good it is very very good, some of it can be awful too but that is probably down to my taste rather than anything else:)

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  8. Snap2 December 2016 at 16:54

    What beautiful walks! I always enjoy what everyone is reading and listening, too. Butternut squash soup is one of my favorites. Happy Friday!

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    1. Rosie4 December 2016 at 14:19

      I get so many ideas for books and programmes from reading what other people enjoy. Butternut squash soup is my favourite too:)

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  9. mamasmercantile2 December 2016 at 18:06

    All the food sounds yummy, I am a great fan of soup at this time of year. I have recorded the whole series of Missing and now I am on top of everything we intend to sit, relax and watch it. Trentham gardens is looking lovely all covered in frost.

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    1. Rosie4 December 2016 at 14:20

      I hope you enjoy The Missing. Soup for lunch is just what is needed at this time of year:)

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  10. Amy at love made my home2 December 2016 at 18:18

    Your reading looks interesting! The soup sounds delicious, it is wonderful to have these sorts of soups at this time of year isn't it.

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    1. Rosie4 December 2016 at 14:21

      Yes, I think the root vegetable soups like, squash, parsnip and leek and potato come into their own on a cold winter's day:)

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  11. Crimson Kettle2 December 2016 at 18:22

    Oooh your soup looks delicious! It's been great to be out and about in the cold frosty weather with the sun so shiny hasn't it. I didn't watch The Missing but I do love Who Do You Think You Are? Have a great weekend Rosie. x

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    1. Rosie4 December 2016 at 14:23

      Thanks, the soup was delicious with just s swirl of plain yoghurt. I always enjoy 'Who do you think you are' having done a lot of family history research I like to see how they follow things through:)

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  12. Gracie Saylor2 December 2016 at 23:55

    Mmmm, Rosie, may I have some soup please? I am fighting off a cold and your soup looks so good. Your book choices look interesting, too...and the TV programs, too. Thanks for posting :)

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    1. Rosie4 December 2016 at 14:24

      You certainly may:) I hope your cold goes away soon:)

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  13. riitta k3 December 2016 at 16:29

    Your soup looks so energizizing with that color! Yummy. Great sceneries s well.

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    1. Rosie4 December 2016 at 14:24

      It is a great colour isn't it? It looks healthy and warming:)

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  14. Simone3 December 2016 at 18:02

    I wish you'd adopt me Rosie! I enjoy all the things in this post: the home made food, the television programmes, the books, the walks...... You have an interesting life filled with simple and satisfying pleasures. x

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    1. Rosie4 December 2016 at 14:27

      Thank you Simone,glad you enjoyed everything in the post. I always worry I don't seem to do a lot, just simple pleasing things but sometimes that is all that is needed:)

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  15. Little Wandering Wren4 December 2016 at 10:11

    I've enjoyed your Five,Rosie. I would love your walks, in my new life (moving to Asia) I'm going to reinvent myself as a book reader, I'm pleased not to have been born a Tudor though!
    Wren x

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    1. Rosie5 December 2016 at 08:30

      Yes, I'm glad I'm not a Tudor too, as much as I love history and recreations of such times I like the luxury of life today:)

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  16. Candytuft Corner4 December 2016 at 11:30

    Great five on Friday Rosie - I'm off to listen to the Food programme and learn more about Bramley' apples. Marie x

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    1. Rosie5 December 2016 at 08:31

      I hope you enjoy the podcast, Marie, there are lots of different programmes to listen to:)

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  17. Wendy4 December 2016 at 14:19

    The soup looks delicious; just right for this time of year. I watched most of the Missing - it was certainly excellent drama and I caught Britain at Low Tide last night, as it was local to me. I like the idea of How to Be a Tudor - I think I'll look into that! I love the fact that we still have some of the old varieties of apple trees growing. I thought I heard the original Bramley tree was dying, which does seem such a shame.

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    1. Rosie5 December 2016 at 08:35

      I wasn't sure at first about Britain at Low Tide but it grew on me and I really enjoyed last night's programme. I've seen the Tudor Group in action at various historic venues and they are wonderful, their costumes and ways of working within the strict layers of society are fascinating. Yes, the original Bramley Apple tree is in trouble, it is such a shame:)

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  18. elaine 4 December 2016 at 14:38

    White Leicester cheese, I didn't know it existed. Had to keep watching The Missing even though for most of the time I was so confused, glad it all came together in the end. A lovely time of year for walking isn't it.

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    1. Rosie5 December 2016 at 08:37

      Neither did I, when I first saw it I thought it had been wrongly labelled and was Cheshire or plain stilton as I'd only heard of Red Leicester. There were lots of twists and turns in The Missing. I'm not walking as much as I should must get out today for a stroll:)

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  19. Haylan4 December 2016 at 19:44

    The photos! The walk...all good. Thank you from Portland, Oregon.

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    1. Rosie5 December 2016 at 08:38

      Thanks Haylan glad you enjoyed the post:)

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  20. Patsy5 December 2016 at 01:45

    I want a bowl of that soup. It looks absolutely scrumptious.

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  21. Candytuft Corner5 December 2016 at 11:55

    Hi Rosie, I just popped back to mention that I've been reading The Long, Long Life of Trees by Fiona Stafford this weekend. It is a fascinating read and one which I thought you would enjoy :-). Marie x

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    1. Rosie5 December 2016 at 19:20

      Thanks for the recommendation, Marie. I'll look it up:)

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  22. handmade by amalia9 December 2016 at 05:07

    Fabulous five. I have The Missing taped, looking forward to it.
    Amalia
    xo

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    1. Rosie9 December 2016 at 09:46

      Thanks, Amalia. Hope you enjoy The Missing:)

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