Malteser Tray Bake Receipe

Had a few requests for the recipe so here it is!

INGREDIENTS

100g butter

200g milk chocolate

3 tablespoons golden syrup

225g finely crushed digestive biscuits

225g maltesers

METHOD

Melt together the butter, chocolate and syrup then add the crushed biscuits and the maltesers. Mix together quickly then pour into a lined swiss roll tin and chill til set. For a special occasion drizzle with some melted white chocolate.

NOW DON'T ALL GO COMPLAINING HOW MUCH WEIGHT YOU'LL PUT ON, BE WARNED IT IS VERY VERY SCRUMMY LOL.

Have finally crossed two chores off my "to do" list, spent several hours yesterday going through hundreds of photo's on Eric's mobile (yes he has loas of memory in it) of the hounds on their walks. Most of the photo's whilst lovely are a bit blurred as they are on the move but I found a couple of pearls.

Today I have been changing photo's in frames (getting rid of DD's husband etc) and putting one of my favourite layouts in a decoupage frame. It's taken all morning but I'm really pleased HE is now totally eradicated, trouble is I seem to have several frames left over which now of course need filling but as we still haven't put any pictures up in the study maybe I'll speak nicely to Mr T. We have been here 5 years next week but for the first two years we hardly unpacked due to the huge amount of work that needed doing, still that does leave three years in which I could have got round to doing it but either I can't make a decision or Mr T isn't in the mood for picture hanging LOL

NEXT WEEK FOR SURE!

Normal service is resumed.....

Eric arrived home Wednesday yay !!!! the dogs went absolutely mad, barking and crying all at the same time. It was a good ten minutes before I dared move in and get a much need hug. So I've had 2 good nights sleep and breakfast in bed and feel back to normal. He's had a wonderful holiday and the boys now have some new stories to tell and keep us amused for a few years no doubt. AND .....Eric has taken some lovely photo's of all the bikes and fantastic photo's of the beautiful scenery so I have loads of scrapping potential ahead.

Poor Mac is in the wars again, he's been a bit stiff all week which I put down to no walks but after a very short walk Wednesday evening his leg with the metal plate started to swell up. He's been to the vets and has an infection. Ideally it would be best for the plate to be removed but because of his age and a possible weakness in the bones which caused them to break initially we are trying to keep it in. So he's on a course of very very expensive antibiotics. Course his insurance doesn't cover the leg !!!!!

My little Rulu was 11 yesterday.... only seems like yesterday that I brought this tiny little fat bundle home from my sisters. I first got to see her when she was just an hour old (she's Rocky's and my sisters dog Lulu's offspring) and then spent as much time as I could with her everyday until she finally came home with me. Let me tell you she came complete with compass, back pack and grappling hook.... she was a nightmare LOL.

So the last job on my list of rotten jobs to do whilst Eric was away didn't get done so I'm going to do it today..... Sorting out my desk (groan) ..... no more scrapping until everything is sorted, tided and filed....... but I did finish a LO yesterday, just waiting to take a photograph then I'll share it...

At last

At last Eric has got to see some racing! After a completely rotten day of non-stop rain yesterday, the sun has finally put in an appearance and they have gone from waterlogged to dry roasted LOL. Final day tomorrow for the boys as they catch the early ferry home Wednesday morning and all being well should be home early evening. The TT racing carries on for the rest of the week but for the boys that’s it game over.

Spent a lovely relaxing day with Dawn, scrap booking of course. I’ve been working on a Design Collective class, not finished yet but may get to do some more on it tomorrow evening.

Vikki and Ben are coming over tomorrow and I also have a hair appointment to get a trim so I’ll look nice and presentable for the returning biker …..

Thank goodness it's Friday

Tiscali have finally sorted out the email problems yay !!!! spent 3 days thinking I'd done something wrong then Dad told me most people on Tiscali were also unable to send out emails ... whew !!! that would have taken some explaining when Eric gets home.

Dogs are now officially going stir crazy, despite the gorgeous weather and being able to be outside they are fed up BIG TIME especially of me LOL. I tried playing with them in the garden tonight. They were not impressed with my brave efforts and I've ended up with the mark of Zorro across my tummy from Mac... thanks pal....

In between sorting out dogs and entertaining all my visitors who come to make sure I'm OK (I've called them Suzy Sitters LOL) actually joking aside I really do appreciate people visiting and ringing, I've been working on a class from the Design Collective, it's called scrap lifting with a twist by the very very talented Karen Miller. At first look I thought oh that looks easy. Well think again girl, trying to get 4 papers to work together if not using a kit (which I'm not - oh no that would be to easy and why take the easy option when you can make like hard) isn't easy. Karen says she was impressed that I did it, well if she'd seen the little hissy fit I had it might have spoilt the illusion. Dawn was here yesterday ( we always try o have a scrap day once a week) and observed it all, actually Dawn almost finished a complete LO whilst I was still pushing paper around. Anyway I almost finished it then messed up !!!! have thought of a way round it but have had to put it to one side and catch up on some card orders first.

Yesterday Eric and CO decided to watch the racing from a different spot and went up the mountain. Unfortunately for them the police forgot to open the road up afterwards and they were stuck up there for ages.... I expect by the time they return it will have turned into a funny story... Hope Eric is remembering to take lots of photo's and journal it all as I want to do a scrapbook for him of their TT adventure.

Via text I asked if he was having a good time.... the reply (he's a man of very few text words) "BIKER HEAVEN"

Weather forecast is great for the weekend yay no muddy paws...

Better night

Eric rang last night and was a lot happier, good campsite in fact from his tent he has a super position to watch the practice and racing without even having to move. He held the telephone up so I could here the bikes roaring past ..... oh boy was I jealous! and the weather has improved a lot so all round he's much happier and having a good time.

We had a much better night, went to bed quite early and had all the dogs settled by 10pm, usually Jim and Rulu sleep in our room and the other three sleep in the lounge, study and dining room. Last night they decided they would all sleep with me, probably because they all feel a bit unsettled. So there we were all of us tucked up and asleep by 10pm BLISS..... even better no one had me up until 4.26am to be precise LOL ....course by 6.ooam I had had my breakfast and showered, beautiful sunrise this morning but it has already clouded over with yet more rain on the way.

Going to pick Vikki and Ben up from the train station at 10.00am then pop to the Dr's to collect my pills and get him to check out a odd looking freckle/spot/mole on my arm which is worrying Eric, then back here for lunch and Dawn is going to join us. Tonight Marc is coming over to take the bin out for me and unblock the kitchen drain which is overflowing everywhere despite Eric doing it at the weekend. Guess all the rain has sent debris into it.

I have apologies to make .... unknown to me my outgoing emails although showing as sent are not reaching anyone, and it appears it could have been going on for several day. Can't figure out what is wrong as incoming mail is fine, so sorry guys if you think I'm ignoring you all I'm not. Which is the reason I've updated my blog early today as several people have been a bit worried.

Dawn's coming tomorrow for a scrap day yay !!!!! finally I'll get to do some scrapping this week.

They're off

Eric and his two friends, Simon and Chris have today set sail for the Isle of Mann to watch the TT racing. Last year was the 30th anniversary of their very first motorbike holiday together as teenagers. They had hoped to go away last year but men being men didn’t get organised in time and then when they realised this year was the centenary year of the TT they decided that this would be their big holiday. Chris up until last February had spent the previous 20 years living in Australia with his family and unknown to any of us had decided it was time to return to England to live, which seemed to be the signal they needed to make the much talked about anniversary holiday a reality. So since the autumn they have been planning their big adventure. Ferry places and campsite were booked well in advance and there followed lots of meetings to plan their adventure. All three ride how shall I say it, I know “Classic bikes” … LOL. Yesterday morning saw them all ready with tents and sleeping bags etc, the poor bikes were weighed down, obviously with creeping years they don’t travel as light as the original holiday. Apparently 30 years ago they had one tent between them and no real destination in mind but with the optimism of youth off they set. Bit different this time round I can tell you. The weather yesterday morning was horrendous heavy rain and very windy. I was really quite anxious for them travelling in such abysmal conditions with the heavily laden bikes (I was a tad naughty after they had layered up with thermals, leathers and waterproofs I tongue in cheek enquired if they needed the loo – lets just they they all screamed at me hehehehe). They had decided to take a scenic route and stay in Liverpool last night ready to board the ferry this morning. The journey with pit stops took about 7 hours !!!!!!

Eric was/ is very worried about leaving me on my own. , And apart from numerous stays in hospital and a short weekend away last year with Dawn we haven’t spent anytime apart. I’ve had to promise everyone I’ll wear my mobile at all times in case I fall or get sick (Mum has made me a super little pouch for the mobile), which I can wear comfortably. I think in true Suzy ostrich style I was the only one not concerned. We had lots of offers for dog walking but in the end decided, people whilst generous in their offers don’t really understand how different it is to walk greyhounds, so the dogs are grounded for 10 days eek !!!! Mind you they do have nearly ½ acre of garden to roar around it. Well I have to admit yesterday was just awful, Mac from 5pm spent the entire evening AND night looking for Eric, Lucky was bouncing off the walls because she hadn’t been exercised, Jim was very sad and confused, Sandy “miss I’m not bothered” demanded lots of bones and attention whilst Rulu just shadowed me so much she nearly had me over. I’d likes to say our first night went smoothly BUT it didn’t. Mac got me up at 12.30am, thinking he needed to go out, I let him into the garden, but oh no he was looking for Eric, so there I am in my coat and boots in the pouring rain frog marching him indoors and then drying us both off. Rulu needed to go out at 1am, 2am and 3.30am (well us older ladies to have a few problems in that department) and then Sandy as usual sounded the early morning roll call at 5.50 am … Jeez I’ve spent the day absolutely shattered.

Eric sent me a text last night asking if he could come home yet…so I replied no you can’t you’re on holiday and it’s supposed to be FUN. Honestly he’d only been gone 10 hours. I know he’s going to miss us all and be worried silly about me, as he said seemed like a good idea 10 months ago LOL.. Anyway after all the kit he’s bought, tent, panniers, tank bank, cooking stove etc etc etc he’d better enjoy himself.

So far from thinking I would have all this time to scrapbook, all I’ve done is walk round like a zombie wondering how early I can go to bed LOL….

Here’s hoping the boys have pitched their (separate tents) and watched some practise racing and I have a quieter night.