Earlier today on Mothering Sunday morn, we went out for breakfast at a popular cafe called "Made by Jonty" on Sharrowvale Road. There were three mothers there and one small girl who might well be a mother one day - Frances, Cheryl (Stewart's mama), Shirley and Little Phoebe.
Shirley has begun working at a charity shop that raises funds for for Age Concern. After the breakfast, she went off to work and I drove Clint to the southern edge of Sheffield for a bracing three mile walk that took me up to the moors above Totley.
At the top there's a panoramic picture of the view from Moss Road and just above there's the driftwood sculpture of a horse's head at Hallfield Farm. Who ever owns that lovely, secluded property is obviously obsessed with horses.
Below - whenever I take that particular walk, I always seem to spot wild deer and so it was today. I was circling the pleasantly named Wimble Holme Hill and there in the woods below I spotted this doe. Of course, I wanted to shoot her but not with a shotgun containing lethal bullets like some guys. I just wanted to shoot her with my new Lumix pocket-sized camera. She was perfectly safe...
And here's another image shot from Moss Road which climbs up to Totley Moss. I snapped it before heading home to make the Sunday dinner - roasted chicken, roast potatoes, carrots and parsnips, stuffing balls, tenderstem broccoli. succulent Yorkshire puddings, homemade gravy and cranberry sauce. All followed by lemon curd cupcakes that Shirley made from a recipe issued by a company called "Bake In". It was a subscription gift I bought her for Christmas and it has been working out very nicely.
You live in a beautiful part of the world. Mothering Sunday is nothing like Mothers' Day. The latter being so commercial. I hope that Mothering Sunday hasn't been bitten by the same bug. I have lovely memories of it as a child.
ReplyDeleteHere the terms are interchangeable.
DeleteSo why the hell aren't there any pictures of the food!!!????
ReplyDelete"Man cannot live by bread alone" spake Zarathustra.
DeleteMy research (Google) says that quote came from the book of Deuteronomy, but I get your meaning anyway.
DeleteGreat scenic views so well worth the effort of the walk.
ReplyDeleteIt was good to get the heart pumping and the lings straining a little
Deletelemon curd cupcakes sound delicious! Just right with a cuppa.
ReplyDeleteA man once told me that parenting and housework are two jobs that nobody notices.....until they are not done well. Well done to the mums of your extended family, they've done well
It's funny how grown up dying men will often call for their mothers..."Mama!"
DeleteMothering Sunday used to be an "issue" every year while Steve was still alive: Living in Germany - where Mother's Day is in May, not in March -, he almost always forgot that his Mum was expecting him to ring on Mothering Sunday. Sometimes I remembered and reminded him, sometimes I did not.
ReplyDeleteYour breakfast with three mothers and three generations of your family sounds nice. Hats off to Shirley - after decades of hard work, she works again in her retirement, just like you do.
The panoramic picture is like straight from one of those wide-format calendars you sometimes see at book shops.
There is a facility for taking panoramic pictures on my new camera. This was the very first time I had used it.
Delete"Working out very nicely." Ha! (I decided that "lol" was not age-appropriate for either of us.) What are you planning for next Christmas?
ReplyDeleteAromatic massage oil so that she can practise her skills upon my muscular frame.
DeleteI like the driftwood horse. I would be happy to have him come and live in my garden
ReplyDeleteIf you and Lordy collect driftwood from IOM beaches, you will soon have enough to build your own horse's head.
DeleteExcellent photos as usual YP - that seems to be a good camera.
ReplyDeleteThe driftwood horse is amazing - what a surprising thing to come across on your travels.
Even though it's not long after my breakfast, your description of your evening meal makes my mouth water!
Thanks for your encouraging comments Carol.
DeleteThe horse sculpture is amazing! The deer capture is excellent too. I have never had roasted parsnips, so last Sunday I put some in the pan with the pumpkin and sweet potatoes and they were awful. I'm never doing that again. I'll just put them in soups like always. The rest of your dinner sounds scrumptious.
ReplyDeleteI would never put parsnips in a pan on the hob. You slice them lengthways, put them on an oven tray, then you drizzle oil over them and pop them in your oven for 30/40 mins, turning a couple of times. They should come out slightly charred and naturally sweet. Delicious.
DeleteThat's what I did, in the pan, means roasting pan and in the oven.
DeleteNice walk, cold and windy here, I returned to the car after about 30 minutes yesterday
ReplyDeleteDoes the D.C. after Washington mean Damned Cold?
DeleteGreat photos. We shoot, kill and cull Bambis as hooved feral pests.
ReplyDeleteWhat? From the balcony of your penthouse?
DeleteThat Driftwood Horse is fabulous, as are the views from your wals; as always!
ReplyDeleteThanks for coming along Bob.
DeleteI like that term- Mothering Day. There are many who mother who are not themselves mothers. They should be included in celebration.
ReplyDeleteNice pictures, Mr. P. I can tell you like your camera very much.
I am still getting used to that camera. Maybe my hands are too big for it.
DeleteHappy Mothering Day to Shirley! From what you have written, she has done a fine job raising the children!
ReplyDeleteShe continues to be a most excellent mother to our grown up children.
DeleteSomewhere I have a picture of an entire full size horse made of driftwood. I am amazed at how someone can look at a single stick and think that with enough of these, I could make a horse sculpture. I wish I had a fraction of that mental ability.
ReplyDeleteIf you can build a most excellent garden store/ greenhouse, I believe you could also make a driftwood horse.
DeleteIs the driftwood horse called Woody YP?
ReplyDeleteNo. Dobbin.
DeleteWhenever you mention Totley or Dore I am reminded of my early 20s when I used to visit friends there.
ReplyDeleteThere's no blue plaque Graham.
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