Guest Blogger on The Richard Armitage Fan Blog

As part of the RAfanstravaganza, I have been asked to participate again this year (2 years running is an honour for sure!!)

I have a quirky sense of humour, and so dreamt up the idea of a diary, so take yourselves along to Nat's blog and read The Diary of A Crinkleholic!!

In my dreams!

Oh and be sure to check out her Pick Your Nose competition.....you may never look at that National Treasure in the same light again!!

Richard Reads North & South

How did I miss this?!

Thanks to LaFanetta8 for the clip

PEACH COBBLER RECIPE

Now you all know I simply had to have this recipe on my blog!

I was first introduced to this delectable delight before GoG made them more luscious in my eyes!!  Loving peaches, I took on a chef who was on an American Exchange programme, he came from Louisanna and as a leaving gift cooked a three course meal traditional to his region.   For dessert, I was introduced to this and went straight home and cooked it for my family......it is their No.1 treat and it has to be amongst the best comfort puddings I know of.

As my friend Penny59 would say....."yummmmmm" but I am pretty sure at the time she was drooling over a picture of GoG rather than a dish of steamy Peach Cobbler!!   Peaches does that to a girl!

Old Fashioned Peach Cobbler

Ingredients:

• 1 large egg
• 1 cup sugar, divided
• 3 tablespoons melted butter
• 1/3 cup milk, low fat is fine
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 cups sliced peeled peaches, about 8 medium peaches
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Preparation:

Grease a 2-quart shallow baking dish. Heat oven to 375°.In a bowl, beat egg with 1/2 cup of the sugar, the melted butter, and the milk. Combine the flour, baking powder, and salt; stir into the first mixture until smooth and well blended.
combine the peaches with the remaining 1/2 cup of sugar and the spices. Put in the prepared baking dish. Spoon batter evenly over the peaches then gently spread to cover. Bake for 30 minutes, or until the crust is nicely browned.
Serves 6.

Avro Part - Spiegel im Spiegel

This is hauntingly beautiful and reminds me of North & South - I normally have this playing in the background whilst writing - it is inspirational and soothing

RAfanstravaganza!

Well it's that time of year again, and I am delighted, nay honoured, excited, embarassed, thrilled......the words go on! This year, dear Nat has invited me to feature on her blog! My topic well that was quite hard, for a subject soooo easy! Take a look on Nat's blog to have a read of my contribution and also other fine posts from RAfanatics. Put the date in your diaries! Monday 12th March 2012 - my contribution will appear on Tuesday 13th so watch this space!

I'm not quite there yet.......!!!

Hells bells, there has to be an easier way than this, I feel like I am in some room, shut away, rabbiting on to myself here......I need help with sorting this out and fast!!!

Still Getting To Grips......

Well with so much going on in my life, and everyone elses, I thought that perhaps I needed to channel my energies into one spot.   However, I am still coming to grips with this thing called "A Blog".

I am still posting chapters of my fanfic Bluebirds (a WW2 version of the classic North & South with alot of my own twists as only I love - so perhaps not to everyone's taste or liking, but hey-ho).

In future I will just use this blogsite to feature my work.

I am still tweeking "Wishes" and hope to send that out once more into the realms of the publishing world.

Oh and this is the cover I have for Bluebirds - hope you all approve!