tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896642794207631523.post7111643074441170465..comments2024-03-25T09:57:45.669+00:00Comments on A SLICE OF CAKE: LEMON CAKEJeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896642794207631523.post-64247102848873425562021-06-29T09:48:47.010+01:002021-06-29T09:48:47.010+01:00Having lived in France for 7 years I miss it a lot...Having lived in France for 7 years I miss it a lot. Hoping to get there to see friends in the Autumn. Lived in Deux Sèvres, Poitou Charente. Being Welsh, not sure I agree with my country's being oppressed by the English nor deserving sympathy! Glad you're learning to sing in Welsh. Cymru am byth!Snowyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04944724956205419885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896642794207631523.post-41713899420373265272021-06-24T16:12:02.901+01:002021-06-24T16:12:02.901+01:00Roderick, not yet! We are nearing the day of depa...Roderick, not yet! We are nearing the day of departure and beginning to get twitchy about whether either side will change the rules again, leaving us trapped in the UK yet again.<br />Your description is so familiar, I can picture every moment of your arrival, having made that trip to Milau myself by motorcycle some time ago. Add stretching aching limbs and sinking into a nice cool pool, as you say, life giving.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896642794207631523.post-61300462277011238322021-06-24T15:55:49.861+01:002021-06-24T15:55:49.861+01:00So, did you get to France? Silence suggests you di...So, did you get to France? Silence suggests you didn't. We didn't either and it was a blow. The two-day journey nearing its end as we cross the Millau bridge, uplifted as if by those magnificent upsweeping cables which, from 15 km away, look like a fleet of yachts. Ordering a <i>pression</i> at a bar and then forgivingly accepting bottled beer. because they don't have the machine. Sympathising in French: <i>Ce n'est pas grave.</i> The life-giving 10 m pool at the side of the villa. Instead it's Wales, a country oppressed by the English and deserving our further sympathy. Learning to sing All Through the Night as Ar Hyd y Nos.Roderick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16828395545197001637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896642794207631523.post-41908641284448832672021-06-22T13:01:29.649+01:002021-06-22T13:01:29.649+01:00Hi Jo, I'm glad you enjoyed it! It's a ke...Hi Jo, I'm glad you enjoyed it! It's a keeper - well not the cake, as you say, it doesn't hang about for too long!Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896642794207631523.post-27130146604994549882021-06-22T12:41:11.557+01:002021-06-22T12:41:11.557+01:00After feeling a bit stumped on what to bake for fa...After feeling a bit stumped on what to bake for father's day last Sunday, your post popped up in my blog feed and reminded me I hadn't tried this recipe yet... so I baked it! It went down an absolute storm and like you say, very more-ish and great,fluffy texture. I think the majority of the cake was gone in a day.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07922950133889230965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896642794207631523.post-26618276657696897892021-06-21T11:38:09.028+01:002021-06-21T11:38:09.028+01:00Thanks Phil, with each day the excitement and nerv...Thanks Phil, with each day the excitement and nervousness are growing in equal measure. As you say, oh for the days when it was so, so easy!Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896642794207631523.post-31672341623854526322021-06-21T00:18:18.566+01:002021-06-21T00:18:18.566+01:00I do love a good, simple lemon cake. Just perfect ...I do love a good, simple lemon cake. Just perfect for a summer afternoon. <br />It's horrible that it's so difficult to get to France in today's world. Quelle galère! Back in my travelling days (not that long ago, although it seems a long time ago now), heading to France was easier than getting to many parts of England. The chance to nip over for lunch and un petit peu d'air seems like a golden age now. I wish you bonne chance for your trip.Phil in the Kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15904292856978631382noreply@blogger.com