Some weeks are just way too busy - this is one of those weeks. In addition to trying to proof read the book (I am so slow and it feels like I will never get to the end at the moment), I have two magazine deadlines today and rather than being organised and getting them done in advance, I have of course, Masterchef-style, left everything to the last minute. Yesterday evening saw some frantic apple and gingerbread muffins and potato and rosemary bread and this morning by 7.30 I had cooked rack of lamb with a spring bean salad. I had to drop the baskets of cloths, plates and the dish to Jess who very kindly does the photos for Country House before I started work at 8am. What a rush but at least I have got everything done and it feels a relief to be sitting at my desk. I have a meeting here at 9am and I am wondering whether my colleagues will think it strange that the house smells of roast lamb at 9am in the morning!!!
Thursday, 19 February 2009
Some weeks are just way too busy - this is one of those weeks. In addition to trying to proof read the book (I am so slow and it feels like I will never get to the end at the moment), I have two magazine deadlines today and rather than being organised and getting them done in advance, I have of course, Masterchef-style, left everything to the last minute. Yesterday evening saw some frantic apple and gingerbread muffins and potato and rosemary bread and this morning by 7.30 I had cooked rack of lamb with a spring bean salad. I had to drop the baskets of cloths, plates and the dish to Jess who very kindly does the photos for Country House before I started work at 8am. What a rush but at least I have got everything done and it feels a relief to be sitting at my desk. I have a meeting here at 9am and I am wondering whether my colleagues will think it strange that the house smells of roast lamb at 9am in the morning!!!
Blimey, how do you do it?
ReplyDeleteYou've still got fifteen minutes before your colleagues arrive. Surely that gives you plenty of time to whip up a batch of cookies to disguise the smell of lamb AND change out of the Wonder Woman outfit?
;o)
Oh Stately - that made me laugh out loud! They are getting the left over ginger muffins and I have sprayed some left over christmas room spray to mask the smell of lamb!!! I DEFINITELY don't own a wonder woman outfit!!!
ReplyDeleteAre you suffering from SCD withdrawal symptoms? We are and Dancing on Ice is just not the same
I'm missing SCD and the message boards terribly (and share your views on DoI), however I got to enjoy it vicariously as one of my colleagues went to the live show at Newcastle Arena and another group from work saw Anton & Erin at the Sage, Gateshead.
ReplyDeleteI feel a bit guilty - I've been following your blog for just over a year now, drooling over your beautiful food, but I think all my comments have been about dancing or kittens. *blush*
I'm from David Hall's neck of the woods and am a regular lurker on his blog too but, sadly, I know nothing of his views on latin or ballroom.
Well done you! And a lawyer - how on earth do you do it Hannah?
ReplyDeleteBy the way, I'm curious, what happens to the food once it's been photographed?
Wow that sounds busy! I was still asleep by the time you had done all that! You are extremely hardworking :)
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't mine the smell of roast lamb at 9:00 in the morning! I love lamb :)
ReplyDeleteWell done, you put me to shame.
Hope you will got the roast lamb back for supper! :) Amazing!
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