Marmalade

Today was the day for making marmalade, the Seville oranges I had in the freezer for 12 months were no good:) however Layla had bought some yesterday to make marmalade today. Up early saw to The Wonder Dog, shower and hairwash, breakfast then into the car with Graham who was going to the studio, and over to see the girls.
Arrived, chatted to Mary one of Layla's neighbours then down to the house. Had a wee play with Bella then we set off for a walk with Ruaridh to The Water of Leith, stopped at the playpark on the way for Miss B to have a slide and a swing. Sadly some idiots had swung the wee ones swings over the bars so she had to make do with the slide, lots of laughs.
Lovely walk along the waterside, bought more oranges and sugar then back to the house for lunch. Lovely lunch then all hands to the deck to make the marmalade, Bella worked very hard squeezing the juice out of the oranges I helped with this, Layla cut the peel into strips then I helped with this.
Eventually all into the pot, it smelt delicious as it was cooking. When finished it looked, tasted and smelt lovely, hope it sets?
As well as making the marmalade had great fun playing with Bella, we read, played at animal hospitals, swam on the floor, had coffee and biscuit at the hotel-what an imagination.
Graham and Joe arrived, lovely coffee then home.
Graham made a super curry with rice and prawns, bought chapatis, a laugh a minute in the take away, two phones kept ringing when answered one cancelled the other out-like a live sit com hallo hallo etc.
Catching up on blip and blog. Phoned mum she is OK. Bye.