A few of us are sacrificing our girlish figures helping Valerie perfect her clotted cream formula.  Well worth it, I say.  She had us over this morning after we worked out in St. P’s basement for:

I am sad to report that it will probably take a few more test trials for her to get it just so.

I am also sad to report that I had already made plans to meet Connie at Minto Island Growers for lunch, so it was pretty much and an eat-your-way-through-the-day sort of day.  Ah well.  Life is hard sometimes. But it was a business meeting.  We are planning our next book.