Maximum temperature today 13C, minimum 5C. Supposed to be raining but it didn't; 14 km/h South Easterly winds with up to 39 km/h gusts.
Rain forecast for the rest of the week - again!!
Hyacinth...
and a little closer.
Camellia.
Fritillaria uva-vulpis.
Peony shoots.
Viburnum.
Tulip bud.
Red robin buds.
Cornuelles...
They are €1.20 each to buy in the shops so I thought that I would make my own. The recipe was supposedly for 10 but it made 19!! They are traditionally made in the Charente for today, Palm Sunday.
The history of the cornuelles goes back far in time. Their symbolism could be related to the Christian dogma, their triangular form representing the Holy Trinity (the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit). In the Middle Ages, the cornuelle is also associated with the blessing of the twigs. The hole placed in the centre of the cake, allowed one to slip in a bit of boxwood that was going to be blessed in the church on the Sunday before Easter.
I have a new blog entirely committed to our feathered friends.
