Yesterday Robyn & I made a trip to the yarn store. How I escaped without purchasing this book is beyond my comprehension…

Everything was incredibly intricate. I have no idea what I would DO with a knitted garden if I DID happen to make one. Does it even matter?

There is even a monastery garden complete with monks. Note one has a bird on his arm.

Of COURSE they keep beehives. Of COURSE.

Are you seeing this?

I also found this book online:

I find the existence of these things incredibly necessary. I’ve been a bit fixated over the last day, frankly.

So it’s been a Belle & Sebastian morning. If you’ve never had one of those before, you should. They have put out hours & hours of recordings just for these times. Particularly appropriate for baking scones.

I’ve posted a scanned image of the recipe I use here since it’s no longer available on the America’s Test Kitchen website without a subscription. These have never disappointed - maybe it’s the 10 tablespoons of butter? The page also includes a bonus recipe for Banana Nut Bread, which is equally life-changing.