Grey.

Once again it has been a grey and quite gloomy day. I didn't get my head down until 4.00 this morning so I've given myself a quiet day today. 

Even before I got dressed I brought the painting back from the garage but when I hung it in our bedroom I realised that it could do with a bit more spraying as there were a few darker patches along the top of the frame. I've been doing light coats to see how they look but in the end we decided to go for an almost fully gold look. The frame has had one more spray and hopefully will be ready to be hung tomorrow.

My main job of the day has been to cook up our tomato harvest into an tomato, onion, herb and garlic base which will be frozen ready to use over the winter. Perfect for soups, sauces and stews. Peeling the tomatoes was easy, all they needed was boiling water poured over the frozen tomatoes and the skins slipped right off. Chopping the onions took longer, all through 'Any Questions?' and then it was simply a matter of adding garlic and herbs and reducing down. That's the stage it's at now, in two saucepans. I'll add tomato puree once it's down by about 50% and that will be it. I suppose I ought to taste it too as I haven't measured anything, just thrown it all in. Can you tell that I don't have the right temperament to be a chef?