And todays pain in the backside is.............?

So, last night shift concluded this morning at 7am, and I made it home fairly swiftly and was in bed and asleep before 8m. Of course then I was woken by Santander at 8.39am!!!!! Who calls at 8.39am for gods sake?? Of course the lady couldn't tell me anything without taking me through security questions, which I was not about to do, having just been woken from a very deep sleep.......albeit, only about 50 minutes of it.


Anyway, back to sleep I went, only then to be woken by my alarm at midday...yawn! So, I stagger out of bed and off to Asda I head to get the stuff I need for my baking session. As per normal, Asda did not have everything that was on my list........this time it was cocoa. My last tub, Cadbury's, was purple.........you know, Dairy Milk colour, and all they had was Cadbury's Bournville, which as all chocolate experts know is the dark chocolate, red wrapping.....well the tub is red too. Well when I actually compared the contents, they appear the same, so I have to confess I am not sure what the difference is.


So, let the baking begin. I had to make a cheese and tomato quiche, a lemon and lime cheesecake, both for a party tomorrow and also a gugelhupf which hubby demanded. Gugelhupf is an Austrian cake, plain and chocolate, with a hole in the middle........it's lovely for breakfast!!!
So, pastry made and chilling, cake made and in the oven and I decide to switch the immersion on so I have hot water for washing up.


What I was not expecting was for there to be a popping sound and the light to go out. Bugger, that will be the immersion not working then. Not that I could do anything about it, as checking things like the fuse would involve turning the electric off, not a good idea with cake in the oven.


So, couple of hours later, cake baked, quiche made and cooked, cheese cake made, I was finally able to turn the electric off and change the fuse. Flick the switch carefully, with a cringe......and nothing happens. Oh yeah, might be an idea to turn to electric back on first.!!! So, power back on, and replay.......flick switch carefully and cringe..............and flash pop. That will be the fuse again, figure the thing must have a short.


So, a trip to B&Q is coming on for a new immersion. Luckily, they are only about £22 and according to the DIY book, they are quite simple to change.................after you have drained down the hot water tank that is!!! Glad we are on rates, not a meter. I had a shower this evening with the remains of the hot water............tepid now. Have to say, am not looking forward to washing my hair in cold water tomorrow.