That wretched reconditioned ‘will run forever’ pump that powers my wee milker started making a funny noise yesterday. A whirring weeoo weeoo noise. In fact it has been slowly winding itself down for a few days now. Much to the rising alarm of Daisy and I. I called around and there is No-one I can find who services them. A dying art apparently! So on the off chance that it would let me down completely at a bad moment (Murphy’s Law) I borrowed my friend’s emergency travelling pump.
Look at this. 
I don’t know how old it is but it is probably the sexiest sucky motor i have ever seen.
And, at milking time yesterday afternoon my new pump just went absolutely silent right in the middle of milking. To say that Daisy was not impressed would be an understatement. So with the help of the Tall Teenager we lifted this one out of the boot of the car, dragged it over to the barn and hooked it up, worked out how to run it and finished milking Daisy. All in the space of about 5 minutes. It runs with such a mature unhurried sound. I want one now. It is my kind of pump.
Yesterday I could not fit all the yoghurt I made into the container. Usually I just dump the extra into the fat pig bucket. But it was so hot yesterday that I mixed three cups of yoghurt, with 1 cup of cream, then added 2/3 cup of sugar and 1/4 teaspoon lime zest. Stirred it together. Got out my wonderful Kitchen Aid Icecream Maker attachment from the freezer and made Yoghurt Ice Cream.
After my scare with heat stroke I try to eat a frozen snack before I start the afternoons work. What could be a better base for heatwave smoothie than this.
Focus is over rated! I know it is naughty Roger but this misty image does have a certain appeal?
The variations are endless. And today I am making Watermelon Sorbet! 
Look at these beautiful clouds.
Good morning. We had a wonderful banger of a storm in the night and after a lot of whining wind and bad tempered thunder we got some wonderful rain. I don’t know how much, as I still have not replaced the rain gauge. (Neither have I replaced the big food processor or the blender (my smoothies are not very smooth) I need a new vacuum cleaner … and now we can add new old vacuum pump to the list.. you can’t just have everything you want you know!)
Hey look. Oh wow, another storm is coming through right now. It is raining ! Chgjohn you did it! You sent me more rain from Chicago!
When I go out to start the mornings work I hope to find a few puddles. It certainly is a touch cooler this morning. And I will have to wear my wet and dry. A very long oil skin coat from NZ. It is very big and kind of stiff. From lack of wear. Like oiled waterproof canvas. I wear it but kind of walk about inside it as it hangs like a tent with sleeves about me. I know that sounds strange but it is a real NZ farmers coat, keeps you absolutely dry and perfect for riding horses (even though I don’t have a horse) and I so seldom get a chance to wear it. I will have to check for spiders before I put it on! It is that long since I worked in the rain.
Have a lovely day. A lovely lovely day.
celi
On this day a year ago. I was longing for rain and making Mamas quiche! There is a shot here of a baby Mia too. I miss my old zoom lens.
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82 responses to “Home made Frozen Yoghurt Icecream and the Pump”
Haha you certainly make it look sexy in your photos my friend 😀
And that yoghurt looks gorgeous!!!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
Thank you Chip and your pages look delish today too! lovely burgers! c
Ah, well…we take the bad (Dead pump) with the good (YAY RAIN!), don’t we? And just keep rolling along….
The frozen yogurt sounds scrumptious and refreshing…I’ve got a bag of fresh peaches that should be granita or popsicles by dinnertime!
Popsicles.. Oh yes! perfect for when you work in the hot weather.. c
ooooo…you do have the prettiest tablrware. (and yay for yogurt and the pump…double Yay for RAIN, and triple YAY for a young man’s help)
That rain was a billion dollar rain as a farmer said to me today.. a good drop! good morning.. c
Good morning, c, and happy day to the farmy choir. Tra-la-lah. I’ve given up making yogurt. I cannot get the stuff to thicken. After the fifth try, I decided I’d just buy the organic, unsweetened, natural stuff. Tastes lovely. Love the photogenic pump. Brilliant colour, too. Off to London for annual eye check today. Yellow warning’s up for rain. Figures.
Are you going on the train? I loved train travel in the rain.. c
Yes, up and back on the train. I love the train, too. I always take the “slow” train; it stops at every village between my stop (Three Bridges) and London Bridge where I start walking. The “fast” train takes about 25-mins and the “slow” train takes about 45-mins.
John and Gabi spent the night here last night. They’ll probably wake up about lunchtime, and be looking for breakfast. John is on school summer hols now.
You’ll need a milk pump attachment for the vacuum cleaner (or vice versa) – they must work on the same principle, though obviously at different speeds 😉
of course, does anyone fix vacuum cleaners anymore? there used to be a cool little place in Holloway that fixed things, they had a wee shop full of electrical stuff waiting to be picked up.. c
On Holloway Road by the cinema – it’s still there – opposite the Irish butchers that sell Barry’s Tea and Clonakilty black pudding 😉
Yup! That is the one! We lived close by. Those guys are great! c
I love your cup and saucer and the color of the pump.
It is a very sweet cup and saucer, tiny and perfect, way too small for a cup of tea for me though! c
That totally looks like your kind of pump!
I could not agree more, if you see one let me know! c
Thank goodness TT was there to help with the emergency pump.
With the current state of your blender you’ll have to forget the today’s vegetable juice.
Your yoghurt ice cream looks luscious…e
I read that vege juice smoothie it is a wow.. goodness that must be healthy! c
I have a very good friend who services and mends milking machines. But it would cost more to fly him over the pond than it would to buy a new pump! Enjoy your rain. It’s only rained a few fine drops today and we’re forecast none for the next few days, the Saints be praised! It’s still not warm though, and very breezy.
Vx
Hopefully you get some warmth now that august is almost here.. machines drive me crazy.. they are always breaking down on me c
I hope we’ll have some warmth, too: the family invasion starts Monday, with niece, husband and boys 17 and 4, so I hope they will be able to profit from the lovely beaches near here. From then it’s visitors (family and/or friends) until the end of August.
Lots and lots of eating.. lovely.. have you filled the tins!?
We are all pretty blues today – the beautiful pump, the cup and saucer and that big sky. I like these kind of blues!
That blue of the pump is one of my favourite blues! morning claire.. c
In every day you find reason to celebrate and the rain is certainly cause for a major celebration. We are celebrating here in southeastern Minnesota also.
Oh you have rain too.. excellent maybe it will start looking up.. morning audrey! c
Did anyone notice the three dimensional quality of those beautiful clouds? I seems as if you could see beyond and in back of them: beautiful!
weren’t they gorgeous, esp the shape of the tree in the shape of the clouds! c
Good morning, Cecelia! I think I would have went into sheer panic if I was milking Daisy and the pump died. Thank goodness it was such an easy and quick transition to the new one.
I didn’t even know there was such a thing as a Kitchen Aid ice cream maker. I Googled it, watched a video, and I am ordering one today! Your “misty” picture of the frozen yogurt looks very pretty in the teacup.
Just in case you’re searching for a new vacuum sometimes soon…I love our vacuum! It’s the best one I’ve ever had and I’m a bit of a connoisseur as I had my own little house keeping business for many years. Here it is, it’s pricey, but worth every single penny.
Enjoy your rain! ~ April
We bought ours at Cole’s but I believe they have them numerous places like Target, and sometimes even Costco or Sam’s Club. The one with the purple top is the best, in my opinion. This is an Amazon photo because it’s the best picture I could find. I think we paid around $300 and something for ours. Trust me, it’s worth it!
sounds fantastic i shall look it up.. those dysons are good machines! c
Throw some tequila in that watermelon sorbet and get a VERY refreshing slush :-D.
girl after my won heart!! c
The picture is fab and boring old focus would have been de trop. Your coat sounds like the Anitpodean Driza-Bone, or have I just made the worst faux pas possible to a Kiwi? The milking machine is great looking and reminds me that I must get on with processing the pictures of the old tractor and harvester that I shot yesterday..
nope the oil skin has a number of other names.. as kids we called them oilskins so that has kind of caught for me.. I love taking shots of machinery esp the early ones with all the exposed wheels c