… to another failure, with no loss of enthusiasm’. Winston Churchill. 
I love that one, it describes us all so perfectly. It certainly describes this cheese as it proceeds with its metamorphosis from cheddar to puddle. Ah well.
Churchill also said something about ‘success not being final and failure not being fatal.’ But that one is too grim for us. I like the slightly jolly edge to the image of collapsing from one failure to another with more grin than grim. 
If you butter the end of this date and muesli loaf sweetened with golden syrup, BEFORE you cut it, then kind of mush all the crumbs together and pop them in your mouth very quickly it is a success! The golden syrup was bought for me by my personal shopper at an importers warehouse open day. He knows where all the right places are. Thank you ChgJohn. Almost all Mum’s baked goods have golden syrup in the recipes and no substitute tasted right. 
We had rain. Sheila was thrilled. The chooks spent the day inside, they did not want to get their feathers damp!
I cannot creep up on any animal with my camera because TonTon intuits which animal I am going to see, rushing to them, then he goes down and stares waiting for a command, they see him, then lumber up onto their feet to see if they can see me. Wherever he is there is me. No surprises. 
Though for the first time I was able to sneak up on Ton as he guarded my shoes whilst completely asleep. No sense of failure for these guys. Imagine being able to live completely in the moment. Without guilt, or regret or sorrow. Just sleep or munch or watch. Or a mixture of the three. 
Good morning. It rained all night as well. A good soaking rain for hours. We had had half an inch when I went to bed so it was a decent drop. The rain came straight down so I was able to leave all the doors and windows open to the sound of it. There will be fog this morning. The sun will have a sleep in.
Today I start research into local architects who also built for the prairies. Frank Lloyd Wright being top of the list. E. Fay Jones and Ida Ryan for their use of open space and light. Though a lot of their work was commercial I think. It is hard to find a prairie architect not influenced by Wright. But I am going to rummage about and have a look.
Have a lovely day.
celi
P.S. On this day last year I made tomato chutney. In fact I am making another little batch today. This blog journal thing is so useful!
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81 responses to “‘Success is the ability to go from one failure..”
Sweet TonTon sleeping/guarding your shoes. He does not want you to leave without him.
Linda
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exactly, he can sleep knowing that i cannot leave the house without waking him!
I’m glad I caught your recipe as I scrolled on down the comments cuz I was just about to ask you for it!! Love that slice with the generous smear of butter…oh my!
you could have made it up..it is a crazy little recipe.. c
What I wouldn’t give for just a nice slice of that loaf right now.. I’m on a baking hiatus as my daughter is trying to lose weight. I’m only allowed to bake for Volunteering on Fridays and then take it all there and leave none at home, lol! She did bring some berries home this weekend, so perhaps I’ll have a reprieve and be allowed to make a pie.. gone are the days when I could just whip up a loaf! Frank Lloyd write.. what I loved about him was his love story “Loving Frank”.. an incredible inside view of the woman who loved him.. outstanding novel with a shocker ending!! xx
We may need to amend that to the Women who loved him and yes he had his fair share of tragedy, terrible.. real tragedy.. c
Lovely photos of the sheep on the green yard! Just returned from Canada and missing home already 🙂 Have a great day!
My visitors from canada loved the farmy but are glad to be back in the mountains.. i am sure they would understand. c
Oh, butter…how I’ve missed it so!
Butter!!! (said in mesmorising voice)..c
You must have been watching me in the garden this summer?
I the sheep shot, and TonTon sleeping. 😀
And did I read that right? Your cheese actually melted?
~ Lynda
Oh dear, “I LIKE the sheep shot…”
Not yet but if I leave it for about 5 years i think it will .. definitely uncheese like forces at work! c
Thank you for the comforting quotations. I’m feeling undaunted these days and can ride the bumps in just that spirit of accomodating failures and moving on. Your blog keeps inspiring me.
For someone as inspiring as yourself i am honoured that you feel inspiration reading about the wee farmy.. c
Mr Lyle has a lot to answer for 😉
Have you read about the tragic personal life of Frank Lloyd Wright – some unbelievably bad things happened to his wives and homes
I have read about him, quite extensively in the past actually, i can see why his structures are built crouching close to the ground and of stone.. almost hiding.. women and fires.. poor fellow.. c
I really love your blog: fancy looking at one somewhat jealous Daisy viewing four free roaming sheep whilst reading Winston Churchill’s immortal words [of course hearing his exact voice in my brain!] and learning that one of my very favourite architects worked on the Prairies! As the saying goes ‘I didn’t know that’!!
Morning Eha. I love that you love visiting and your comments are one of the first things i read in the morning and they are great.. awesome.. c
All above returned: BUT, I’m on at the wrong time of the diurnal circle to have a to-and-fro 🙂 !
Lyle’s golden syrup is one of my favorite things (and ‘imported’ tastes of mine from my like in the UK). Just a little bit on toast on with yogurt in the morning…. Or a lot, on some blueberries 🙂
Wonderful quote, great words to remember daily.
I also put some on toast when i am desperate for something sweet, don’t tell anyone though c
Have a look at this FB link Celi – stunning DIY, small footprint stuff.
https://www.facebook.com/TheOwnerBuilderNetwork
Thanks for stopping by and loving the daffodils and blossom “down under” right now.
Great stuff, i joined, thank you for the link!! c
And what a beautiful Churchill quote it is, Celi! If he can do it, I am sure the cheese will eventually turn out right.
the chooks love it!.. c
Love the Churchill quote, which pretty much sums up my life. And apparently yours as well! I’ve never even ATTEMPTED to make cheese in all my years of cooking and chef-ing! You continue to amaze me with your culinary creativities!