Treacle Tart - koláč se zlatým sirupem

Hi everyone

Michael's been busy in the kitchen. Yesterday was black treacle pie, today it's treacle tart. The kitchen looks good too (after the baking). The treacle tart is partly for his students, a taste of real England.

Michael pekl. Včera koláč s černým sirupem, dnes koláč ze zlatého sirupu. Kuchyně je v dobrém stavu - po pečení je uklízeno, nádobí umyto. Upekl pro studenty, aby ochutnali kus pravé Anglie.

Autumn

Today is election day in the Czech Republic. But there is also time to enjoy walks in the forest, experience falling leaves, a few mushrooms - Michael found this one last week - before the end of the season, and generally love the sunshine, before winter sets in. The mornings are chilly now, but around midday, we have been in T shirts.

It's half-term. Jack is away with the scouts.  We are chilling out, going for walks, socializing and that's about it.

Art show

Michael writes...

Some months back I bought ten canvases, all 50 x 50 cm. The plan was to use them for a series of similar paintings, variations on a theme - and that's what I've been doing with most of my spare time, painting ten pictures simultaneously.

Here's a photo Vera took of me in action last week:

I did them all at the same time because the technique I've been using involves lots of glazes, or layers of thin paint, so that the warmest underneath colours glow through.

Eight of the pictures are now complete. You can see them on my website at http://koanzone.blogspot.cz

Once I've finished the last two, I guess I'll have to buy some more canvases!