Wednesday 5 October 2011

Bake off and blobs

So the Great British Bake Off is over.  What will I do now on a Tuesday evening to get my cake fix? More baking maybe? Was pleased that Jo won although was really rooting for Janet cos her facial expressions were so great! Jo's cakes looked great though and she was quite inspiring in that she had focused on her kids for so long and was now doing stuff for herself. Peter is now wishing me to make a sachertorte! Anyway, onto more sensible matters.  Took Isobel and Arthur on the Wells and Walsingham light railway yesterday. It's the worlds longest narrow gauge steam railway and was great fun. Isobel wanted to clean it with a baby wipe but didn't get far. At £8 per adult per return it's not the cheapest, but then southeastern trains aren't the cheapest either and they are overcrowded and nowhere near as much fun! Ate our picnic in Walsingham in the shrine gardens - the vicar was pleased to see us there, saying that 'small children remind us we are alive and on planet earth'. Not sure the pilgrims who were trying to contemplate things quietly would have been thinking that as they were treated to a loud rendition of twinkle twinkle. Went running last night (there are hills in Norfolk!) and upon my return Peter told me of the mad woman who had knocked on the door wanting to 'take the poppy seeds from the flowers' before they died.....mmmh. Then apparently offered to come in and feed and cuddle arty who was hungry telling Peter that there was nothing to be worried about, she had had five children.......'normal for Norfolk, is apparently a term doctors and nurses used to put on their notes at the Norwich hospital to describe various patients...... Purchased a Norfolk Blob from the bakers this morning. A picture will follow. Basically seems like a brown cob loaf but is called a blob. I will ask the baker tomorrow what the story is. Peter forgot this morning. Isobel loved it! Off to the beach soon and to buy some seafood. How do you cook crab? No idea. Will have to look it up. Presume it will squeal like a lobster but maybe not!

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