Last night my 'darling' girls had a sleepover at Nanny's house. It had been a while since she had them both sleep over together and since it's the summer holidays, why not? (not that I need an excuse to be kid-free for the night)! Within 5 minutes of arriving at my mums the girls were saying, "You can go now" and "When are you leaving?" - I was no longer needed, so I said my goodbyes and left.
I decided to take our beloved dog for a walk in the forest - she enjoyed her 30 minute run, with excited sniffs and plenty of scent marking and, on returning home, she collapsed in a heap in her bed.
I could have stuck around at home and found some mundane chores to occupy my time BUT, I decided to head down to a baking demonstration that I'd seen advertised in the local community centre. I have to admit that I was a little apprehensive - I'm new to the area and don't know too many people so I wasn't sure what to expect. As the demonstration was being hosted by the local Community Shows Commitee, I figured it would be friendly enough.
When I arrived, I made my way into the hall where I was greeted with a warm smile and an open door. I followed the chattering noise and was pleasantly surprised when I walked into a room filled with people of all ages - ranging from 2-72! I stood there for a minute or so, taking in my surroundings and wondering where to sit. I spotted a row of chairs with 4 unoccupied seats, so I made my way over and took a seat, and just as i did, an older lady sat down beside me.
I chatted with the lady while we waited for the demonstration to begin. We hit it off straight away and it turned out that I went to school with her daughter - small world!
Award winning baker, Declan Dempsey, was carrying out the demo and began by explaining what he would be covering in the demo etc.....
Declan explained what he would be covering in the demo - traditional brown soda bread, white soda scones, tasty boiled ginger cake and double choc chip muffins, and believe me when I say this - even Paul Hollywood would have been proud! Everything was absolutely delicious.
I look forward to the next demo which in Flower Arranging another hobby I have a book all about but am yet to try...
I decided to take our beloved dog for a walk in the forest - she enjoyed her 30 minute run, with excited sniffs and plenty of scent marking and, on returning home, she collapsed in a heap in her bed.
I could have stuck around at home and found some mundane chores to occupy my time BUT, I decided to head down to a baking demonstration that I'd seen advertised in the local community centre. I have to admit that I was a little apprehensive - I'm new to the area and don't know too many people so I wasn't sure what to expect. As the demonstration was being hosted by the local Community Shows Commitee, I figured it would be friendly enough.
When I arrived, I made my way into the hall where I was greeted with a warm smile and an open door. I followed the chattering noise and was pleasantly surprised when I walked into a room filled with people of all ages - ranging from 2-72! I stood there for a minute or so, taking in my surroundings and wondering where to sit. I spotted a row of chairs with 4 unoccupied seats, so I made my way over and took a seat, and just as i did, an older lady sat down beside me.
I chatted with the lady while we waited for the demonstration to begin. We hit it off straight away and it turned out that I went to school with her daughter - small world!
Award winning baker, Declan Dempsey, was carrying out the demo and began by explaining what he would be covering in the demo etc.....
Declan explained what he would be covering in the demo - traditional brown soda bread, white soda scones, tasty boiled ginger cake and double choc chip muffins, and believe me when I say this - even Paul Hollywood would have been proud! Everything was absolutely delicious.
I look forward to the next demo which in Flower Arranging another hobby I have a book all about but am yet to try...
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