Some childhood memories stay very vivid. One of mine was going to a County Craft Show. I was about 9. The show offered workshops in various craft skills. I desperately wanted to do the lace making. It was full, so my parents suggested hand smocking instead. Turns out I was […]
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May Day Cake and dancing
Bit late with my maypole cake, but nobody turned down a slice, based on it being a day late. Shh. I think I got away with it. Middle daughter helped me decorate the cake after school. While she filled me in on her day, we rolled out fondant icing and […]
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Ways to celebrate May Day
Almost May Day. One of my favourite holidays. The nearest Monday to May Day is a Bank holiday in the UK. I’ve been mulling over how to celebrate May Day, this year. Last year we made a maypole cake. Using jelly babies as the dancers. I’m pretty sure that the […]
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St George’s Day baking (2 types of biscuits)
Anyone fancy celebrating with a St George’s Day baking activity? Yesterday, I put together a St George’s Day after school activity, for the children. St George’s Day is on Thursday, but as it is baking, it made sense to do it earlier. We made two different varieties of biscuits, using […]
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