An Adventure to a Place

Occasionally, I go to places. I'll be going to a place at the end of February for a week, and I went to a place this weekend.

I have no idea where I went. It was a pretty place, with lots of rocks and it was by the sea. Right by the sea. (Why I say that as though it's special I have no idea. I've lived right by the sea all my life.)

This place was somewhere in Dorset, past the Puddle's and past the Piddle's. I think we went through Dorchester at some point, and then we were in this place.

  

This is the place we went to. It is pretty, huh? There were a lot of flies around that seaweed, which made me want to run away and scream. A lot.

The sky did lots of pretty things like this...

...And this. It made me love the world a little bit.

There were lots of rocks. Have I said this? Here I am... With some rocks. And some noisy people who scared me and made me think rocks were going to fall down on them and I'd have to try to be brave and get past the fly infested seaweed to save them.

Luckily, that didn't happen.

I did find some rocks though. Rocks with things in. I was the champion of finding rocks with things in. My mum wasn't too great and my step dad was just terrible.

We also found a stick at one point, and I'm not sure how it happened.

But now that stick lives in our utility room, next to the drier and a pot of string.

If you have a clue where I went, that'd be helpful. I would ask the parentals, but I have a feeling I should know where I go and then that'll just make them think I'm stupid. I'm not. I'm just very unobservant at times.

Also, the place I go to in February will be very INTERESTING, with lots of lovely things. It's called Rome, and I hear it's pretty old or something. Should be quite the adventure, huh?

Lorren

Whilst I was away...

I know. I've been neglectful. I'm a horrible blogger. I've been baking, but not blogging, due to a crazy amount of college work, and volunteer work whilst I look for an actual job.

But the point is, I have been baking.

A raspberry crumble tart happened. It was... phenomenal. Scones happened too. I have a recipe for those, and it's coming your way soon. I promise.

 

An impromptu strawberry and apple pastry thing happened too. It had a soggy bottom, but it was yummy.

Apple pie, anyone? We got given a load of apples, and an apple pie was calling to me. I have pictures, I have a recipe, but... You'll have to wait :) I'm baking a load this weekend, including mini apple pies, so keep an eye out for that.

I love strawberries, don't you? Whilst this doesn't really represent anything I've baked, it does represent the sheer number of fruit salads I've made this year. I love them. What's your favourite fruit salad combo's? I'm a big lover of apple, kiwi, orange, strawberry and pineapple. Now I'm hungry.

Of course, another crumble happened, too. This one's apple and raisin. Too much crumble, not enough sugar... It could've been better. See, I admit to my mistakes.

Right now I have some brownies in the oven. They're a Christmas present for my friends at college. I'm praying they turn out alright. I've never made them (successfully) before. Wish me luck.

And So It Begins...

We have a little joke in my family that when my parents pop their clogs my inheritance will consist of cook books, some farm animal ornaments and kitchen utensils.

the utensils

Y'know what? I'm completely cool with that. I'm ecstatic with that, actually.

The book I'm currently searching through is the most prize out of all my inheritance. It's a year older than I am and the pages are either falling out or stuck together with bits of cake batter and icing. I have, quite literally, grown up with this book. How many people can say that about a recipe book?

But even though I am armed with my favourite of all cook books, I'm still unable to find a recipe that I feel like making within the next few days.

I could make some yummy teacakes, or maybe a treacle tart?

Those fishcakes I've been meaning to cook up for a while now?

How about good ol' jam tarts made with homemade jam?

Oh, I don't know! I want to eat all of those things. Especially the fishcakes. Maybe I should make those and put that Thai Sauce recipe I found the other day to good use too?

Ah! This bloody cook book opened up a whole range of different foods to me, that a year ago I didn't even like, and now I'm stuck having to choose which ones I want to eat the most.

Cook book... you know I love you but sometimes, just sometimes, you really do make life a whole lot more difficult.

the cook book