How Not to Bake Banana Bread

My fellow UK Etsians are always baking and cooking the most wonderful things. They share advice and recipes and all their creations are look mouth watering delicious. Personally, I have never been much of a baker except for the most basic of buns and pies. I decided it was time to have a go and show them that I too can bake a delicious offering.

Several ripe bananas in the fruit bowl caught my eye so banana bread was the obvious choice. I gathered up the ingredients, preheated the oven and got my toddler to mash the bananas. The mixture went in the oven, I checked it often and here is the result..........

how not to bake banana bread!

Our Family Pledge - Great Days Out

As we are all too aware British weather is unpredictable so a few weeks ago my family made a pledge that if the weather was fine on a weekend we would take a trip out to the places we love. We decided to take the grandparents with us too! Our new family policy came into effect a few weeks ago and so far we have been very lucky, every saturday has been a gorgeous summers day. The first saturday we took a trip to the beautiful village of Uppermill in Lancashire. It was fab to see that there was still a fair few independent shops and the town wasn't too greatly affected by the current economic climate. To my surprise though, no fish and chip shop! We did find a lovely bakers though and snacked on his lovely breads and cupcakes.

The following weekend we visited the historic village of Haworth, my old stomping ground, famous for the Bronte Parsonage, the home of the talented Bronte sisters. Keighley and Haworth also have a wonderful steam railway, The Worth Valley Railway and as it was my youngest 3rd birthday we just had to take a ride! Thankfully the fish n chip shop was still there, the same one I used to go to as a kid! It was also nice to see that my fave shop was still going, Rose & Co Apothecary and I treated myself to some essential oils, handmade soaps and old fashioned household soaps.

I couldn't resist but take photos of these wonderful signs, they really made me giggle!

Last Saturday we decided to go further afield, this time to the stunning town of Bakewell, famous for its delicious pudding. We had an amazing day, the highlight for me was finding what I would consider to be the most stunning gardens I have ever seen! My camera has gone everywhere with me recently as I am looking for the perfect scene to make into a collage. I have been itching to start on textile art again and now I am spoilt for choice. Too much choice now, but I have narrowed it down to the following 3 photos.

I love the one with the lady in the hat, seems so relevent!

This week we hope to attend the Yorkshire Show, weather and workload permitting! http://www.greatyorkshireshow.co.uk/