I believe that children are our future. Teach them well and let them lead the way. Show them all the beauty they possess inside. Give them a sense of pride to make it easier. But above all, spend the August bank holiday teaching them to do a sucky face...


That was Amelie yesterday morning, shortly after she and I had finished watching 'I Can Cook' on CBeebies. Lisa was still in bed at the time, so I thought the two of us could surprise her by making a Honey Tea Loaf for elevenses. The recipe's here if you're interested.

Unfortunately, halfway through the programme, presenter Katy Ashworth told us that the dried fruit had sucked up all the tea, and asked the audience if we could do a sucky face. At which point Amelie and I abandoned all our baking plans, and spent the rest of the morning pulling faces. Not only did it make for a better photo, but it's less fattening too.

Not that we spent all day on the sofa. We also went for a walk to the nearest charity shop. Which is not quite so near now that we've moved. It was worth the journey though, because we found a cat for a quid (which is better than a dog for a pound). Amelie told me it had a tail like Chloe...


I told her to pull the other one.