Stringbean is still catching up on sleep. Helen has a migraine, so me and Butterbean are enjoying the peace and quiet downstairs. She is lying next to me squeaking and groaning (!) on the sofa while I write.
I think the government is missing something in it’s ‘five a day ‘ campaign. Helen and Stringbean made a rather lovely Carrot and Cinnamon cake yesterday afternoon. Stringbean has been baking with us for ages (Muffins are her forte) and has got pretty good at the measuring, mixing and working the food processor. Anyway, come dinner time I was discussing with Stringbean what to have with baked potatoes, and said we needed to have some vegetables. Quick as a flash she replied -
we could have cake, that’s got vegetables in it……
It was a real, ‘well, you got us there’ moment 
She still had the Broccoli though.
In the morning we had gone out for family trip to Golden Acre Park – Stringbean took her new bike and while still not sure of going down hill and braking, she was doing fine on the flatter , smoother paths, and it was Butterbeans first trip out in the pushchair – all wrapped and warm and looking cute. It was a lovely sunny, winters day. Normally – esp at weekends, the ducks etc. on the lake get so much food from people that unless you get there first thing in the morning they are so full they aren’t bothered about a bit more bread. So of course today we didn’t take any food and of course the Ducks , Geese and Gulls were all up for it !
Had nice lunch in the nice warm cafe, finished off lunch with cakes. Helen had two – one for baby – which given the amount she is feeding is probably necessary …..