It’s been nice gnawing you.

One of the recipes I posted late last year spoke of a sweet my mum used to make when she was younger, which we tried to recreate…whilst rifling through all papers brought out of storage, she found the original recipe. What are the chances? The cherry nibbles, as they were known, are a delight.

Good Friday was spent in Chester, visiting my brother Daniel and his fiancée Sarah. I love Chester, it’s a beautiful place; we explored the shops for a few hours (I found a Mervyn Peake biography and lovely little book about Shelley in a shop on the wall), ate chips and drank elderberry spritzer by the river, then went back to their flat for tea and cupcakes. Sarah is coeliac so Susan and I baked a batch of gluten-free cupcakes, which turned out brilliantly.

I also baked a batch of vegan banana crumble cupcakes, which very possibly just might be my new favourite cake in the world:

Lysander approves!

Walking is apparently more exhausting than it used to be. When I got home in the evening I was ready to drop, and just curled up in bed with the second part of A Dance with Dragons. Still not enough Jaime. This saddens me. I finished it off this morning, and good lord, I can’t wait for the next one. Please don’t make us wait years, ser!

Easter is here, and my last free wekend before starting work at the university library. On Tuesday I’m thinking a trip to Cambridge is in order, just because it looks beautiful, and before that I should probably sort myself out and see if there’s anything smart to wear in my wardrobe. Chances are slim.

My Easter bunnies are so spoilt; they have their own yoghurt-flavoured egg. For the first time in years I have some, too! Time to sit down and do little for the remainder of the afternoon…once I’ve posted this week’s Doors-related blog, of course. Busy busy busy.

“Mr. Wonka: “Don’t forget what happened to the man who suddenly got everything he wanted.”
Charlie Bucket: “What happened?”
Mr. Wonka: “He lived happily ever after.” – Roald Dahl