Easter coming up!

It looks as though it's going to be a really warm week with Easter in a few days.  In the sun, it's great:  out of the sun it's still chilly.  But with the sunshine comes lots of enquiries and bookings - people just seem to love to get away down to the seaside and Chichester Harbour is a favourite destination.

I can really understand why people do a spring clean.  First of all you can suddenly see much better when the sun shines on all the dust and dirt and smears.  And secondly, well you just seem to have much more get up and go when it's a great day!  Been polishing bits and pieces and trying to get into all the corners.

Had a bit of a drama with one of the chickens this week but the others are all laying well though some days I don't get an egg from each.

Slugs or is it mice or is it even birds have nibbled through all my newly seeded broad beans.  Really fed up about this as I'd got a special variety and they sounded as though they were going to be small and yummy.  Think I'll have to stick to the ordinary varieties!  Need to put some grit down near my lettuces before the slugs spot those too!

Preparing for plenty of guests this week and need to make a cake today.  Think I'm going to try a recipe for Bara Brith that a friend gave me - I wonder if it will turn out the same as hers - delicious and fruity.    Here it is:

Bara Brith

2 cups mixed dried fruit soaked in a cup of strong tea, overnight

Add
1 egg
1 cup SR flour
Tspn baking powder
Tblspn marmalade
Tspn mixed spice

or whatever variation you'd like to try!

Cook in a lined and greased long loaf tin at 150C for one hour.

Think I'd better post this now and not wait until I've found a suitable photo!