Brunch at a local

 28 November 2017

Making use of one of Robert's birthday vouchers we had brunch at a local cafe in Toronto, The Doubletake.

I opted for Eggs Benedict...

While Robert chose a more traditional option

A Welcome Distraction

Around 9 o'clock today I got a phone call from a four year old who said "Gummy, can we come for a swim."  Of course I replied that that would be lovely so he, his Dad and two brothers came over for a swim and a few other activities. 

Our visit of course started with a fortyfying snack of juice and biscuits which little boys can always devour.  Unfortunately I didn't get any photos in the pool because I was enjoying the water with the boys. I did, however, manage to snap a couple of other activities.

Only one egg so far today

Spoiling the girls with some hand feeding

Little brother prefers to watch from a distance

BobBob showing the ropes

Learner Driver 1

Baby brother takes the wheel

Last turn for biggest brother

Quite tasty

I found this recipe amongst my bits and pieces the other day and thought I'd  try it for dinner last night and I managed to get it right. The quantities mentioned gave three decent servings (you'd be still hungry if you tried to stretch it to the suggested 6 servings).

The verdict of those I served was "You can cook this again."  I'm sorry I didn't take a photo as it looked rather impressive.

Saturday Lunch

Homemade Hamburgers and Homegrown Eggs

Cackleberries

When I was a child my Aunty Lil and Uncle Tom who had chooks down their backyard called the eggs they laid cackleberries. As I was and still am a fan of any sort of berry I love that term.

Fast forward 50+ years and Mr Geniaus and I have a chicken coop on our property. Here are some of the lovely cackleberries he collected this morning.

Fresh from the coop

Well laid

One of the girls has started to earn her keep.

First egg