Smooching with Goats

I know you're all desperately waiting to hear about the jam, so I won't keep you in suspenders. It was delish! Although one jar smells slightly of Thai green curry paste which is a bit offputting. I ran it through the dishwasher and the steriliser, but that curry paste clearly isn't easily washed away! Mental note for next time - don't use a curry paste jar for storing things in once it's empty.

Today's excitement was more to do with animals than fruit. We spent the day at Odds Farm Park with some friends and their 2.5 year old who is a real cutie. There was a brilliant playground next to the picnic area which kept the kids entertained, and we then mooched slowly round the farm, doling out sheep and goat food to the most worthy looking candidates. Isabel wasn't at all sure about feeding the goats at first but finally plucked up her courage and then thought it was great, and said it felt like they were kissing her hand when they ate the food off it.



The sun came out as the afternoon wore on and we had a lovely day, although we did at one point think we'd lost Isabel which was a rather heart-stopping moment. She was in the playground, and had actually asked if she could go, it was just that she hadn't said "right, I'm off now" and we couldn't see her for a couple of minutes. Looooooong minutes. But all's well that ends well. I almost had heart failure again a few minutes later in the gift shop when I gave Emily, who had been asleep for over two hours, a little poke to make sure she was OK, and she didn't move a muscle. A devil on my shoulder then shouted "she's died in her sleep, you terrible mother", causing my heart to stop for the second time in about an hour. But of course this was complete rubbish, she was just having a nice nap thank you very much, and could I please stop poking her? Silly Mummy.....