Does anyone need some sweets for their car? My dad wasn’t much of a proponent of these, but my father in law always had one at hand.

Cockle, anyone? No winkles, sorry.

Just passed through my childhood home in Essex 🥹

I’ve decided to make the trip to Southend on this lovely grey day. Perfect beach weather. 😊

Must be rugby match day.

A gourmet breakfast / brunch at brothers: kippers! With many accompaniments, all delicious. I may be full.

welcome home to the space people

Good morning from Twickenham-land. Grey but bright.

The final meal: sorry, pancetta on the right and coriander/jalapeño, very delicious. They’re called Brazilian Pão de Queijo.

Brazilian balls incoming at eldest brothers - chorizo (L) and chive (R)

Tunnel time! Visiting this spot which always has something new. It’s become very touristy though, so you have to wait to get pics.

Fun Manchester sightings

Excited to on the tube. Each station has so many memories.

Loved these new biscuit seats in Manchester

Last meal with middle brother & SIL before I move on.

Brunch?

Please enjoy looking at my scallop black pudding supper:

This pub has a DOG MENU and is pretty serious stuff. Sprats and chips!

Went out for a walk with just a jacket. Bloody hell, what happened to the weathers. 🥶

A squirrel sitting on a post and a mini train station by the footpath on an old rail line.

I had a brioche bun with lamb reduction (kind or marmity) pickled cabbage in Gruyere, pork & apricot rhubarb & custard with a honeycomb layer.

What’re we having?

Sheep! Excuse the from-the-car photo quality.

Eggy breakfast on olive sourdough and nice avocado. Poached freeform in water, a refined skill. Not one I possess.

Good morning from grey chilly skies and the triangle houses opposite. I set two alarms to wake on time, having overslept yesterday. Looking forward to fancy lunch, plus scallops and black pudding for supper.

Behold our 5 cheeses: Stinky bishop Smoked Brie Wensleydale blue Garlic Yarg (green) Carron Lodge blue (creamy)

Please enjoy the local postbox topper Easter Edition by a mystery artist dubbed Bury Banksy

Enjoying no-sugar fruit cake brother just whipped up. The consistency is a bit like banana bread but lighter, and the fruit makes it sweet.

Current cat status: snooze

My phone is trolling me with cat pics while I’m away.

CHEESE

Coffee in a nice Bury spot before we hit the market.

These have been fantastic for Jet-lag nausea - I guess they’re the equivalent of Berocca. Can’t recommend highly enough.

Good morning from up north(ish). A sunny day with a visit to Bury market planned. I slept through my alarm and woke up at almost 9, poor brother must’ve been starving.

Because you need this, here’s an #OscarRoll I saved for you.

Current catcam view:

Cheesy lentil gratin, yum. An old family recipe, so a nostalgic dinner.

Enjoyed this unique crossing light on a pre-dinner walk in Greenmount, Bury

Bit of an ominous sign

Sad to leave the mothership but other family visits beckon. Next is middle brother up north, relatively, then eldest brother for the weekend.

Enjoyed my mum’s homemade bread toasted for breakfast. Spelt, gram flour and three kinds of seeds.

Please enjoy Kentish dusk bird noises:

Crumble anyone? Red and green gooseberries from my mum’s garden

Saw the local friendly again (wait for headbutt at the end)

Found my brothers Millions of Cats book. I’ve always loved this illustration style, and this is probably why.

Sausage tray bake recipe if you fancy making it.

SAUSAGE TRAY BAKE

I took a hammer to the Easter bunny, sorry everyone.

Brother-made 10 minute scrambled eggs with wild garlic.

Amazing stars above my mum’s very rural house. In NYC I only see about 5. 😂