Adam and Mummy Day
A fun day with Adam…
First we took the bus (“Mummy, are we still in our country?” ) to the Fitzwilliam Museum where Adam was brilliant – really interested in all the pictures he could find of Mary and Jesus, although rather put out not to be able to find many pictures of Joseph. Then we headed off to the museum shop where Adam bought this bunny for Ruth’s Christmas present:
Update: I’ve just looked at this post on my blog – it’s really not a scary bunny, honest – he’s cute!
Then we went to Fitzbillies where I’m afraid I was much less than impressed – they had a list of gluten-free items up on the wall. However, on closer enquiry I was told “They will contain traces of flour” !!!!!!!!!!!! – So they’re not gluten-free then, are they?!!! That would explain my most recent gluten reaction – it was shortly after a colleague had brought in cakes from Fitzbillies, proudly announcing that the florentines were gluten-free – certainly not her fault that they weren’t – the sign on the wall announced that they were! When will people learn that for many people being on a gluten-free diet is not some sort of wierd life-style choice, but the necessary treatment for a medically diagnosed condition. GRRRRRRRRR!!!! (I have taken the address and will be writing to them, please excuse me venting on here too.) Anyway, by then I’d promised Adam a Snowman truffle – so I bought it anyway – it was HUGE – he’s already had 3 attempts at it, and it still isn’t finished 
Then we headed off to the Zoological Museum – Adam was thrilled by all the bones (we went to the Natural History Museum in London to look at the dinosaur bones last Feb – it made a big impression), and kept going round saying in a big loud voice that he didn’t like the birds – “They were killed – DEAD” (Somehow the death of the skeletonised creatures was less upsetting!)
Then lunch at the Rainbow Cafe – pasta with cheese for Adam (he ate the lot – including the salad) and green pea, onion and sage soup for me, served with rice-cakes, and followed by chocolate and cranberry cake – this was gluten-free
Then we wended our way to the bus-stop via a toy shop to buy Christmas presents for Jenson and Trey (Adam’s new baby twin cousins).
I have to confess that by the time we were on the bus back home I needed a break from the piping little voice (“Mummy, are we back in our country yet? Mummy, is our country really old? Mummy, is this bus really old? Mummy, is this chair really old? Mummy, what’s that black thing? Mummy, are we in Trumpington yet? Mummy…. – you get the picture)
So I’m hiding on the computer while he watches CBeebies – making star biscuits will have to wait for tomorrow morning.
Meanwhile, in knitting news (I’m taking the risk that my neighbour won’t be reading this in the next few days – Annie don’t read any further… ) I’ve finally finished I do, knitted in bamboo (Sahara – Annie likes “sludge” ). Be impressed by my very first Kitchener stitch:
Anyway, I’ve promised Adam he can have a go at the CBeebies website, so I’ll stop now.
five comments:
Nope. That bunny is REALLY scary!Oh and I’ve just made quinoa bake and it was yummy! I added mushroom ketchup to the quinoa before baking it. Yum yum yum.
Daisy () (link) - 21 December '05 - 22:14
Ooh – we had quinoa bake tonight too – synchronicity rules!Anne - 21 December '05 - 23:13
... as I am an Annie too…. Pleaasseee can you make one of those “I DO” things for me too…. You are clever, and a very quick knitter too hun… I’m still ploughing through the Twirly-Thing!!Annie () - 22 December '05 - 01:16
Anne Anne I UPDATED!!!! :):) Im so proud of myself and by the way that is the scariest Bunny i’ve ever seen!Emma () - 22 December '05 - 18:56
ME again, just wanted to ask whether Ruth liked her crown? if i see you before you answer dnt worry but wanted to knowEmma () - 22 December '05 - 21:03
