Ada - Day 16: Playing (and Sleeping)

Sleeping.

Playing with Dad.

Hiccups.

"Oh, no - I'm not tired. I don't need a nap..."

Yorkshire Pudding Pudding

Introducing another New British Dessert:

                Yorkshire Pudding Pudding

   Make a batch of chocolate and/or vanilla pudding (look it up on the web.)
   Pour servings of pudding into Yorkshire Puddings
   Place filled Y.P.'s in the fridge for a while.

Our highly acclaimed Official British Gourmet Tester had some doubts at first.

 However, after finally overcoming his natural aversion to unnatural usages of Yorkshire Pudding, he admitted:

"Not nearly as tasty as burnt Marmite, but not tooooo bad."

Ada Day 15: Dinner

Ada was busy today, so we spent most of our time making dinner and inventing a New British Dessert.

First came a search on the web for a suitable recipe.

Next, a preview of the contents of Jessica's flour closet.

Then the serious cooking began.

 British bacon is so much better than the US variety.

The grand result: Spinach Stuffed Chicken Breast With Rice:

 

The main course was a definite hit with everyone - a keeper!

Next up: another New British Dessert - see the next post: Yorkshire Pudding Pudding.

Yorkshire Pudding Sundae

Today, we invented (Mimi claims no responsibililty for this) a fabulous new British dessert dish.
It's called Yorkshire Pudding Sundae.
   Warm a Yorkshire Pudding (without the beef drippings!) in the microwave for 10 seconds
   Sprinkle 1/2 tsp cocoa powder in the bottom of the Y.P.
   Add a scoop of vanilla ice cream
   Sprinkle the top with cocoa powder

Delicious!
Sadly, it probably will never be accepted in the UK, because of preconceptions about how Yorkshire Pudding ought to be used.

Ada - Day 14: Life With Ada

In the morning, we walked to town and picked up groceries. On the way back, there was fog over the hilltops.

Ada asleep, after she propped her legs up on her bassinet.

Pa AND Ada asleep.

Ada sleeping whilst Dad and Mom use the iPad.

Ada - Day 13: Taking It Easy

In the morning (around noon), Mimi and Pa walked to the Cadbury Garden Center.

We had a nice breakfast/lunch in the Cafe. It made us very happy.

A rare photo of Ada awake.

Ada - Day 12: Sunday Roast At the Pub

Getting ready to hit the road. Scurry, scurry.

Ada is ready to leave. Now.

This is the neighborhood. It's normal for cars to park in the traffic lanes, so getting through requires taking turns sometimes.

As soon as we arrived at the walk path at Clevedon, Ada required some major re-diapering. It was a team effort.

Almost ready to walk.

It was chilly and very windy, so we bundled up.

One part of the path overlooks the mud flats of Bristol Bay. The mud is quite treacherous, and this area has the second longest tide run in the world.

The path is called "Poet's Walk", as Alfred Lord Tennyson's house is nearby.

We came to a great photo spot. So we took photos.

Beautiful family.

All of Ada's grandparents. Clevedon in the background.

Mark and Ada.

Ada had her first Sunday Roast, at the Moon and Sixpence.

After lunch, we walked out on the Clevedon Pier. It is a beautiful work, opened in 1869, and restored in the 1980's.

One objective was to locate and view the plaque Mark and Sarah placed in 2003 to commemorate their Mum's birthday.

After a bit of searching (it had been a while since it was last viewed) the spot was located.

There are lots of plaques, as it is a means of fundraising to support the pier.

Here it is!

Ada - Day 11: Hiking and Sleeping

Mimi and Pa decided to go out for an adventure today. We found ourselves at the Strawberry Line hike/bike trail. It runs along a decommissioned rail line that ran between Yatton and Cheddar.

We thought the whole trail might be like this. Thankfully, this was only the path leading up to the trail.

The trail is very nice. There was an interesting train sculpture.

We walked all the way to the Yatton rail station... about a mile.

Look how straight those rails are. The roads around here are not like that.

This is the train to Bristol. Or Weston-Super-Mare. Not sure which.

Later in the day, Grammy Kate came by to have some Ada-time.

Ada took a nap.

Ada - Day 10: Sleeping, Playing, Sleeping

Morning nap.

Late morning nap.

Play time!

Early afternoon nap.

Awake!

Time for late afternoon nap.