Robbed

Pasty making with helpers

I am not bitter, but I think I might have been robbed of my World Pasty Championship title.  You see when I was handing over my two pasties, lovingly made with the help of the girls and my neighbour, I let a gentleman go in front of me.  He ended up being the winner, so I am wondering whether my pasty got switched with his by accident?!  Whatever the result we had a fantastic day at the World Pasty Championships at The Eden Project.  With the entertainment and activities there was a real buzz.  The highlight was hearing The Fisherman Friend's sing the Cornish National Anthem - Trelawney.  It gave me goose bumps.  So we will not be selling world famous pasties in the shop this year - besides they take me too long to make!

The eagle earred among you made have heard me on BBC Radio 2's Simon Mayo's Drivetime on Friday evening - in fact I was the first caller on talking about making pasties.  My five minutes of fame!  The girls were so excited and a bit bewildered to hear mummy coming out of the radio.

Apologies if you have been trying to get hold of us at all today (Wednesday 9th March), we have been hit by a huge storm which has brought down trees and power lines.  It is funny how Cornwall seems to get hit very hard by storms that are not named and bypass the rest of the country.  Basically any road to Little Winnick this morning was blocked.

I am getting very excited about the summer.  Cornwall does the summer well and I am amazed by the number of exciting and often free events put on across the whole area.  This week I was reading with delight about Trebah's new Ampitheatre.  Whilst most of the performances need to be booked I am hoping to get to the Wennie & Jago's Giant Adventure on Saturday 30th July - perfect for the first weekend of the school holidays and it's free.

Follow the blog as over the weeks I undercover events, festivals and many free days out for people, families and dogs of all ages.

In the next few weeks you will notice a few changes to the website.  Behind the scenes we are busy working with Clear Mapping to develop a more up to date website for you to get all the information you need.