10 years on living with JIA

 Miss T at 2 years old with her ankle in plasterWhen this photo popped up in memories from 10 years ago, a whole heap of unexpected emotions flooded in. How different life was then. The naivity of thinking it was just a broken bone that would soon heal and normality resume....

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Blackberry and gin loaf cake

 A speedy write up of what I did with the blackberries I picked the other day...Ingredients:125g self-raising flour1 tsp baking powder115g butter115g caster sugar 2 eggszest of 1 lemon150g blackberries25ml gin1 tbsp chopped fresh mintapprox 1 tbsp chia seedsFor the drizzle:50g...

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Braemar Part 2 - February 2024

Following on from Braemar Part 1, here are some more photos from the rest of our time staying in Braemar as well as venturing even further afield with a day trip to see Loch Ness. The beautiful village of BraemarStaying in a converted churchBraemar pond frozen over and looking...

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Braemar Part 1 - February 2024

 Following our evening in York, we set off the next morning to head to Scotland. We stopped at the garden centre at Berwick-Upon-Tweed just south of the Scottish border to meet up with Miss T's previous RDA horse-riding instructor. She'd moved to Scotland during the pandemic...

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