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O.k. Asha had a hospital appoitment, which she wasnt very keen about.. fair enough, I dont like blood tests either!

Anyway she did really well, although she didnt think she was brave because she didnt like having her blood taken.. We tried to explain that she didnt have to like it to be brave!

I have to say the childrens ward at Bangor hospital is VERY well equipped!

After a trip to the hospital we went into bangor, and bought Asha some hair things from Claires, she thought they were brilliant, I tend to agree. We had pizza for lunch, as a big treat.

Once home she soon settled for the night, after a big dinner of pasta and sausage and luckily slept through as i was exhausted.

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Still taking it easy today. That said we went shopping at around 1pm and by 2pm I was making a roast dinner. Asha really liked hers and ate quite a bit of it. She wanted extra helpings of gravy and another roast potato. It was really nice. We have lost the kitchen again though.

Asha also started eating wheat and gluten today and for the next 2 weeks. This is so the doctors can work out if she is Coeliac.

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Anglesey Cake: [Teisen Sir Fôn]

4 oz butter

4 oz sugar

1 egg beaten

8 oz G.F Self Raising Flour.

Pinch of salt.

4 oz currants

4 oz sultanas

Milk (i used long life soya milk, sweetened)

( I also use what ever dried fruit i have in)

Set oven to gas mark 4 / 350 F.

Cream butter and sugar together, once fluffy beat in egg.

Sift in flour and salt, fold in.

Stir in dried fruit,

add sufficient milk to give a dropping consistency.

Turn into a greased cake tin. The recipie states a 6″ cake tin, but I tend to double up the recipie and cook in a few small loaf tins :d

The instructions also say bake for 45 mins to an hour, but I find with LPG and gluten free it takes slightly longer, but well keep an eye on it!

Enjoy!

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Bara Brith.

I never realised how easy this cake was to make, or how cheap! I use the cheapest dried fruit mix I can get hold of, as you are soaking it overnight in tea!

10 oz Mixed dried fruit.

2/3 pint of hot tea. I made it in a pyrex jug. No milk!

3oz Soft brown sugar.

Grated rind of 1 lemon

12 oz of gluten free flour. (I added a tsp of gluten free baking powder as well)

1and a bit of a  large tsp of mixed spice.

1 large egg.

Soaked dried fruit overnight in tea.

Next day, set oven to gas mark 4, and greased some small loaf tins (I doubled up recipie again)

Strain the fruit, and keep the liquid.

Mix fruit and other ingredients in a bowl. Add liquid untill a soft dropping consistency. Pour mixture into tins, and bake for about 45 mins (depending on cooker, ingredients and stuff)

Cool and serve sliced and marged :d

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Cheshire Show.

I went to my first cheshire show today. I missed it the year I was born, and mummy and daddy were busy the following two years.
It was in tabley which is near knutsford, so we had to leave the house at 8am. So rarely these days, daddy had to wake me up!

After what seemed like minutes in the car, I fell asleep. We arrived there. Mummy then got me dressed, and we had a sandwich.
Mummy had parked in the disabled area, and we slowly trundled over the the kiosk. Where we bought our tickets. We then met granny
by the cheshire hounds. The dogs were noisy. Granny then paid for me to have a go on the bouncy slide, but a boy tripped me up and I fell
down the steps. Shaken we went for a walk around. After some time, we found some fun things to look at, sheep, goats and apache. They were cute
I also saw big horses, cows and baby calfs. Mummy took me into the poultry tent, and we looked at the flat bills of the ducks, the small hooks
of the pigeons, and there wonderfull chests which puffed out. Mummy also told me when she was little she held a baby chick at the cheshire show.
I was watching them with my mummy. We looked at an array of egg yolks, the range in colour yellow was fascinating.

I spent some time playing on the fair ground, I went on the carosel, and train. I also climed into an Airport fire engine, it was a lot bigger than
the one which toppled over in portmadog recently. After making mummy a bouquet with granny, we had pork butties whilst listening to the school band.

I am sure i have missed a lot out of this.

Asha

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Had our first free makeral of the year.

thanks to a kind lady at trefor beach yesterday.

We did try catching some, but it never happend. There is only so much activity you can do at once on a beach with a toddler!

I love living in wales.

In case your wondering how we cooked them.. In the george Fornby, is an easy option

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Oh well, early up.

Made a card for mummy.

Then off to the soft play area as Glasfryn. We then came home, and played outside.

Asha enjoyed herself today. We had pork and cabbage for tea.. (sounds worse than it was. It was actually really nice)

Played on the trampoline, Played on bikes, played football, played with dolls, and read stories,.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_west/7313316.stm

Martin Jeffries from Deganwy, Conwy, says the last straw was a four-fold increase in the rent for the Black Cat cafe at Glynllifon.

now whilst I agree such a substancial increase in rents is unacceptable, so is a cafe this day and age not being able to provide anything which is gluten, wheat and milk free suitable for a child!

I have taken Asha here three times, on one occasion I was told  all our products are bread based. On another occasion I was asked not to give her our own food, after being told that they dont sell anything she could have.  The third time I was offered ploughmans lunch for her, yes cheese, pickled onions and bread :d

Its a pity as we would use the whole area a lot more if we could get something there for Asha, instead we tend to drive past it now days, after all, we have tried!

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Since before Asha was born, we have regully brought there custard creams and bourbons, as they dont make anyone ill.

Quite simple really, no wheat no milk = buscuits and happy tummys!

Now I really dont know what to do as they have decided to add milk to Asha’s staple buscuit. We are in for big tears, as she even goes and looks for them when we go shopping these days, as she knows she can have them! Last time she chucked 4 packets of both in her basket

Link to there page

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