Week 38 of 2020: Tea and Cake
This week is mainly brought to you by the letters C A K E. Yes it’s been a week full of calories. I probably should feel a little guilty with lots of tea and cake, but I don’t actually have the energy to care! This early morning starts with back to school are exhausting and my plans for a big catch up sleep at the weekend never happen! So, I am making the most of sugar energy to get me through.
Understandably the scales haven’t been so kind, but my stats are all still in the green, so I am not too concerned! I keep getting my 10k steps in a day (and more whenever possible!) but I have neglected my rowing machine this past week. Maybe I can remedy that next week!
Wedding Anniversary
My mum and dad celebrated their wedding anniversary this weekend! Luckily I still had some credit left over from the Moonpig virtual event so I bought them a nice card. They treated us all to fish and chips for a family celebration, so I bought them a nice bunch of flowers as I didn’t want to arrive empty handed.
Tea and Cake
I have been out twice this week for tea and cake! I had a gorgeous lemon cake on the first occasion and Black Forest Gateau on the second. Both cakes were very good! Although I couldn’t quite finish the Black Forest Gateau as the slice was so generous. I hate to leave good cake! But even I was defeated by that portion. I could have done with my buddy Sim to help me out. Mind you she has been very good this week with Keto this week so she might have resisted temptation!
Brownies
We are big fans of the Apprentice so, we finally ordered some baked goods from Ridiculously Rich by Alana. Her gorgeous cakes saw her win back in 2016. Well… she had a special on some gooey chocolate brownies she was testing so they were cheaper than usual! I saw the offer as a sign it was my time to get an order in! But if travel to Aberystwyth at any point I still want to head to the store. The counter display looks amazing. I had planned to take a photo of the brownies but I made a bit of a mess cutting them up, so it’s the box instead I am afraid!
Reviewing
This week my eldest was delighted with a Beano book he was sent to review. He has lots of Beano annuals and magazines dotted around his room already! Also, my blog post about ZENB Veggie Sticks went live, it’s a good thing I had all the goodness of extra vegetables to make up for my cake problem this week!!!
Krispy Kreme
We bought these in week 37 whilst we were in Telford. But we only managed to eat them this week so I took a photo to share with you all! I do miss the Krispy Kreme we visited in Florida though, it had even better varieties.
Walk and Ice Cream
I met a friend and we had a nice long walk but we rewarded ourselves with an ice cream afterwards! I don’t think I quite get the concept of cutting back on the wrong foods yet! If I have put my steps in I like to have a treat!!!
Park Time
My youngest and I had a fab time at the park on the outdoor exercise equipment. The sun was shining and it was wonderful spending some quality time together.
That is a lot of cake in one week, but why not. `did the trip to the exercise machines in the park off set them all?
Ohh! A week of cake is a good week! All of the cake looks fab especially the Black Forest Gateau.
Happy anniversary to your mum & dad.
What a lovely week x
Those flowers for your parents’ anniversary are beautiful. So nice to go out for tea and cake. That Black Forest gateau looks delicious. Love the photo of you and your youngest on the exercise equipment at the park. #project366
Oh my word, I’d be in heaven with all that cake, although I’m not a fan of those doughnuts strangely #366
N and I love outdoor gym equipment too. So funny as he’s always too small for it really! Your week was a good cake week. I miss krispy kremes. I occasionally treat myself when doing a Tesco shop but haven’t been into the actual shop and I don’t think they do delivery with food shops.
What are you doing to me?! I thought you were a friend!!!!! Your post should have come with a warning ‘ BEWARE: You will drool over all the glorious carby images!!!!! 😉
Awwww I am so jealous and wish I could have enjoyed a slice of cake with you last week, it all looks amazing!!!!
I love parks with outdoor exercise equipment, there seem to be a lot of them over in Spain but not as many here. I would go to the park more often if there were! Krispy Kreme donuts are amazing, we have a drive thru near the Trafford Centre – it will be one of our first ports of call when you come up here! Hope you are all having a lovely week!!!! Sim xx
We had free Krispie Kreme donuts at work last week and I had two #oops – I did make sure i went for a long walk afterwards. Hope your parents had a good anniversary
Oh some amazing treats this week! They all look so good! Think I should place an order from Ridiculously Rich!
What a lovely week. A week of cake is a good week. I love all of the cake looks fab and tasty. A big happy anniversary to your mum & dad xxx
Oh goodness, so many delicious treats! I don’t think I could finish that Black Forest slice either. We miss Krispy Kreme donuts, I used to buy them in Oxford in the past, but I haven’t been there since January, if not December, and we don’t have KK in town (sad, but also good, as I would be tempted to buy them all the time).
Happy anniversary to your parents!
My you have done well for cake and other goodies! The cakes look seriously good.
Gorgeous food pics. My kids always love outdoor fitness equipment so I never get a go! #project366
Enjoy the cake ! You’re putting in the effort on your steps so you deserve it ! xx
Ha ha! I love all the cake… I think every now and again we just need to do what works. I am with you on the exhaustion that the return to school brings.
If you want some tea and cake, don’t hesitate to have some tea and cake. Be satisfied whenever you can be. The flower looks lovely. Happy anniversary to your parents. That is a generous slice of gateau. I love Krispy Kreme when I had it years ago when I visited the US. You’ve eaten a lot this week.