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Today’s walk: At Claremont Landscape Garden
Continuing our theme of visiting dog-friendly National Trust places, we headed to Claremont Landscape Garden to collect the fifth stamp in Breezy’s Pooch Passport. We’d been to Claremont once before, not long after Breezy joined us, when we met some friends for their first meeting with her. Looking back at that blog post, I realized I took almost the same photos today!
I’d forgotten how compact Claremont is, so we also crossed the road to explore Esher Common. Breezy enjoyed both places, her nose and brain fully engaged at all times.
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Tea tasting at Bird & Blend
Friday evening took us to the Brighton Bird & Blend store for a Tea blending and tasting workshop. At first, we wondered what we’d learn in 2.5 hours, but the time flew by—likely helped by some tea-infused cocktails! It was an interesting and really fun evening.
I’ve been a Bird & Blend fan since Richard gifted me some of their tea for my 50th birthday. My favorite, the Roobius Breakfast Cuppa, is always close at hand beside the kettle.
I left with a Caffeine-free Tea Advent calendar, a new-to-me Toffee chai tea and a complimentary packet of Brighton Rock tea, which they used in one of the cocktails. We also brought home a Cold Brew tea bottle to kick off some tea experiments at home, though I doubt I’ll be making tea-infused cocktails anytime soon!
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Today’s bake: Seeded sofa bread
We recently picked up a copy of The Food for Life cookbook and decided to try out one of its bread recipes. I went through a big bread-making phase a while back, but after taking the Zoe test last year and following its recommendations, I’ve been focusing more on healthier sweet treats than on homemade bread. This recipe was a fun return to baking, especially since it’s both delicious and highly rated on the health scale!
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