six word saturday

Attempting Mrs Oberon’s Cock-a-Hoop Honey Cake

/ Su Leslie / 38 Comments

One of my son’s favourite childhood books was Margaret Mahy’s A Busy Day for a Good Grandmother.

The good grandmother is Mrs Oberon, summoned by her son Scrimshaw to deliver one of her cock-a-hoop blue borage honey cakes — the only thing that will pacify his crying, teething baby son.

Her journey — by trailbike, plane, raft and skateboard — involves navigating rapids, and fighting off hungry vultures and alligators.

Arriving to find Scrimshaw at the end of his tether, she not only calms the baby but teaches her son to make his own honey cake.

I was reminded of the book recently by Amanda at Silkannthreades, and began wondering what a cock-a-hoop blue borage honey cake might look (and taste) like.

I did find a recipe, but not only was it missing blue borage honey, but seemed to lack the ingredients one might expect in a teething remedy.

This is my first attempt. It’s flavoured with blue borage honey (naturally), as well as cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and chamomile — to soothe.

It’s ok. The texture is good, but none of the flavours emerge strongly enough and it looks disconcertingly like gingerbread.

Definitely not a six-word post this week — but bookended thus.

So, back to the drawing board.

Posted to Debbie’s Six Word Saturday

Six word Saturday: if I could show you depression …

/ Su Leslie / 29 Comments

Feeling a bit like a swing in a storm; buffeted, out of control and ultimately pointless. Photo: Su Leslie, 2014

Feeling a bit like a swing in a storm; out of control and ultimately pointless. Photo: Su Leslie, 2014

The black cloud has been hovering for a while and none of my usual fixes are working. I guess I’ll just be riding this one out.

Luckily, other bloggers have much more cheerful Six Word Saturdays to share. Here are some that I liked:

Six Word Saturday

http://elainemcnulty.wordpress.com/2014/05/17/six-word-saturday-what-else-but-the-weather/

http://whenwordsescape.wordpress.com/2014/05/17/six-word-saturday-51714/

http://lingeringvisions.wordpress.com/2014/05/17/six-word-saturday-dream-more-while-you-are-awake/

http://restlessjo.wordpress.com/2014/05/17/six-word-saturday-112/

http://magicalmysticalteacher.wordpress.com/2014/05/11/roxaboxen/

http://magicalmysticalteacher.wordpress.com/2014/05/17/sombrero/

http://ccchampagne.wordpress.com/2014/05/17/short-and-sweet-2-six-word-saturday/

http://vivinfrance.wordpress.com/2014/05/17/6-word-saturday-79/

http://rlavalette.wordpress.com/2014/05/17/six-word-saturday-145/

http://mcguffysreader.blogspot.co.nz/2014/05/home-work.html

http://allisonsbookbag.wordpress.com/2014/05/17/six-word-saturday-meme-41/

http://retired-not-tired.blogspot.ca/2014/05/six-word-saturday_17.html