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Monday, 4 November 2013

This Weekend at the Duckpond (Food Glorious Food - Day 4)

Day 4 of Rosalilium's blog every day in November challenge
Food Glorious Food
 
(It's our fuel, it's a social bond and for many of us it's a happy place. Today we celebrate food.)

I'm going to be a bit lazy and include my #BEDN Day 4 topic in my usual weekly duckpond round-up.



This weekend we have mostly been...


Watching - two firework displays, one in Bridgwater on Friday night and one in Burnham on Sea on Sunday night. Both were huge displays, completely free and timed to music and very good they were too!

Fireworks Display




Peering - through Carnival shed doors on Friday night, watching all the last minute preparations for Saturday night's procession.

Griifens Carnival Club Building




Clapping - all the wonderful entries, large and small, at Bridgwater Carnival
(some of which we'd seen the previous night, only half finished!)

Bridgwater Carnival




Examining - lots of detail on the Carnival floats while they were all parked up in Burnham on Sea waiting for tonight's Carnival procession.

Burnham on Sea Carnival Assembly Area




Munching - a delicious Cottage Pie, potatoes, peas and gravy from a little cafe on the seafront at Burnham on Sea.

Cottage Pie, potatoes, peas and gravy



Baking - a very chocolatey cake for a work colleague's birthday.

Chocolate Cake



Bear-sitting - Bath Omnibear (the mascot of the staff society at work); we took him to see the Carnival floats and to watch the fireworks!

Bath Omnibear



What did you get up to at the weekend?


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14 comments:

  1. Anonymous4 November 2013 at 17:12

    That cake looks AMAZING - Ferrero Rochas are my favourite chocolate, except for white chocolate! ;)

    Looking forward to seeing you BEDN, it's always lovely to find new blogs!

    Sarah xx
    scandinavianontheinside.blogspot.com

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    1. duck in a dress8 November 2013 at 13:16

      Thanks Sarah! I'm not actually that keen on Ferrrero Rochas but the birthday girl at work loves them so she managed to get several! :-) x

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  2. Unknown4 November 2013 at 17:54

    That cake has just started a massive chocolate craving! You've made it look so neat too, usually mine are uneven, layers sliding everywhere messes!
    x

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    1. duck in a dress8 November 2013 at 13:18

      Ooh sorry Rosie! I must confess though, most of the icing was done by the other half - I think he finds icing cakes a bit like plastering! :-) x

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  3. Angela4 November 2013 at 18:25

    Your weekend was WAY better than mine! And that chocolate cake looks divine...

    I spent the weekend in bed with a filthy cold, which is now setting up shop in my chest--second round of Bronchitis?--and slept/sneezed/coughed. Lucas and Dave baked me a get well soon cake packed with carrot and orange for cold-busting purposes :)

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    1. duck in a dress8 November 2013 at 13:20

      Oh no! That sounds awful (although the carrot and orange cake sounds good) - hope you're feeling better now xx

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  4. Claire4 November 2013 at 19:57

    I want / need cake now. Great post. Loving all the pics from the carnival.
    Claire xx
    http://somewhereyonder.blogspot.co.uk/

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    1. duck in a dress8 November 2013 at 13:25

      I think I've accidentially started a cake craving! :-) x

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  5. Saskia4 November 2013 at 19:57

    You always have the best weekends! That cake looks absolutely, I want to eat my screen, om nom nom. My weekend was pretty okay, saw my team win the football match with 0-8, was nice to celebrate such a big win! :-)

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    1. duck in a dress8 November 2013 at 13:27

      I think that sounds like a pretty good weekend! 0-8 is an amazing score! :-) x

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  6. Rachael4 November 2013 at 21:33

    My word that cake looks insanely good!

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    1. duck in a dress8 November 2013 at 13:28

      It certainly seemed to go down well in the office, there were even a couple of screams of joy when I brought it in! :-) x

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  7. Hook, Line and Sink Her4 November 2013 at 21:45

    To echo everyone above: THAT CAKE. Oh my word!!! xxx

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