Fat Bastards

The weather may remain dry this afternoon 

I will resume wall painting then.

In between showers the girls have been jostling for the sunny position on the trendy blue sofa.

I have been making fat rascals for most of the morning

Between 1986 and 1989 I lived in the city of York . Before my late nursing shift start at 1 pm, I would often go to Betty’s tea rooms which is situated in St Helen’s square, to have myself a small Golden carafe of coffee and a fat rascal. There was a single table upstairs which I loved to sit in, where I would pretentiously read my book and scoff my rascal 

This morning I made Fat Rascals for the very first time.

Now for those that don’t know a Fat Rascal is a cross between a scone and a bun; in actual fact it is a Rock cake which is filled with fruit, orange zest, whole bleached almonds and glacè cherries. 

The last three ingredients make the rascal taste so good

They should be eaten warm with butter and should be large, two handed buns.

I made mine a little smaller than I’d like but they tasted Right Good when I tried them

Years after I had left York for Sheffield , I returned to the city to see some friends. Feeling all nostalgic for a Rascal, I turned left into the shop rather than the cafe and ordered six. 

The shop waitress looked surprised at my request

I had ordered Six fat Bastards instead of Six Fat Rascals!!

She got the gist! 

I will leave you with this short film called Alex And Jay

It’s a wonderfully acted piece which turns out quite charmingly 

I’ve enrolled in another film study course, this one centred around exploration of gay themes within cinema.. it will keep me busy on Thursday nights.

Chic Eleanor has just messaged me, she has booked a table for dinner for us and some friends next week

“ Darling” the message read “ We are embarking on a new beginning”