Having sloshed to nursery to drop off my youngest, before
the slosh to school to drop off my eldest, Gideon, he commented that we should
just borrow Noah’s ark to make it easier because it’s been raining ‘like
forever, Mum’. Although he is old enough
to realise that although I am a control freak, the weather is not at my
command, Seth, my youngest still believes that I have sent the rain to prevent
him from wearing shorts even though it’s summer (apparently) so he should be
allowed, Gid does, sort of, have a point!
I know there’s a drought, we should be grateful etc, etc and I am,
honest, it’s just that I’m short, my trousers are too long so I have wet
trousers and my wellies leak!
However, I am hoping that this wet spell, which is due to
last throughout May, I hear, will make you all want to escape the dreary
greyness by joining us for the Filling the Gap N15 May Café (see how I did
that, so slick you never noticed!)
Although none of you resemble animals, we are happy to be the ark-esque
safe haven as the torrent flows and even if it doesn’t! We even have a new 2-by-2 price plan, sort
of! £5 buys a main meal for an adult and
a child with as much water as you can drink.
Each additional child costs £1 each.
Tea, coffee and yummy, local apple juice and a selection of home-made
cakes are available too costing £1 - £1.50.
Yes, this is a little more than last time, we admit it, but we had to
find a way to make everything sustainable whilst remaining dedicated to our
ideals and principles so that our little café will one day be able to stand on
its own currently Bambi-like legs and feet.
The May menu looks like this:
Week 1- Meze
plate: a selection of homemade delights including feta and tomato bread, served
with salad and humus.
Dessert options: Chocolate
brownies or fruit salad
Week2- Sausages
or halloumi with cowboy beans and guacamole served with flatbread and Mexican
street salad.
Dessert options: Victoria
sponge or gingerbread stars
Week 3-
Fishcakes, or veggie cakes served with two types of salad, bread and sauce.
Dessert options: Feisty
ginger squares or sweetshop cake
Rain or shine, we hope you can walk, swim or sail along to
join us, but please leave your menagerie at home, if your kids are anything
like mine, they are animal enough!
