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We knew while we were away that we wouldn't come across any veggie eateries, so we just took pot luck & hoped for the best... We love carvery vegetables & were pleasantly surprised when we discovered that they were serving exactly what we both fancied at  The Old Inn  at St Breward. The chef was really helpful & told us what we could have & also gave us a big bowl of vegan spuds (the main ones were cooked in beef fat) & a jug of freshly made vegan gravy. The stuffing was vegan too! The pub always has at least 4 veggie dishes throughout the week & would be willing to put a vegan meal together. We arrived at The Halfway House fairly late & found nothing on the menu, but after discussions with the staff - they managed to make a vegetable bake which they topped with sliced boiled spuds. It was ok & we were hungry... The best meal while we were away, was fortunately on our anniversary. We called at  The Rising Sun  after our walk & swim, when aske

This is where we stayed last week. The yurt's name is Daddy Bear...   It was lovely & cosy... It had a wood burning stove, which we lit every night... And a kitty came to join us. We called him Goldilocks... Making porridge... And eating it... The other yurts in the field. This building houses solar showers & washing up sinks... This hen & her chicks were hanging around while we were washing up... As well as these lovely pigs... This one took a fancy to Sime's boot... Can you see these little chaps? We spotted them & Sime quickly grabbed one for a cuddle... We did debate whether we should bring him home! And on the moor... There were lots of foals... All roaming free... And the sheep were free too... As well as skinny dipping, we have walked on moorland, through forests, visited standing stones & seen the sunset at Crackington Haven. More photos soon... Kay & Sime xx

Thank you, thank you, thank you for all your good wishes - we have had an amazing wedding anniversary! We will share our photos soon, but for now - here's one to zoom in on...  It was a scorching day on our actual anniversary, so what better way to spend it than to be naked in a reservoir! We've returned to lots of hard work & the start of a busy September for our B&B... Hope you're all having a lovely weekend! Kay & Sime xx

We've had another very busy week, but we are very happy to be escaping for a few days. We decided that as it's our Silver Wedding Anniversary on Monday, we should do something a bit different... So we're going to be staying in a yurt on Bodmin Moor! It's going to be wonderful... No computer. No phone. No work. Just time to chill out, enjoy some moorland walks, eat, drink, be merry & have lots of fun!!! See you when we get back. Kay & Sime xx

Eating meals without the addition of processed oils has been a revelation for us & we have found it really easy to do, but making yummy desserts has been more of a challenge. I was always baking a batch of cookies or making cakes before we stopped using oil, but I really wanted to get away from sugary snacks. They were not doing me any favours - to my health or my weight. So as w e are having a lot of interest in our B&B, particularly from vegans, who are all wanting desserts -  I'm now experimenting with apple sauce as a replacement for oil or margarine... Sime's doesn't cope very well with caffeine & loves carob, so I've adapted a chocolate cake recipe, added a couple of extra ingredients & it was good! 9oz wholewheat self-raising flour 4oz carob flour 2 tsps baking powder 6oz dark brown sugar 1 tsp vanilla extract or bourbon 4oz apple sauce  10 fl oz milk (soya, oat or nut) 4 1/2oz frozen raspberries 2oz hazelnuts You will need to preheat your ov

We had some of these in our veg box this week... A tomatillo with it's husk still on... Looks like a green tomato with the husk removed... The insides look a bit aubergine-ish... We whizzed 8 of them up with 2 green chillies.. And added 2 chopped red onions, a teaspoon of brown sugar & the juice of 2 limes ...  It makes a delicious spicy, sour salsa & goes well with chilli & cornbread! Here's the  recipe  from the veg box folk. Enjoy!

We live at the top of The Roseland - a forked peninsula jutting out into the sea. It has lots of little creeks, where folks with lots of money live... This is Place House in Place... Next to Place House... From Place you can take a foot passenger ferry to St Mawes... Which one day we must do!  Instead we parked up on St Anthony Head, ate our picnic & enjoyed a fantastic walk... St Anthony's lighthouse was at the start of our walk... Views from the South West Coast Path... The sea looked gorgeous... With unspoilt beaches...  And exciting little bridges... Looking back at the lighthouse... It's hard to believe how hot it got - when it's so wet & miserable today... St Mawes Castle over the other side... We eventually went into a lovely, cool woodland... Past the bee hives... And into a church... A church which no longer has a congregation... Back into the heat... Through the overgrown churchyard... And a medieval tomb...  We were doing a circula