The 'Desperate Dan Pie'

Having been to 'The Lark' nearly 10 years ago, I have never had the opportunity since to try out a Desperate Dan Cow Pie. You may ask, 'what on earth is a Desperate Dan Pie'? Well, the best way to describe it is that it is a main meal in itself. You will probably not want to have a starter prior to this. Trust me. The pie itself is about 8 inches in diameter and about 2 inches deep and consists of chunks of steak and kidney cooked with potatoes and carrots and brocoli and cauliflower. It also has two pastry horns sticking out.
Last Saturday, we decided to visit the Lark once again. The pub had not lost much of its character because it still maintained some of the old furnishings from the printing press that it got its name from. The pie itself was as delicious as it was 10 years ago. I was a bit dissapointed that there were no high chairs there but Hannah was as good as gold and sat on her chair and enjoyed the food the whole time we were there. I must remember to get ourselves one of those booster seats that you could fit onto a normal chair. That would come in really useful especially if you ended up in a place that did not have a high chair.

I've got an idea....

Hannah's into phrases now. Her latest one is 'I've got an idea...' to which I would reply, 'Hannah, what's the idea?', to which she would reply, 'Daddy, I've got an idea...' and on it would go. I am still coming to grips with the frequent question of 'Daddy, where's the car?'. The reply 'it's in the drive Hannah' rolls off the tongue without much thought now. I made the slip the other day of replying in this manner when I realised only too late that the car was not in my drive but at the supermarket car park.