A Cake for Sonnie

My sister, Sonnie, has just turned 70.  She didn’t want to celebrate, just wanted to have a quite day…  But her family and friends had other ideas!

A message, out of the blue, from my nephew, Dave, put us all on notice.  There was to be a surprise celebration!  Oh the pressure of trying to not make her suspicious of the goings-on. Continue reading

Mum’s Little Pineapple Tarts and Memories…

When we were clearing our late parents’  home last year we found some cute, old baking tins.  My sister, Sonnie, recalled our mum using these tins to make little pineapple tarts – I had no recollection of them, but Sonnie had a story that went with her memory!

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