Just…?

This week I was struck by just how flat our eastern county is, as we drove west through the Chilterns to the Cotswolds. There were so many Red Kites soaring over us and swooping down to pick off their prey as we traveled on, marveling at the hills and vales on our route. Journeys’ end was Shilton, just outside Burford, and a stunning cottage that was home for a few days. Always one to investigate local eateries, we came across “Huffkins” which looked interesting and didn’t disappoint. On asking the lady server what a Huffkin was, she replied “Just a bap with a dent in the middle”. Well. It would have been more helpful if she had described it in a little more detail… it’s actually a milk roll, flattened and prodded by the baker and it originates in Kent. I wonder if these restaurants are all over the south of England ? We came across another in Whitney, the home of Early’s who have been making blankets for over 300 years. These were shipped to America and turned into coats for the indigenous peoples who traded with the settlers. Not just a blanket! x