Back to normal…

Last Friday was unusual as there was no Cake Friday delivery. I’d warned the beleagured shopkeepers in case they wondered what was happening. We had to be in Watford by late morning for a sad reason – we were saying goodbye to an old friend, not old, only 66. I’d worked with her in Hemel Hempstead from 1987 for 7 years and we’d been mates ever since. She and her husband had visited us in Milan and Lexington, shared a narrowboat holiday with us and we’d exchanged cards and phone calls until she fell ill. Something that made her smile was that one of her recipes is included on our website with a video to go with it. We were teaching Home Ec. before the National Curriculum was introduced so could devise our own curriculum based on the needs of the children, so included studies of ingredients – blind tastings of milk, cheese and baked beans were enjoyed with home made baked beans unexpectedly part of the range. They were happy days and I was thrilled to meet up with ex-colleagues to reminisce about school trips/visits and the escapades of our pupils, sixth formers and their progress. I know Gill was respected by the children she taught and we’ll miss her. x