The Great And The Gooseberries

This weekend is not only about BAKING…it is also very much about GREAT BLOGGERS. We wanted to host an event that would help WordPress meet some of the most wonderful bloggers out there. I am sure you are going to be thrilled when you see the bloggers who are taking part in this year’s GREAT BLOGGERS’ BAKE-OFF 2020 SUMMER PICNIC.

One of our GREAT BLOGGERS is  Kristian, the creator of Tales from the mind of Kristian, who co-hosts WORD OF THE DAY and 50 WORD THURSDAY, and writes superbly clever flash fiction and poems is also a singing sensation!

Kristian has also been a huge support in helping to make THE BAKE-OFF one of the WordPress highlights from 2020! He has written a brilliant poem for THE BAKE-OFF…and has also been BAKING!!!! Kristian has made a Gooseberry Crumble….yummmmmmmmy! With a tonne of cream to go with it by the looks of his photo.

You know Kristian, Jack reckons that we are just over an hour (that’s if there is no traffic at all on the roads) away from Essex…he and I would happily jump in his car and come to visit you to tuck in to your crumble. We’ll call you when we pass Brentwood so you can put the kettle on for us! ❤  I told Jack it will be real tea at your place! We want to meet the chick-a-dees!

I have two songs for you…

I chose STAND BY ME for three reasons… Firstly because it mentions the word “crumble”. (I have a very short list of songs that use the word crumble, and fortunately we only have two crumbles in this year’s BAKE OFF!) Secondly, because Kristian is such a great blogger. It’s people like Kristian that made me want to stick around on WordPress…such a lovely person and such a supportive blogger. Thirdly, I picked this song because it is our song…not Kristian and me…Jack and me…and Jack has made a contribution to the BAKE-OFF this year (as you will see later)!

The second song is here for the sake of gooseberries…how many songs can you think of that mention gooseberries???

“Country life has its advantages,’ he used to say. ‘You sit on the veranda drinking tea and your ducklings swim on the pond, and everything smells good. . . and there are gooseberries.” ― Anton Chekhov, Gooseberries