The Davidsons come to Cambridge

A sting in the chicken

We had Ally's aunt and family over for lunch on Sunday. The chap in the foreground is Bronwyn's fella - Mark. A great guy who shares my passion for techno gadgets so we always have lots to talk about. Ally did her speciaity: sweet and sour chicken done Naked Chef style. A fantastic dish with a little bit of a sting in it's tail: two red hot chillis in the sauce waiting for an unsuspecting victim. Like Russian roulette it is. We always wonder who's going to get it first. But, oh so delicious!

Rapscallion Connor
Carol and family regularly look after little Conner on Sundays while his mum works. So they brought him along for lunch. He'd slept during the car trip here so was full of energy by the time he arrived which he spent running around the house, scattering toys in his wake. A little rapscallion of note - but boy was he adorable. After lunch, we took him to the park for a run. He led us a merry dance around the play ground - and also got to feed the ducks.

Baby Hedgehog (later called Chuckles)
On our walk, we came upon a baby hedgehog that was about to try to cross a busy road. We looked everywhere for it's parents but no sign. Poor little thing - it was disoriented and not very happy. Carol is a sucker for raising little orphans of any description (she already has Indian Myna's and barn owls on her CV). We took him to the park with us, wrapped in a jersey, and he soon perked up with all the delicious flowers to eat - and a couple of sips of river water. By the time we got home, he was positively frisky and wolfed down mega portions of cat food. Carol will look after him till he's a little older, then re-introduce him into an area where he can find other hedgehog friends. Cute little thing...