In a bid to get out of the house, N and I visited the Trereife Easter Fair to see the best of Cornish crafts.
There were plenty of gorgeous handmade items, from bags, cushions and jewellery to cards, pottery and art prints. However, with no birthdays coming up soon, it was hard to find a reason to splash out on these beautiful goods, so we moved swiftly on to the food tents!
With bellies full after sampling artisan breads, spice boxes, cupcakes and lemonades, we went for a wander around the gardens of this old country house. Neither of us had ever been before, so it was the perfect chance to have a look around.
If Pepper had been well enough, it would have been lovely to bring her with us, as lots of people had brought their dogs to walk around and explore with.
I must say we did feel slightly out of place when strolling about, as there were children running around on an Easter egg hunt! If you have kids, I’d definitely recommend coming here next year, as it seemed like a lot of fun, and there were plenty of other crafty activities for them to get up to as well.
Being just slightly too old to paint Easter eggs and try out a mini clay-throwing wheel, we tried our hands at making sushi instead. The guys from Truro College were doing live demonstrations and training sessions all afternoon, so we lined up to make our own.
N was a natural, and we ended up with some delicious mackerel sushi as a mid-morning snack!
What did you get up to this Easter?
So cool that you got to make your own Sushi! I’ve heard it’s hard, especially if you cannot get the sticky rice. This Easter I stayed on my university campus since my family was all on vacations without me…it was relaxing, though. I hope you’re having a great week and have a great weekend xx
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Awh thank you! Glad you had a good Easter even if you were missing out on vacations!
I never even realised you had to use special sushi rice; I thought it was just overcooked normal stuff haha. I think Tesco sells it in their ‘around the world’ food sections x
I once spent hours making a Japanese feast – it does seem to be harder than it looks! I never went to Trereife, but it looks beautiful, and I love a good fair! Such nice weather too! :) Alice xx
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It was lovely weather indeed! I’ve always wanted to learn how to make sushi; it’s one of my favourite foods! N did a good job but it does look difficult. I personally didn’t have a go as I had a cut on my hand and didn’t want to be unhygienic! x
Oh no, that must have been frustrating, but good plan – cuts + sushi vinegar has got to hurt! (as well as being unhygienic!) How did you cut yourself?
Haha yeah; I trapped my finger in the door while carrying my broken Puppy outside to pee haha. She wasn’t allowed to walk on her own after an operation to fix up her broken elbow, but she is pretty heavy so was struggling to carry and close the door at the same time haha. x
Oh no I did read your other post about poor old Pepper! So much pain trapping fingers in doors – made me wince just thinking about it! When I was little I remember my mum slamming the car door shut on my fingers by accident, she felt so so guilty! Now both you and your puppy are broken! :( xx
I love going to little crafty fair things like this! Especially when there’s fresh baked goods on offer! We went for lunch last weekend and there was an Easter egg hunt for the kids so I know what you mean about feeling out of place haha. Looks like you had a lovely time :)
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Yeah it was just a bit awkward as we were basically either the only ones without kids, or the only ones under 50! haha x
This looks like fun :) Not the sushi part….a confession…despite being Cornish I’m really not that keen on fish, but looking round the stalls is more my thing!
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Yeah it’s not everyone’s thing! I think it’s good that they were encouraging kids to have a go at making it though, as without that hands-on element most kids would never go near it! :) x
Seems nice! We tried to discover a few more parks in London, enjoying the bright days we add recently :)
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Céline from Larry & Co.
Awh lovely :) London is beautiful in the Spring! x
Do you still want to make your own lemonade? Seems like you don’t need to now!! I love sushi so much, I would love to make my own sushi. I always spend a fortune at fairs like these!
Same haha; although I managed to restrain myself here and didn’t end up buying anything except a cute birthday card for my 7 year old cousin haha. No lemonade either, so still planning to make some! If the weather stays good here I may attempt it next weekend :) x