Kate and two of my cousins baking

My mum is now an expert in baking banana muffins. We always seem to have some old, over-ripe bananas around that need throwing away – or using! We prefer the latter…

Today we had a visit from my cousins and their mum and dad. They’d come all the way from Belfast, and Matthew and Odhrán helped my sister Kate bake banana muffins to my mum’s “secret” recipe – at least I don’t know what it is!

There was a lot of shouting at the television this afternoon too as my dad’s team, Manchester City took on their “noisy neighbours” Manchester United in the FA Cup. It was, apparently, a fantastic game and, even though City lost 2-3, they showed they are a match for the red half of Manchester (well, Salford really – United are based in Salford). They also sit at the top of the Premier League, three points ahead of United. Still a long way to go though…