jackandginger: For the love of Saltburn

Sorry for the slightly delayed post this week – so much sunshine is not productive to blogging!

A couple of months ago you might remember this blog post about a trip I made to the seaside at Saltburn, and a wander around the farmers market which is held there. The other half and I love a stroll around a good farmers market – the smell of a hog roast or a sizzling Aberdeen Angus burger with all the tiny tasters of cheese, pickles and chocolate can’t be beaten! The other half especially loves to see all the cuts and quality of meat which he doesn’t see at the supermarket, whilst I am more taken by the handcrafted items – soap, crocheted items and cakes!

Usually when I am lucky enough to score a weekend day off work it means a frantic, action packed couple of days as we try to make the most of the time together. This weekend was a much more restful affair – a lazy lie-in and full English breakfast followed by a trip to the seaside on Saturday. True to form the other half expressed mock surprise that we had ended up in Saltburn whilst the Farmers Market was on...no doubt he had been planning our trip and clearing the freezer in preparation for a couple of days! What he didn’t know is that I had seen an advert for a vintage fair on the journey towards the sea – so I was doing some planning in my head as well!

After a walk around the food, pottery and homegrown produce stalls (and a quick paddle in the sea) we stopped for a venison burger with caramelised onions before I put my plan into action! The plan involved one of us sitting outside the nearby pub in the glorious sunshine, and one of us going inside the vintage fair for a quick look around and perhaps a cupcake. Of course, with much fluttering of the eyelashes, I got my way!