Chocolate And Steam

We went for a day out in Ramsbottom yesterday. It's a village a short distance north of Manchester, and not too far from where we live in Saddleworth. Once upon a time Ramsbottom was probably best known as the birthplace of Robert Peel, but although there's a big monument to him on a nearby hill, I don't imagine many people who visit nowadays do so for that reason. Instead, they go to visit The Chocolate Cafe and to have a go on the East Lancashire Railway, which is exactly what we did.

G is a bit too young to have any chocolate, and she was obviously feeling jealous as we ate our way through our chocolate-themed afternoon tea, because she managed to knock back a whole pot of baby food. This set her up nicely for the rest of the afternoon, and she thoroughly enjoyed her trip on the steam train to Heywood and back.

As you can see from the picture, she was wearing a strawberry bib. I think I may have put it on her because I was feeling guilty for exposing her to so much chocolate. If she grows up preferring fruit salad to brownies, it'll be conclusive proof that dressing children up as healthy food helps them have a proper diet. I'll have to suggest it to Jamie Oliver.