Sovereign light cafe

It's the first week of the Easter holidays and we were due to be in Cornwall.

But due to the current situation, we are understandably not.

Instead, we are working (from home) and trying very hard to keep out daughter entertained and our spirits uplifted.

We've been thinking about how we might be able to bring a bit of Cornwall to us, and we've come up with the following ideas:

• spending time in our garden which, due to its overgrown nature and lack of care, is a little like the Lost Gardens of Heligan (before they were found)
• chalking a seaside scene on the patio
• enjoying the very welcome sunshine we are having this week
• grabbing as much family time together as possible
• attempting to make pasties - traditional and veggie
• filling the paddling pool (if the weather stays nice) to pretend it's the caravan site swimming pool

One of our favourite places to eat in Cornwall is a little spot in Looe called Daisy's Cafe which we have visited almost every year since our daughter was born.

She first paid a visit as a six-month-old, has since chomped her way through endless beans on toast lunches and coke floats.

So to recreate this experience, we've decided to pick our favourite meals from Daisy's menu and recreate them in our own cafe.

We haven't suddenly opened one. A couple of years ago we painted the tiny carport attached to our house (no where near big enough for a car) and made it into something approaching a cafe.

So here we sit, scoffing our Cornish favourites and making the best of where we currently are.
We're also hoping very much that Daisy's Cafe survives this horrible time; it's a very special place.

:: Sovereign light cafe by Keane
Nb this week's song is not based on Daisy's Cafe, but refers to a real cafe in Bexhill-on-Sea. If it's as lovely as the song then I'd definitely like to go.