So another Day In The Life day was declared for Sunday. This is what I did.
I got up at about 6am, I really didn’t feel like eating anything as I’d been at a BBQ until late the night before but I have learned from experience that it’s not a good idea to go on long cycle rides unfueled. So sat outside with the cats and slowly ate a sesame bagel with marmalade. I also had a teaspoon of spirulina mixed with apple juice which is something I’m trying at the moment, I have no idea if it makes a difference. I then pottered about, had a shower, tidied up, and so on.
At 8am I headed off out. Recently most mornings I have been cycling 30 miles before work to get my strength on my bike up (also it’s really fun). To do that before work means I usually have to be out and about brutally early so as it was Sunday it was nice not to be in too much of a rush. My routine is to cycle 15 miles, stop and eat a banana, then cycle 15 miles back. In this instance the bananas were all too black to take with me (more on them later). The route I took was roughly along the new commute I will be doing from next week, I have tried it several times now because Gloria is heavy so it really helps to learn where the steep bits are. I was having such a nice time I actually went a few extra miles until my conscience started reminding me to get back.
I took my weekly bike-on-gate picture that I put on Instagram. This is the non-Instagram version.
Later I stopped to take pictures of Gloria on a hill to show the new additions, I’ll probably post them this week sometime.
At the moment the hedges are full of edibles, so when I cycle I keep one eye on the hedge ready to slam on my brakes if I see something good. Look here, the main ingredients for apple and blackberry crumble in one bush.
Then I headed home, had a second shower, ate a quick sandwich, and was picked up to go and play bass.
Wearing my 2nd favourite socks. Mustardy.
There for 5 hours.
Mostly hard working but a bit of larking about.
Then home, we went to a local pizza place, Fratelli’s, for a takeaway pizza. This is their reading material while you wait. Then home again to eat it, started watching Of Gods and Men but stopped to listen to the local music show, BBC Introducing Oxford.
I made two loaves of gluten free banana walnut bread with the ripe bananas mentioned earlier. Downloaded and edited these pictures. Handwashed a top, a cardigan, and the other delicates. Then at midnight to sleep.
The end :) How was your Sunday?
Oh and this is the recipe for the gluten free banana bread, I have posted it before, it’s my sister’s recipe to which I added the walnuts. Having made it many times I think the quality of the rice flour matters, some are more grainy than others.
Gluten-Free Banana Walnut Bread
175g brown rice flour
50g cornflour
75g walnut pieces
100g caster sugar
2 teaspoons gluten-free baking powder
2 pinches salt
100g unsalted butter
3 mashed bananas
2 large eggs
1kg loaf tin greased
1. Preheat oven to 180 C or 350 F
2. Cream the butter and sugar. Beat in the eggs one by one. Mix in the banana.
3. Sift the brown rice flour, the cornflour, the baking powder, and the salt. Mix into the banana mixture, then add the walnuts.
4. Pour into the loaf tin and bake for 1 hour until a skewer comes out clean and the top is very golden.
5. Remove from tin and cool on a rack.
