
When I asked Roy what he wanted to make this week, he told me that he wanted to make an easy breakfast for Mothers Day. He knows that lots of his friends want to make breakfast for their Mum on Mothers Day, but they can't make pancakes, scones, muffins or bread on their own. So, Roy wanted to make something which could be made the day before Mothers Day, with the help of Dad, and just needed to be prepared and put on a breakfast tray the next day. I suggested we make an old fashioned fruit loaf, which reminded Roy he had a recipe for an Apricot Loaf he had wanted to try, out of one of his early 1900s household lore cookbooks (from Soverign Hill). Once we had tried the recipe out Roy declared it perfect, and wanted to share the recipe with all his friends. So this week Roy Creates Apricot Loaf.
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Imagine, you are a woman living in the 1930s. You have decided it is time to try the new fashion and loose your lovely long hair. You think it will be great, all your friends say it is so light and easy to look after. You don't look forward to the styling though. Your friend showed you the clips that she uses to put the waves into her hair and they look so nasty. All those teeth, like a crocodile!
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Recently, lots of Roys friends have been telling him about their upcoming music exams, and how nervous they always are before them. Many of the exams are held at Sydney Conservatorium, and Roy wanted to find some way to keep them occupied if they arrived early, so he started looking around for something they could visit close by. When I realised what he was doing, I suggested he simply teach them about the Conservatorium itself, as it has a long and fascinating history.
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