Absolute scenes at Sleaford earlier with @lateturn.bsky.social. If I look frazzled, it's because I was 😂 A challenging day but it helps when you work with the best of the best 🙌🏻

I wonder if they still have this utterly terrifying snowman effigy at the base of the big wheel where you queue 😳 went in 2016 and it terrified me hahah

My boi!!!

Thank you to my long-suffering @mrdannyp.bsky.social who has to wait every year until I do my critical analysis to actually eat them

Also can we discuss the terrible choices that have been made here- who asked for 8 toffee pennies?! Absolutely no one. And I'm still mourning the loss of the caramel brownie in 2021 tbh. And 7 pissing coconut eclairs?! Gimme more Strawberry delights and then we'll talk.

Some facts. There hasn't been any shrinkflation here- compared to the same size as last year, we actually have more sweet-age. In 2023, the weight of sweets themselves was under 600g, which the box claimed to be!! This year, thankfully we have 640g of actual sweets. Good work Nestlé (box is 111g)

WELL folks. Time to move my yearly Quality Street analysis over to Bluesky. And boy what a year it is in this niche confectionery world...

Some pics included of past years entries for context.

Lady Di is back, in black cat form

It's that time of year when we go for a walk, I get stuck in lots of brambles, then make a wreath out of what hasn't managed to kill me. Cheated slightly with some Pyracantha berries from our front garden, but they look kinda like fairy lights 🥰

He's in prison

Also duolingo pals- add me! Trying to keep it up, and it's working- for now 🎌

Doesn't get much better than this ❄️ The scene while waiting for our departure time at Melton Mowbray earlier.