High on my list of 'life's simple pleasures' sits the smell, taste and texture of freshly baked bread. I'm talking about real bread here, just the natural goodness of flour, water, yeast and salt. To me, real bread has a golden crunchy crust on the outside and a super fluffy interior and can be improved only be lashings of proper butter. Real bread isn't full of sugar, preservatives and additives and doesn't come in a plastic bag.

I heard on the radio this morning Shrove Tuesday or Pancake Day will be more celebrated than Valentine's Day.

We hit the ground running when we got to Belfast. We headed straight to Titanic Belfast. If you plan to visit, be prepared to say “wow” – a lot. That’s before you’ve even stepped through the door. At 38 metres tall the building matches the height of this world-famous passenger liner. The silver-sharded colossus that is the Titanic Belfast visitor attraction...

It's February half term. Destination Northern Ireland. Our suitcases are packed full of wellies, woolly hats, hot water bottles and even my trusty compact Cadac barbecue. We are heading on an adventure to camp and eat.