I mentioned something exciting the other day, that had cost me money.
I also mentioned driving to Essex in the car, then trying (unsuccessfully) to return in the lorry – and now I can say why!
Let me introduce you to Inka:
I went to see her the other Sunday, liked her straight away and, when she’d come through a vetting, bought her. She arrived on Monday night 🙂
She’s a six-year-old, 16.2hh Irish sports horse and she’s skewbald (brown and white) which I’ve always liked. I’ve got a horrible feeling my saddle doesn’t quite fit so I haven’t been able to ride her much yet – but I’m looking forward to!
I also love the timing that I’m off for the rest of this week so can do more with her. It also meant I could make this:
It’s for my lovely mum, whose birthday it is today. It’s not as impressive as the beautifully-decorated cakes she made us every year when we were little, but I hope she’ll like it. I knew she’d appreciate a lower-fat cake so I made this carrot cake again and iced it with 50g Philadephia Light, 100g sieved icing sugar and some lemon zest – delicious.
We’re going to see Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy at the cinema tonight as a birthday treat 🙂
Happy birthday Mum, you’re brilliant xx
Eating like a horse 
The carrots cake looks amazing! I hope your mum has an amazing birthday and enjoys the film. 🙂
Thank you, it was really nice! And the evening didn’t quite go according to plan – but she enjoyed it anyway 🙂
Oh my! Inka is such a princess – I’m going all gooey and sentimental just looking at the photos. You’ll be such a beautiful pair 😀
And I would be very pleased indeed with that cake – when it’s obviously made with love, who cares about fancy decorations?
I’d love to hear what you think of the film – my Dad’s already seen it and he was on the fence, because he’s wedded to the idea of Alec Guiness in the role Gary Oldman now has.
xxx
Thank you! She’s stunning and seems such a lovely “person” too, if that makes sense for a horse!
My mum loved the cake but sadly there was a mix-up over times and we didn’t get to that film! Hopefully we will in future and I’ll let you know 🙂
She looks beautiful! Hope you have lots of fun with her this week, and happy birthday to your mum, I’m sure she’ll love that cake!
Thank you! I’ve just found out the saddle does fit so lots of riding to come… and my mum loved the cake, thank you 🙂
Happy Birthday to your mom!
Thank you! She had a great time 🙂
NEW HORSE! And she’s lovely!
Hooray! I hated not having one… but she seems lovely, thank you 🙂
Happy Birthday to your Mum!
Inka is gorgeous – I can’t wait to hear more about her 🙂
Thank you so much! I’m sure there will be lots to tell 🙂
Happy birthday to your mother!
Thank you very much!
Yum that cake looks amazing. Hope the film is good- we keep meaning to go but then have been busy- and last week we forgot whoops!
Thank you – and we didn’t make it to that film in the end but the one we saw was great 🙂
Aww 🙂 have a lovely time with your mum. I’ll be baking for mine this weekend as it’s her birthday next week too :-). Inca is beautiful 🙂
Thank you! She had a great time – and baking is such a great thing to do with your mum, I did so much when I was younger and it was always brilliant – hope yours has a lovely one too!
And thank you 🙂
its SUPER impressive to me!!! happy birthday to your mama!! i bet she will love it (and if she’s already seen it/had it, i bet she LOVED IT)
xoxo ❤
Thank you so much! she loved it and had a great time 🙂
What a gorgeous horse 🙂 Inka is beautiful! Have a delightful time with your mom! Are you referring to Essex, MA?
Thank you! She seems lovely… but no, it was Essex in England, just eastish of London – the one in MA would have been a bit of a trek!
She’s GORGEOUS!! Absolutely beautiful. 🙂 Happy Birthday to your mom!
Thank you so much, I’ve always loved coloured horses!
AHHHH ponnnnyy! Gorgeous i love irish sport horses, skewbald too! Good luck with her.
Hee hee, If I’d had a checklist of points for my perfect horse, Irish sport horse and skewbald would have been on it! When I went to see her, I was making myself ignore those and try to concentrate on whether I liked her anyway… and I did 🙂
Thank you so much and thank you for commenting!