How hard can it be to get a toffee apple right…

It’s beyond me. It has been beyond me since 2016. I’ve tried every November with varying degrees of incompetence. Before then his mum would get it right each year. That’s either making her own excellent ones or remembering to buy them before they sell out. I’m still waiting after 7 years to achieve either of these.

This used to bother me lots. Just how much of this parenting GIG I felt totally out of my depth in. Trying badly to do things his mum would seemingly do effortless.

But you just do the best you can. Just keep trying. Keep smiling at the many mistakes and think maybe next time it might improve.

‘Dad that’s your worst haircut ever, wow I look like a cross between Scooby Shaggy and Krusty the Clown.”

Yes it was a bad one. But on the bright side, when he popped into a Halloween Festival a few days later…

“That haircut looks like something perfect for a Halloween Scare Look. It’s not out of place here, I can take my hat off finally….”

When did his mum ever get a Halloween Hair Cut, THIS RIGHT.

39 thoughts on “Toffee Apples”

  5. The picture is gorgeous! The toffee looks like amber. And this post reminds me of when I tried to make toffee whilst drunk at uni, and I burnt it. I couldn’t tip it down the sink, nor could I put it in the bin as it was so hot, so I, erm, tipped it out of the window. I was on the top floor. And the next morning all the windows below me had a cascade of burnt toffee over them. 😳

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      1. Well, I genuinely didn’t have a clue for a while as I’d been so drunk, and then the details came back to me gradually! Everyone thought it was some weird fungus or something, until one person declared that it “smelled like sweets”.

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  6. That looks delicious, Gary! It really does. Don’t be so hard on yourself. You’re doing your best.

    I know you don’t share photos of Hawklad present day but I’d love to see one of your infamous haircuts. My imagination is going wild! 😆

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  13. This is beautiful. I understand the single parent challenge and you are doing great. This was a perfect example of just showing up. Just getting it done and turning it into a win.

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