Not Fit For Human Consumption

There is a very old story about a desperate Vicar appealing to his rather unreliable congregation* for contributions to the Harvest Lunch. “What we want is not abstract promises” he declared “but concrete puddings!” I thought of him yesterday as I passed a building site in the middle of Leicester

As I approached, I thought I saw some cupcakes on the ground

In fact they are part of the reinforcement of the concrete foundations, and for some reason the filler in each pipe is an amazing pink colour.

But from a distance, they did look like chocolate cupcakes, with strawberry frosting and a flake stuck in the top of each one!

*I should say that our fellowship are brilliant at providing refreshments for events like last week’s visit by Lyn Green [new General Secretary of the Baptist Union] We had carrot cakes, fruit loaf, scones with cream and strawberry jam, mince pies with starry toppings, ginger and spice cake…No wonder I cannot lose weight!