I’m a huge fan of lemon drizzle cake, in particular my Mum’s lemon drizzle, it brings back happy memories from my childhood. So when I stumbled across a recipe for elderflower and pistachio I knew I had to give it a go. And this is the recipe I mentioned in my post elderflower cupcakes. I…… Continue reading Elderflower and Pistachio Drizzle Cake
Am I glad to see March! Goodbye winter! Our little puppy has cleared his last injection and can FINALLY go out for walks. He has sooo much energy and has been bouncing off the walls, so its a relief we can take him out for walks and he’s loving it!
Thanks to my previous job I must have been to Paris 100’s of times but have never been lucky enough to make it further than the airport! :(. This afternoon I have been looking through pictures of the beautiful city and can’t help but dreaming of going there for our 1st wedding anniversary in May …… Continue reading Dreaming of Paris..
It’s been a while since I last did a shop feature, and when I came across Anita’s Gatos I knew it was time to do another. Based in Staten Island, New York, Ana Bellino allows you to “Experience Art in the Cutest Sense.” You will find cute cat figurines, animal totems and other cute creature…… Continue reading Shop feature: Anita’s Gatos
I only recently discovered I liked elderflower. I had always dismissed it before thinking it would taste too much like perfume or similar to Parma Violets, so I was pleasantly surprised when I tasted it and realised it was actually quite nice and even more surprised at what a nice cake ingredient it makes! I…… Continue reading Elderflower Cupcakes
The weather is taunting me, the past couple of days there has been a slight hint of spring in the air, but then the clouds roll in and then the heavens open again, and just like that it’s February again. So for this very reason I had to start a Pinterest board dedicated to Easter and Spring…… Continue reading Dreaming of spring..
Meet Louie our 8 week old Cavapoo (King Charles Cavalier x Miniature poodle). He’s certainly been keeping us on our toes! We collected him last Sunday and it’s taken me till now to sit down and post about it :) We have been thinking about getting a dog for a while now and so this…… Continue reading A new member of the family!
(Photo Credit: Isabel Pavia) Your mission should you choose to accept is to over the next 12 months see how many of the following you can photograph. * A sunrise * A sunset * Horses * The ocean * A forest * A wild open space * An ice cream sundae * Fireworks *…… Continue reading Year-long Photography Challenge
I have just come across the most inspiring and pretty awesome blog and feel the need to share it with you. A Year to Inspire is created by two friends Stephanie and Annetta and is about their art journaling in 2014. Taking hints and prompts from this book the girls will blog their journals each day. I…… Continue reading A Year to Inspire
Following on from my last post on some of my Valentines crafting, I thought I would share with you some lovely paper flower ideas and tutorials, perfect if you can’t quite afford an expensive bouquet . Some of these are so impressive you’d be hard pushed to tell at first glance that they were not real!…… Continue reading Pretty paper flower ideas
What Saysie Makes 