pao is still poorly so am injecting myself with a Splash of Colour to cheer myself up. Lining up for another Cat Attack, the rainbow kitties are plotting. I could have played with these die for ages. A lovely Dutch friend brought round these tulips from Holland. Some pretty beads from a London trip. Please [...]
I thought given my current predicament and the need to lie down with my feet up most of the day that I needed another dose of the Splash of Colour (link to Flickr group with lots of colour) that Emma from Silverpebble has organised this week. I suppose there is a certain irony about posting [...]
I did two landmark things to mark Tamyra’s first birthday yesterday: 1. I made my first ever pavlova. The recipe was a cross between the one in Nigella’s Kitchen book and Delia Smith’s. 2. I broke my little toe. The first time I’ve ever broken a bone in my body. I am quite hospital-phobic so [...]
A tiny splash of colour for January. Will hopefully post more later this week as I’m a bit busy tonight These were some cookies I baked for a visit to our neighbours. I wasn’t sure how bold to be with the green food colouring so I went wild with the writing icing instead!
Inspired by Emma from Silverpebble, I thought a splash of colour would cheer up these dark, short days of winter. These jewelly reds from some cranberry mincemeat I made during last week’s snow day seem to fit the bill. pao and I are feeling pretty ill at the moment with a nasty virus that has [...]