Three sorbets

Melon. Raspberry & Redcurrant & Chocolate
Mmmmmmmm
This signalled the end of our weekend and time
for the journey home.

Spinach & Feta Pie

Served with sweet potatoes & salad.

Roast Vegetable Terrine

More food glorious food

Home baked bread!

Food Glorious Food

Just returned from a weekend in Scotland
visiting family. The travelling was horrific -
anyone contemplating travelling by Easyjet
should take note that it is anything BUT easy!
In fact it is more like a giant obstacle course
with as many difficulties put it in the travellers
path as possible - the moral of the story is that
as ever you get what you pay for and when you
don't pay much you don't get much!
Travelling aside the weekend was fab especially
the food which included the puddings above
served on gorgeous flower printed plates.

Vintage patchwork

Have also been cutting tiny squares from this
gorgeous pack of vintage fabric scraps that I
bought in Libertys last time I was in London.
When the preent-making is finished I'll make
something pretty with these.

Patchwork skies continued

Patchwork skies

This week I have been doing lots of patchwork

but it is for a present so I can't post photos yet

Instead some patchwork like photos of our

July skies. True to form the British summer

has brought lots of variable weather this month!

Durdle Door

Cliff top hike

Lulworth Cove

After a very wet start to our weekend Sunday
was sunny and warm and we headed for Lulworth
Cove where we sat on the beach, ate chips for lunch
and hiked up and down cliff paths to Durdle Door.

More birthday cake

Time for more birthday celebrations
and of course cake - this time to
celebrate Nick's birthday.
The cake is chocolate made as always
from a Nigella recipe and filled with
raspberries and cream.
Candles were lit and cake sampled
before heading off to the New Forest
and Dorset for the weekend.

Baby pears

Our tiny pear tree is laden with
baby pears right now.

July skies

Been taking photos of the sky this month.
The summer weather has been fab this year
(though not so good this week sadly) but we
seem to have spent lots more time than usual
in the garden enjoying sunshine and blue skies
and it's still only early July.

Birthday presents in the making

Main crafting activity recently has been
making these table napkins to go with
the white china we gave Mum for her
birthday

Birthday time again

Last saturday we had a belated birthday
celebration for my mum.
My contribution to the food was as ever
cake!