homemade treats

What else is there to do at the weekend apart from a spot of baking and other homemade treats!!
today consisted of baking some rather divine apricot scones (- yummy even if i do say so myself)
accompanied by my new discovery of Pink Lemonade tea, yup you heard me right its pretty amazing and id tell everyone to shimmy on down to whitard and chelsea and pick up a pot.

pink lemonade tea tastes even better from my cath kidston cup :)

This weekends gadget is a yoghurt maker. I heard of these awhile ago and really wanted to try them, so i popped to lakeland and lucky for me the starter pack was on offer so im giving it a whirl. Seems pretty easy, just add the contents of a sachet into the tub and mix with water, place in the flask and pour boiling water in around it, leave for 8 hours for it to do its magic .. guess ill see tomorrow if i have fresh yoghurt or not....

hoping it doesnt not go to badly ill post tomorrow how it went .

xxx

secret affair , Cath Kidston

Ok so it is no secret about my love affair with Cath Kidson. I should maybe get a job working for her as my home is slowly turning into a shop, or some may call a shrine. I cant help it i have a weakness for kitschness!!
my latest buys were from her store in Harrogate, i figured i was aloud a treat after working so hard and these i could not resist!!
Now this lady has come up with it all and now an idea even Warhol himself would probably love .. never mind a painting of a tin of soup ... no no cath goes better with
A TEA TOWEL IN A TIN
I kid thee not ... how amazing, ring pull and everything i adored this and could have bought one in every colour just to stack in my kitchen. I will one day open it but not until iv moved into my new abode north of the boarder.

Of course i couldn't leave the store without a new tea cup or glass ... i decided i needed the sundae glasses in my life, I'm having a garden party soon and think they will make for wonderful desert glasses, unless i decide to master cocktails and unleash this on my friends.

to conclude I'm continuing my love affair with the marvelous cath kidston
xxx

so i disappeared for a while ...

Bettys Tearoom , Harrogate <3

I had got sooooo good with regular posts and then the day job took over and iv been working away alot. These snaps are from my time working in harrogate this last week. A really beautiful town that was a dream for a wanna be photographer like myself.

our lovely hotel ..

The hotel was lovely but the grounds even prettier, the gardens were beautiful at sunrise

xx

simple sunday pleasures

As iv mentioned in previous posts I'm currently training for my attempt for Race4Life in July, In planning do this and realising I'm so out shape since spending half of last year on crutches I'm trying to be really strict on my diet and fitness regime. Sundays are my days of simple pleasures .. I'm aloud my treats iv denied myself on week days and go for a leisurely stroll along the beach instead of a run. Today my treat was a naughty calorific yogurt, which was yummy and made even more sweet by the little message i discovered inside the pot ... i never knew they printed this sort of thing on the inside.. a good idea that was even nicer for me, as i really did make the moment last as tomorrow starts a new week and no more treats for me until next Sunday.


im a sucker for the little things in life

<3 lifes simple pleasures <3
xx

matt smith ... yes please

Along with probably most girls i have developed a little crush on Matt Smith. He has certainly brought a new element to dr who which i have never watched untill i saw Matt in his little blazer and bow tie. My gosh he is one handsome fellow! ( daisy lowe is a lucky lady!) .. Not only incredibly beautiful he is one ace actor! Last night i settled down with a glass of red to watch his latest drama ''Christopher and his kind'' which highlighted the troubles of being gay when it was classed as a sin during the war. Naturally i loved watching it for the fashion and my love of the 40s but he played his character brilliantly, and the drama was both interesting and moving.
I am defintley a fan of mr smith.

all praise the palazzo pant !

Sooo it was a good friend of mines 30th birthday recently and after months of planning a surprise party i had not given any thought to my outfit .. sounding like a typical girl i wanted something special and abit different to mark this occasion.
Its a running joke within my friendship group about my love affair with dresses .. yes I'm afraid at the age of 24 i do not own any trousers ... that was until i discovered the palazzo!! As a fuller figure girl with womanly hips and definite curves i always wear dresses as its easier than trying to find two pieces to suit my shape .. however, on a wonder through town i started to spot alot of these wide leg trousers knocking around and in one particular shop i spotted a pair with a cute wee cherry print .. ''oh there really sweet'' i thought so skipped off to the changing room more for a giggle of seeing myself in trousers after what must be around 5 years since the last time ... i was pleasantly surprised!! more so in fact! .. hung nicely .. didn't cling .. didn't emphasis my thunder thighs .., whats going?
i now have a 2nd love affair to rival tea dresses ... all praise the palazzo pant!!

Sundays are for walks along the beach ...

Sundays are for walks along the beach ... I'm very lucky to live close to the coast and love nothing more than a Sunday stroll along the waters edge. Today was a little grey and windy but that doesn't stop me .. nothing feels better than the fresh sea air in the lungs while pondering over life. Now that iv signed up for ''race for life'' i want to incorporate my Sunday strolls into my training plan. Pounding the pavement in preparation to running for a good cause blocks out the sight of all the couples that's depressing to a singleton .. haha not that I'm bitter ... however the amount of cute puppies i saw today really made me want a dog! that's not such a bad running companion.

day two of training and i have to say I'm feeling it in my legs already. bring on July!! xx