It all began on a cold but sunny Tuesday morning, quite unassumingly, like most great stories begin. We set off to find some plants and fencing for the garden, and had no particular plans for lunch, as we seldom plan for lunch when we are out - normally lunch is an after thought in between errands [...]
Yesterday was October 4th, which also happened to be Sweden’s National Cinnamon Roll Day. Not one to pass on an excuse to bake I decided to give them a go. This is not a difficult recipe but it is a little bit time-consuming. I spent about 4 hours in total making them, but they are [...]
Sizergh Castle, just outside the borders of the Lake District is a castle with a difference; Unlike the majority of National Trust castles and stately homes, Sizergh Castle is a lived in home, as in the family has lived and still lives there since the XIII century, and current pictures of the family sit together [...]
It is not often that you come across a recipe that you absolutely love from the moment you read it, right through to completion and beyond; This Lemon cake recipe comes from Joanna Goddard’s blog, and the baker is Angharad of Eating for England. It was [...]
I am a terrible morning person, I do not like waking up in the morning. Of course there are things that make it much easier to get up, like a very cute, albeit a bit insistent, kitty cat staring at your face and jumping on you, or the smell of freshly baked bread. Ever since I [...]
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