A Week In The Life…

Good evening all!Hope you're having as much sunshine and joy as us Londoners- I just want it to stay like this forever... please?!As I've said before, the sunshine brings out the best in me and every day I am doing so much I could write a blog an hour but then I would miss out

Spring Lamb Stew…

Well good morning spring chickens!I LOVE this time of year- I am getting up early and FILLING my day to the brim of wonderful things... dog walking, gardening, songwriting, exciting meetings and COOKING... so much cooking, I can hardly believe it... I have gone from take aways and freezer/ready meals girl to proper gourmet food

Life With Dough…

Not THAT kind... but BREAD!I have gone baking mad! I just love making bread, especially Hot Cross Buns- so much so that I am proving a batch right now to take up to my boyfriend's parents for Easter.The fact is I have never been a cook- I made horrible puddings and biscuits when I was

Summer is a’coming in…

Yes, the weather is b e a utiful! I am currently trying to write this blog outside in it... but we all know the blazing sun is not a friend of the humble laptop screen so alas, I must continue inside!The view from our bedroom window...OK I'm back inside our cave like dwelling! At least

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and… Basil?!

While I warm up supper (calm down, I cooked it yesterday- I haven't reverted back to my old ready meals ways!!) I thought I would share some pictures of some new arrivals... HERBS! And lots of them!!OK, they aren't ALL technically herbs- those, up there, are ferns!My lovely friend, stylist, brilliant blogger and general wonderstar

Now, back to the garden…

I have been loving the weather- I don't want to leave the house so I can spend every single moment in the sun and work in the garden.This time last year it was a tip, a building site... a work in progress. This year it is a real fully functioning garden and I couldn't be