I have wanted a caravan for ages, but Gary always said he would never have one (something to do with Jeremy Clarkson's hatred of them on Top Gear?!). So I am pleased to announce that we now are the proud owners of a 1992 Challenger Swift caravan! :) It was originally my mum's caravan, then she gave it to my brother to use, who then gave it to us!!! Even Gary did get a bit excited. Plus we are getting a new car to be able to tow it, so that's a bonus for him. ;) It means we will be able to go … [Read more...]
The Zoo!
April 17, 2012 by 10 Comments
There are a couple of things guaranteed to make me smile - cake (of course) and animals!! So I was excited to visit Chester Zoo at the weekend as part of Kim's birthday plans. I loved seeing all of the animals but especially the big cats! What is your favourite animal to see at the zoo? I am now thinking that I would like to work at the zoo haha... :) … [Read more...]
Easter Cupcakes
April 11, 2012 by 8 Comments
So Easter has been and gone for another year. I hope you all had a lovely time and ate lots of chocolate of course! On Easter Sunday I decided to do some Easter baking. I made chocolate cupcakes from my "Cupcakes From The Primrose Bakery" book and topped them with a vanilla buttercream (some was coloured with yellow food colouring) and mini eggs. I tried out my new Wilton 1M nozzle that Kim got me for my birthday! I tried 2 cupcakes with frozen creme eggs inside and topped them … [Read more...]
Gluten Free Lime & Coconut Cake
April 7, 2012 by 4 Comments
The last meeting of the Warrington Clandestine Cake Club had the theme - "No Dairy, No Eggs, No Gluten, No problem" as we recently had a gluten-intolerant member join and she couldn't eat any of the cakes! I had never baked anything gluten free before so I was definitely up for the challenge. I got lots of books out of the library to browse but in the end I opted for this Gluten Free Lime & Coconut Cake from River Cottage Baking. It was super easy to make, and I also made a coconut … [Read more...]
March Books
April 4, 2012 by 2 Comments
The Likeness by Tana French Source - lent by Sarah. I flippin well loved this book! I read my 1st book by her in January and although I enjoyed it, I was a teensy bit disappointed with the ending. I was glad to see that this book had a nice tied-up ending. It features much of the same characters as the 1st book which was nice. I was going to give this 5 out of 5 but then I remembered one tiny thing which annoyed me, oh and the chapters are very long! - so 4.5/5 it is! The … [Read more...]
Pups Visit The Lakes!
April 3, 2012 by 7 Comments
Thanks for all your birthday wishes on my last post - I had a great 30th birthday weekend. Last week Gary & I took the pups for a little trip to The Lake District for a couple of nights. We had amazing weather and enjoyed lots of nice long walks. Loads of photos to show you all - I tried to cut them down as much as possible but there is still a lot! How cute? Treats left for the pups! Gary & the pups lake-side at our hotel. View from hotel (unfortunately not from our … [Read more...]
