Dealing with a glut of victoria plums

Posted by lynne On September - 5 - 2010View Comments

I’ve been watching my victoria plum tree with glee since about July. For the last week I have been out everyday have a check in the hope that they’ll be ripe for the picking. Yesterday the were. Read the rest of this entry »

The quest for the perfect chocolate

Posted by lynne On September - 2 - 2010View Comments

I’ve been experiments with making my own chocolates since about Christmas and really loving the concoctions that can be created and how impressive they look. I also have to admit I’m enjoying the ‘oohs’ and ‘aaahs’ from friends when they see then. Read the rest of this entry »

I love Autumn, I love being able to go looking for blackberries and chantrelles and this year I’ll be having my first shot of elderberry picking too.

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The Hummingbird Bakery

Posted by lynne On August - 22 - 2010View Comments

I was in London at the weekend and had decided before we got there that I HAD to get to the Hummingbird Bakery to sample one of their cupcakes and see what all the fuss was about. Read the rest of this entry »