Sweet things!

I made my cupcakes!

Pink butterfly cakes with REAL butter butter cream

Very naughty as one is never enough, in fact I'd better not mention EXACTLY how many I have eaten!!

Do you like my little jug? I love it! It was one of my Christmas presents from my sis! So pretty!

The last two evenings have been spent making Peachy bunnies. I bought a vintage Witney blanket at the boot last summer. I was going to dye it, as I couldn't think what to make.Bunnies popped into my head on Wednesday and so I've been busy stitching since then!

As this is my 100th post!! (I thought I'd never get there to be honest) I thought I'd have a little giveaway.The giveaway gift will be a Peachy Bunny and some handmade cards (which I've yet to make)

If you would like to enter the giveaway, you just need to leave a comment on this post! Yes, it really is as simple as that!Overseas ladies are very welcome to enter too! I wouldn't want to miss anyone out!

Have a fabulous weekend, hope the sun shines on you!

Rachel x

Pretty Knits, Nigella cookies and a tag!

Hello lovely ladies,

hope you enjoyed the bit of Glamour yesterday!

As promised, I bring you Pretty Knits.Well this is just full of GORGEOUSNESS!!

A book full of 30 specially commissioned patterns by international designers.The author is Susan Cropper of Loop! Well that's why the book is so delicious then!

The book contains a beautiful collection of 'stylish fashion pieces, glamorous accessories and chic home furnishings'.

I just love this pretty dainty top.

This cushion would look lovely on my bed

I absolutely love the throw.I'd love to make this, even if it did take me ages to knit it!My bedroom is lilac too! it would fit in beautifully!I just love the flowery detail!

I'd definitely recommend buying this book!

Oh yes I have spent too many hours drooling over this book and eating too many of these!

I baked these yesterday , from Nigella's Christmas cookbook.Cranberry and White Chocolate cookies They are very tasty, I bought the ingredients at Christmas but never got around to making them!

I try not to buy biscuits as I REALLY like them, in fact we all do, a biscuit tin would be fatal in our hands!

And finally ,the lovely Penny from The Henhouse tagged me to show my favourite photo!It was so hard to choose! This is one of them!

My children at sunset, on a beach in Barbados in 2008 .This was our last family holiday with us all together...My son had just come out of the sea and my daughter had been doing artwork on the beach.

We all loved that holiday so much as we'd gone with lovely family friends too!Each day was full of fun and happiness

We did return to Barbados the following year but our daughter was at uni then, sighs....time seems to speed up when you get to the teenage years!

Managed to go and do a big food shop today so feeling much better about the snow.I was gettin a bit fed up of trekking into town in the snow, it was the dentist on Monday, giving blood Tuesday, my muscles are so achey from trying to stay upright on the ice whist carrying heavy shopping bags home!I was pleased we went in the car today although I'm glad hubby drove!

TTFN

Rachel x

Enjoying the Snow!!

Today we awoke to a Winter Wonderland! It started yesterday afternoon and became much deeper today!

The schools were closed and Hubby had to work from home!

My son went out with his friends, after me keep reminding him to wear his long johns,warm socks, gloves, waterproof trousers,wellies!

Hubby and I ventured out later for a 10 minute walk to the garage for milk and bread.

I made him promise NOT to snowball me, but I knew he would! I got him back though! I couldn't stop laughing as I CAUGHT HIM IN THE FACE WITH A BIG SOFT SNOWBALL!It looked like he had a snowy patch over one eye!

Everything in the garden was wearing a little snowy hat!

Even my little summerhouse!

Then we made a snowman

I made some soup to keep us warm!

This evening we watched a film and I made hot chocolate with cream and marshmallows! Very naughty!! But very nice!!

Ours didn't have quite so many marshmallows as this picture!
Hope you're enjoying the snow too!
keep cozy and warm!
Rachel x