If Santa asked, which I know he won’t, I’d like to be a super hero. Just for one day. Can you wrap that under the tree? Probably not. What would my magical powers be?
Chocolate and Strawberry Layer Cake
July 18, 2011 20 Comments
Summer Tea Parties Summer’s here. Don’t tell the English weather though. As soon as it hears the rain will come. It’s like “hello July, hello torrential rain.” So let’s talk hush hush. I’ve got some great ideas for a summer’s day afternoon tea party. It’s the high-class picnic and all the better for it.
Banana Cupcakes and Peanut Butter Icing
June 21, 2011 8 Comments
Communicating and Negotiating via Facebook My daughter has 691 friends on Facebook. I’m not sure that’s even a lot in the world of teenage social networking. One of her friends has 728. Thanks to mobile uploading she also has 1593 photos. Between Facebook chatting with a small proportion of those friends, managing her photos, studying for […]
Rhubarb Polenta Cake
March 3, 2011 15 Comments
I am going to sound like one of “those” mums. You know who you are. Organised. Believe me I am not. The best way to sum me up is “the mum who never has the permission slip signed until the morning of the trip.” My kids are always having to drag me in to the school […]
Very Posh Chocolate Cupcake Display
February 3, 2011 18 Comments
When my eldest daughter started at her sixth form college, after years of private school, she got labelled “posh”. For one thing she said “prep” instead of “homework”. Posh kids say “mummy I haven’t got any prep tonight.” Apparently. I bought her one of those old school badges you can get in novelty shops that […]
