My Week: In Pictures

This week went so fast & was so busy... lots of traveling & lots of socialising & very little spare time... these are a few images I managed to capture!

Thea's first time on Portstewart Strand {where her daddy grew up}

A traditional Irish cottage, which my husband worked on restoring!

Scents to make my home smell pretty:-)

Viola plants - in preparation for Autumn
A new skirt - £4 instead of £20 due to a missing button...love bargains ;-)

The biggest moment of the week was my baby moving into her cot-bed & us all rediscovering SLEEP :-)

Cloudy Lemonade

I have never made lemonade before & have always thought it was a complicated process - especially cloudy lemoade! I was wrong! While browsing through Nigella Express I came accross this recipe. 3 ingredients & a blender is all that is required!
I love how Nigella describes this as perfect for a summer day - This July & August we have had only summery hours rather than summery days, but even still a good drink is always welcome! ;-)

My Week: In Pictures

Although somewhat theraputic, I sometimes find it difficult to know what to post about as I don't often have the time to spend writing long drawn out pieces. The saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words, so I thought I'd try and post a few pictures of my week, every Friday.
We will see how long this lasts... but for now, it will be interesting for me to look back at what happened during the week and maybe encourage me to take more photos!

Making homemade cloudy lemonade - {Recipe here!}

A sunny day - yes we actually had sunbathing weather this week!!

A parcel through the post - I love that feeling when something you have ordered finally arrives :-) Paper Straws, Bamboo Skewers, Cotton Candy Bakers Twine all from Pipii {Check it out!}

Theas new shoes - courtesy of my friend Gayle! I love them!

I just couldn't leave this skipping rope, even though it will be years before Thea can use it - until then, I'll enjoy looking at it! :-)

What a difference 2 years makes!

We celebrated our 2nd wedding anniversary on 23rd July - and by chance we were that side of town so we called in for lunch! {and couldn't resist taking a walk down memory lane and got some photos of us in the gardens 2 years on!}


My little giggler :)

Amature Baby Photography

We have been trying to design a Thank You card to send out for all the baby gifts we received. So a couple of weeks ago we did a mini photography session - I always think it is more fun to design your own card!
I decided not to go with the traditional folded card but use a single side of DL sized card with a sepia photo of Thea at the top, Thank You underneath & a space for writing at the bottom. Sounds simple, but getting a picture of a 8 week old baby, still, without blurry hands & feet, in between screams turned out to be challenging! I guess it would show her as she really is right now though! After about 100 plus shots, these are our favourites!

And here are some of the blurry ones :)


Finally, here is the card ...

I'm just realising I started this post on 31 May & I am just posting this now - eek, where has the time gone!

Sausage Rolls - A Lazy Recipe

Anyone who reads my blog will know, a) I love food & b) I love cooking quick & simple recipes. Basically, I'm a lazy cook who loves good food:) Here is the perfect recipe for me from the amazing baker Lorraine Pascale - Lazy Mini Sausage Rolls!

I love sausage rolls, but more often than not I end up feeling sick after eating them as sometimes the processed meat is so peppery! This is an easy recipe & makes sausage rolls yummy again.

I didnt have any fresh thyme so just sprinkled mixed herbs over them instead!