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!

MS Awareness Week

It is likely that most people don't know that this week it is MS Awareness Week in the UK. Maybe it is because someone close to me is affected by the disease & so I take a keen interest in any new developments, but to me it seems that the charity is not often mentioned. So little is known about the causes, or managing the disease & therefore as yet there is no cure.

Multiple Sclerosis is a disease of the central nervous system - the myelin sheath around the brain & spinal cord is damaged & as a result, messages between the brain & other {affected} areas of the body are delayed. Although there are different types & stages to the disease, over time, disability usually increases.

It is heartbreaking to watch a loved one suffer with this cruel disease, as it gradually eats away at an otherwise perfectly healthy person, taking away all independence & quality of life.

Here's hoping they find a cure SOON :)

Check out the Multiple Sclerosis Society website if you want to know more!