Quince jelly
I said yesterday that I was feeling some guilt about wasting the quince pulp I’d boiled up to make quince jelly – and this is why. I started with nearly 1.7kg of fruit in the pan (over three and a … Continued
Easter Bunny hunt
This morning I devised an Easter chocolate hunt for the Boy Wonder, with each clue leading to a tiny Lindt bunny, and every prize but the last one also providing the next clue in the trail. He loved it. I … Continued
Men at work
The Boy Wonder woke up at 6.15am, but I politely declined to get up before 7, so he helped himself to a lift-the-flap book about the workings of the human body, in which he’s particularly interested at the moment, and … Continued
Christmas Day
I knew I’d be lucky to find the time to take many photos today, so I insisted that everyone waited a few extra minutes for the breakfast while I took a couple of shots of the table. We had an … Continued
Santa’s little helpers
Not every dog could pull off the Nordic sweater look, but this pair of Jack Russell terriers in Boston Tea Party this afternoon were absolutely rocking it. I asked their chap if I could photograph them, and he not only … Continued
Christmas Day
R and I had a lovely, relaxed Christmas Day with H and S. After breakfast we went for a walk around Chipping Campden (getting rained on, which wasn’t part of the plan), then back at home R and I wandered … Continued
Time for tiffin
When L and G got married last year they chose not to have a traditional wedding cake. Instead they asked close friends and family to contribute a favourite cake, all of which were laid out on a buffet table at … Continued
Wedding Day Minus One
Today was pretty full-on, with all the bridal party working hard to get the barn ready for tomorrow. By early evening it was looking pretty good, with the ceremony area set up and all the wedding breakfast tables decorated; there’s … Continued