George and Dragon

Well, George and Dragon is the name of a pub near where we live, hubby wanted a pint of a traditional Ale and I'm hungry, we initially wanted to go to the pub called "The Vine" as that is my husband's fave pub but when we arrived, it's closed for renovation, so we came to George and Dragon instead.

The weather is double freezing! So happy to see the fire warming the pub from the fireplace, I chose to sit next to it coz I was shivering! Ordered Prawn Toastie sandwich while hubby had his sausage and onion sandwich, he's enjoying his beer. I love the decoration in the pub, still has its old touches, the beams, the big fireplace, the silver trays on the walls and some trenchers hanging on the ceiling at the bar side, I also saw a husky lay asleep comfortably while its owner was chit chatting at the bar! Very homey.

We Love Tea

It's always nice when my husband took the day off and spent some quality time with me, including having tea together and this time we use the mugs with our names on them. I bought my mug from a greeting cards shop down town a few years ago while my husband has had his mug when he was probably in his 20s, it's a mug that he uses in his workplace. Our tea time was accompanied by Victoria Sponge Cake that I baked for him.

We also have the coasters with our names on them that we bought on our trip to Bletchley Park three years ago with his parents, I love the words on the coasters and I love personalized things :)

I recieved a comment from Beth asking if I would share the recipe for making Victoria Sponge Cake (Thank you for the lovely comment), so Here it is (a photo taken from my "BAKING" recipe book). I hope you can read it, click the image for larger version.

I hope everyone had a lovely and a blessed Tuesday! x


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They've Been Framed

I just love frames, I love playing with frames, do whatever I want with frames, it's just fun and easy craft, I think. I love going to the thrifty shops and buy frames cheap, I bought 3 good medium sized frames for £2.50 and some costs £1.50 or single frame for 50pence or less, I took them home and give them a makeover.

..and not only they're easy to decorate, I can change the color, the inside of the frames to whatever I want, I did this awhile back, I had some scrapbook leftover that I could use and then re-painted the frames.

Spring is coming and I wanted to look for more frames to play with, add more colors and flower pictures, I just love spring!

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Happy Birthday Pumpkin :)

Happy 46th Birthday My Darling Husband

Today is my hubby's birthday, I've wished him twice, last nite when the clock striked at midnight and in the morning when he first woke up. I made him his fave breakfast in bed with bacon and a hot pot of coffee. He wanted a relaxing time on his birthday as he's been stressed out lately with his new project at work as a computer programmer, so I kept tip-toeing around the house so he could have alot of rest and so glad that I've baked the cakes yesterday!

The cake above is called "Dundee Cake" which my husband's fave and requested me to make as his birthday cake, my first time baking it, a bit burnt and cracked in the middle but he loves it.

The second one is called "Victoria Sponge Cake" which we are both love, especially me :) coz i dont particularly like a cake that has too much dried mixed fruits in it like Dundee cake so he can have it all by himself while this one I can share it with him and his colleagues at work which I need to bake another one later as i just found out it wont be enough for 10 people :)

I gave him 3 books from his fave author for a birthday gift that he wanted to add to his collection, his parents and only sister called and asked when he could drop by as his parents dont drive and his sister lives quite far from us, so we will try to find the time to visit them this week, hopefully.

I've set the table, prepare 3 course meal for two which consist of, chicken with sweet corn soup for starter, Rib Eye steak with roasted veggies for main course and a chocolate pudding from GU as a dessert. Lovely meals he said and I'm glad he has a nice relaxing and a quiet birthday that he wanted, time to wash the dishes and clean up and join him watching some movies he loves.

My Precious Camera

It's Saturday! I always look forward for weekends although I'm not working but it's where i can spend alot of time with my beloved and where I have a company and not feeling lonely.

This pink saturday I wanted to share a photo of my pink Lumix camera, the most precious and trusted companion that was given to me on my 30th Birthday from my husband 3 years ago and because of this camera, I enjoy my hobby more which is taking pictures, I take alot of pictures wherever i go, whatever I do, whoever I meet. Sadly the camera in the picture below is no longer in use because of my stupid clumsiness (I'm such a klutz), I dropped it one day about a year ago when I tried to use the little tripod that apparently was wobbling, I cried and cried and thought I had to use the old camera which has not flash and timer option that I brought with me when I first came here but hubby surprised me when a few days later, a package delivered for me and it's another pink Lumix camera in it!! I cant stop thanking him for what he did, he bought me the same model and exactly the same camera to replace the one which is broken.

Since then, i try to be more careful with the camera that I'm using now although it's so hard to keep it unscratched as i've always been clumsy all my life, I still keep that broken camera as a reminder and a keepsake that I treasured it and when it was used, I couldn't take a picture of it and now it becomes my model in a picture, I love that camera so much!

Happy Pink Saturday!


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