Early Valentine’s roses

Sharing my daily iPhone photos on my blog

I love to visit local markets when on holidays, and Paris was no exception. The flower market was in more permanent buildings than stalls, and there were more plants than cut flowers but the colours and sweet scent were a delightful mix on our first morning in Paris. We had enjoyed breakfast outside a little…

Easy and delicious apple cake recipe – perfect for autumn days. I love cooking or baking with apples, so I’ll share this quick easy apple recipe (source of original recipe – Rachel Allen) INGREDIENTS 2 eggs 175 g caster sugar, plus extra for sprinkling 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 85 g butter 75 ml milk 125…

I am rather fond of collecting (as my long-suffering husband will testify to) – books – I seem to like collecting books, although I rarely read them again, as I remember too clearly what happens in them, so don’t enjoy reading them again! I am the same with watching films again – I don’t see…

Like everyone else, I am really noticing the prices rising, particularily in the supermarkets.  The credit crunch is persisting, there is much less job security, pay freezes, and everyone is feeling the pinch. The cost of our weekly “big shop” just keeps increasing. In our family, we use credit cards for our grocerices, petrol and…

My latest iPhone photo shared on Instagram