Happy Birthday Charlotte!!

The last week has been so busy with Charlotte's 4th birthday on Tuesday 12th, 

We had dinner out to Celebrate

and chocolate birthday cake

(which we were too full up to eat)

I had planned a little tea party gathering for her on Saturday, 

I spent most of Friday making some little goodies

and another cake 

this one was a banana bread ring with piped banana flavored whipped cream

I cut this pretty bunting from 'Homestyle' magazine.

She has been looking forward to it all week

a bit blurred, but it was fun watching them dance and enjoy some time together
 (need to sort setting in my camera)

she had so much fun catching up with all the other preschoolers in the family.

Dakota, Charlotte, Grace & Lois

A Birthday Tea

We had a little get together at my niece, Adele's a few weeks ago and although I took some pictures, so many things were going on I forgot to do a little post.

It was in celebration of my Aunt Margaret's birthday. 

I made her a Ribbon Rose Cake.

A traditional Victoria sponge

 filled with Strawberry & champagne jam and strawberry fromage frais 

it was quite yummy!

I also made her a heat pack

in this pretty blue and lavender print fabric with some vintage buttons.

 She is suffering from a sore shoulder and says it is helping.

These are little courgette and feta pastries I made to take. They were quite delicious,  made them from a recipe I adapted from a Greek cookbook I brought back from a holiday in Crete.  

I'm going to write up the recipe for these in a separate post with more pics as they are easy to make.

I don't have any other pictures of the day as we were so busy eating and chatting I forgot to get the camera out opps!

Happy Birthday April

Happy Birthday April

My daughter 19 today!

We enjoyed a family lunch together of dare I say ....Takeaway pizza!

yep no cooking...... great! and for afters,

I made this sweeter than sweet cake topped with loads of butter icing, sugar sprinkles, dolly mixtures and silver dragees, the filling was of Bon Mammon blacurrant conserve and yep more butter icing it was delicious and all gone now.....

Shes gone home now to have a party at her place, hope shes having fun x