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in the garden ::

Posted by vicki brown on Jun 02, 2011

:: lots of cornflowers and nasturtiums. I love the nasturtium flowers so much, my favourite salad addition, though they are also one of the few flowers in the garden at the moment, so I'm torn between picking them and leaving them!

:: a few strawberries (enough for a toddler sized portion daily now) and one ripening raspberry (I've had to carefully ply said toddlers fingers off this red beauty...

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finding inspiration :: bokeh ::

Posted by vicki brown on May 30, 2011

I've had this bokeh idea on my pinterest board for a really long time now, last night I decided to give it a go. Turns out I don't have the right kind of lens, I neglected to check this before rushing straight in and was super disappointed when I couldn't get it to work.

So cheer myself up I've been seeking out others lovely bokeh pictures, here are a few of my favourites ::

Source: flickr.comvia...

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elderflower cordial ::

Posted by vicki brown on May 27, 2011

Inspired by lovely friend Melody, I set out last weekend to find some elderflowers to make a cordial, I actually failed. I think I must have been looking in the wrong places, however I did notice some down at the allotment. So on Tuesday when Bex and I were done with digging for the day we went to collect some elderflowers.

We found lots and lots, when we picked them they hardly smelt at all, but...

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this moment ::

Posted by vicki brown on May 27, 2011

Inspired by SouleMama

In her words...

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.

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strawberry picking and jam making ::

Posted by vicki brown on May 23, 2011

a fairly perfect weekend

I used the basic jam recipe that I used last year, however mid way through I took a peek at Pam Corbin's recipe in the River Cottage, Preserving Handbook, to discover her's is quite different. It was too late this time, so I guess there will have to be more strawberry picking and jam making later in the year! Along with a whole lot of scones and victoria sponges and...

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