Things And Rings

It's quite peculiar .

I used to have a distain of losing things .

As as child my toys were precious to me they kept me safe in a rocky world. My toys were my shield my saviour my accomplishment.

But as my toy cars , ladybird books and fighting fantasy books were given away , and not by my choice. As other personal items were this time thrown away it transpired I developed an emotion switch.

It kept me safe in times of turmoil , it was my bastion of reality . 

As I grew I battled to keep other things safe.

And when I lost a pair of favourite earrings the other day I was quite upset as my things are precious to me.

Though I was upset I put into practice one of my coping mechanism one that has been developing for quite a while.

Silent Sunday

Time And Tide Wait For No Man

Hello Spring 

For I did not see you there

Veiled was I under wintry skies

My eyes seeing only one colour

But ambivalent winter skies

Are broken upon

Water boldly trickles wistfully 

Then gleefully rushes giddy and childlike 

Over the branches 

I am the only one 

Nature frames itself 

Houses hidden down quiet lanes 

Time and tide waits for no man 

Why rush into Spring ?

For only fools rush into beauty and magnificence.

Strawberry Bundt Cake

• 225g/8oz soft butter, plus extra for greasing
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• 4 free-range eggs
  1/2 teaspoon of bicarnate of soda.
  1/2 teaspoon of salt.
• 350g/10½oz self raising flour
  
  
  250ml/9oz low-fat natural yoghurt or milk
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  2 teaspoon  vanilla extract
  
  
  
  
  optional red food colouring
  
  
  tin of drained strawberries
  
  
  or 2 punnets of fresh ones ( these will probably be from Spain )

1. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4. Place a baking tray into the oven to heat. Grease a your bunt tin or use Lakeland cake release (brilliant stuff)
2. In a mixing bowl, sift the flour and bicarbonate of soda together.
3. Mix the butter and sugar together in another large bowl with a wooden spoon (or a sparkly red mixer that looks like a shiny Ferrari ) until light and fluffy.
4. Add the eggs, one at a time, whisking each one in with a tablespoon of the flour. Carefully fold in the remaining flour using a large metal spoon, then fold in the yoghurt and vanilla extract until well combined.Lastly add the drained strawberries or the chopped up fresh one , give another whizz in the food mixer.
   
   
   Watch technique0:35 mins
5. Pour the mixture into the prepared tin and spread until level. Place the tin on the preheated baking sheet in the oven and cook for 45-60 minutes, until well risen and golden-brown. After 45 minutes, push a metal skewer into the centre of the cake. If it comes out clean, the cake is cooked.
6. Make sure you do remove the cake from the oven and place onto a wire rack, without removing it from the tin. Leave to cool for 15 minutes.
7. Gently pull away the edges of the cake from the tin with your fingers, then carefully turn out the cake onto the wire rack. Leave to cool completely.
8. Once cool, decorate in a manner of your choosing . I combined icing sugar and melted chocolate . I also dipped in some whole strawberries to decorate.
   
   
   

Home sense and sensibilities

Home sense and sensibilities I know what I like and I when I see it I know it more, yet I am still fine tuning my style . Hand on heart I'm ecleptic and so as a result is everything else mixed with a certain joue  de vie. The map lampshade lampshade was £36  from Grace and favour ( you can go to their website or as I did you can go to Not on the high street as I had a £25 voucher to spend ) I bought the base separately from Matalan and this was £20.

I did need more lamps and lighting in my home so this time I am poping over to the DIY store to see what they've got !