Week 2 - Holiday countdown

It's week 2 of my holiday countdown .....

I usually relax a little at weekends and allow the occasional glass of
wine or two .....





but Monday morning starts with a cup of hot water with lemon
(everyday from now on)







I will be swapping breakfast for a slimfast shake ...




concentrating on arm exercises .....



and paying lots of attention to my feet ......






Moisturize and massage everynight .......

Holiday countdown ........

It is only eight weeks to my holiday in France .......

today I start my holiday beauty countdown ......

Week 1

No alcohol, no caffeine, no bread .........

lots of lovely water...

Fish, salad and vegetables .....

Walking 3 miles every other day ....

Cindy Crawford workout DVD 5 days a week .....

Body scrub made with sea salt and olive oil every 3 days .....

Full body moisturize every day .....

and the most important, lots of delicious sleep ..........

Thank you ...

Just a quick note to say Thank You to Cate at Ella and baba for ....

and Bonjour Madame for .....

You are both very kind and I really appreciate it.

Caroline x

Camping at the seaside .....

This weekend we have been camping in Filey ...

The beach near where we stayed ......

donkey rides for the children .....

The girls sunbathed and ate icecream ....

bbq for supper .......

Pear cider was the drink of the day .....

a sing song in the evening ........

then watched the sun go down at the beach ....

A wonderful weekend ......

I am home alone tomorrow .......

Time to indulge .......



Starting the day with a lovely lazy breakfast for one while reading the
Sunday papers .......

A petal filled bath with lots of candles ......

Champagne and strawberries ......

Watch a couple of feel good films .......

Prepare a delicious meal of steak with mushroom and port sauce with

asparagus and herby new potatoes .......

and a nice bottle of wine .......

then to bed with hot cocoa and a book ...........

Happy days .............

Ladies that lunch ......

I have invited my Mum and Auntie for lunch on Tuesday ....

When I asked mum if there was anything she would prefer she said"One of your lovely salads, Spaghetti Carbonara and delicious garlic bread ......

My garlic bread is a recipe from 'The French Kitchen' by Joanne Harris ...

'Anouchka's Chilli Garlic Bread'

You will need .....

1 red chilli pepper

4 cloves of garlic, crushed, peeled and chopped

a sprig of thyme

1 tsp coarse sea salt



175g butter, soft

1 baguette

Heat the oven to gas 4. De-seed the chilli and dice the flesh. Put the chilli, garlic, thyme and salt in a pestle and mortar, and pound until it forms a paste. Put the butter in a bowl, add the paste and mix well. Almost slice the bread to the bottom every 3cm and then divide the butter mix among each incision, spreading it over the inner surfaces. Put the bread on a baking tray and bake for 8-10 minutes. Eat at once .....

The older we get the more beautiful we become .....

Somebody asked me the other day if it bothered me getting older, I said
"Im loving every minute of it" ............

My exercise routine .......

Sometimes I do a little yoga ...



sometimes Bubble and I go for a walk in the countryside .......



and sometimes after dinner on a Saturday we have a little dance ............