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 ............

Cocktail Hour

After watching the film Gosford Park

I was inspired to make my favourite cocktail .......

Green Apple Martini

You will need ......

1 shot of gin

1 shot of sour apple liqueur

half a shot of apple juice

1 slice of Granny Smith apple

In a martini glass, combine the gin over lots of ice, and add the apple liqueur and apple juice.

Slice a segment of apple, removing any core. Cut a nick horizontally in the bottom of the slice, and slip it onto the edge of the glass.

Go back to the 1930's and enjoy .........

Indian beauty .......

Aishwarya Rai .... the most beautiful women ..........



I love the make up in this photograph ........

I have a buddha similar to this one on my living room window

and this one on my bathroom floor .......

I love stacked gold bangles they look so beautiful and feminine ......

It is my nephews birthday on Sunday and the family are going out for a Indian meal, I love the music, food and atmosphere ......

Accessories are my bestfriend ....

I have favourite items I wear everyday ...

My Chanel sunglasses

One of my D&G watches I started collecting them a couple of years ago and now have 7

My tennis bracelet

My stud earrings

My silver twisted ring similar to this one

and my Armani logo chain ....