Hello everyone. How has your week been?
In our small corner, last week was a half-term holiday from work for D, and we had a fun week together.
As we celebrated St Valentine's Day this week, we had a ready-made theme for the first part of the week. After D's very yummy heart cake, she made red velvet brownies from her favourite cookbook. Only three pieces are left now, which is a miracle, and they will be gone by the end of the day!
While the flour, sugar and butter were still close to hand, D also made some shortbread for us to munch. We still had some of the red fondant icing from her cake and used this to cut out hearts to decorate the tops of the shortbread. Hence, this week's blog title is 'Queen of Hearts'.
Continuing the theme of love, I made some small felt envelopes with added hearts to decorate the twiggy branched tree in our living room. They have joined the felt and fabric hearts I made last year.
As you can see, I have made more progress on the cross-stitch project, but I'm still keeping the design under wraps for now.
D and I have been continuing our reading of Shakespeare plays, have almost finished Henry VI Part 2, and are ready to watch the rest of the 'Hollow Crown' film version.
While we had a lot of fun together this week, we also met up with our friends. I had lunch with my best friend from school, and we had a lovely chatty time together.
Look what D got up to—afternoon tea with her friend. There was no doubt lots of chatting there as well as the tea and cake!
We both wish you all a lovely week ahead and the weather is kind to us all.
Take care.
B and D
xx
It certainly sounds an enjoyable week.
ReplyDeleteThe cakes and afternoon tea all look delicious.
I do like your felt envelopes and your Valentines Twiggy Tree looks great.
Enjoy the coming week.
All the best Jan
Thank you Jan. We had a lovely week. I'm thinking of adding some red flowers next February to the tree.
DeleteAn Afternoon tea is scrumptious, my favourite! And I love your little heart purses, very pretty.
ReplyDeleteD told me there was so much to eat that both she and her friend had to bring some home. Afternoon tea is a lovely treat to have. Long may it continue :-)
DeleteYou certainly embraced the theme and had a lovely week.It will be Easter soon:-)
ReplyDeleteYes, we did fill our week with activities we both enjoy. I might squeeze some crafty project in before Easter as there is Mother's Day and St Patrick's Day in March. I might be quite busy:-)
DeleteSo much yummy treats, Love your sewing, and can't wait to see your cross stitch design.
ReplyDeleteI'm going to get on with the stitching this week so I can give an update for you. Sweet treats always go down well here.
DeleteSome serious good-looking sweets!! I need a cookie!! lol
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Donna
They were seriously great sweet treats. They don't stay around for long here!
DeleteHow lovely. Afternoon tea looks wonderful as do all your lovely home bakes no wonder they didn't last long. The plate of biscuits looks so pretty as does your little twig tree:)
ReplyDeleteThank you Rosie. I know D enjoyed her afternoon tea very much with her friend. I think they will be doing that activity again.
DeleteI am enjoying adding new homemade items to the tree as we go through the year. Have a great week x
This is such a lovely Valentine's Day theme Beverley. I was taken with each and every photo. How nice you met up with your friends. Have a wonderful week!
ReplyDeleteThank you Denise for your kind words. It was fun having a week of heart baking and crafting with D.
ReplyDeleteHope you have a great week too x
We're quite partial to a brownie in our house, those look delicious. I do like your little tree and its decor, a nice way to mark each celebration through the year.
ReplyDeleteThank you Jo. We enjoy brownies here at D makes some very tasty treats for us all to share. Mother's day is up next so I will have to be quick if I'm going to make anything for that !
DeleteIt sounds like you had a lovely week filled with quality time together and delicious treats! Celebrating St. Valentine's Day with heart cake and red velvet brownies sounds delightful. It's no surprise that they disappeared quickly—they must have been absolutely scrumptious! Here's to more memorable moments and sweet indulgences ahead.
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We do enjoy each others company so last week was lovely for us both. Memorable moments and sweet indulgencies, what more can I ask for :-)
DeleteThank you for visiting us Melody.
Queen of Hearts - class. Nice idea to cover the hearts with the fondant icing... in red :-)
ReplyDeleteThe heart envelopes are sweet.
Meeting friends is always great - delicious with these little delicacies.
A hug from me.
Thank you, Viola. We had a great week making all the heart projects and also having meals with our friends. Enjoy the rest of your weekend x
DeleteEverything looks super yummy. I wish I liked to bake, but I just don't. It does cut down on the sweet we eat at home though, so there's that, lol. Hope you had a lovely St. Valentines Day. Looking forward to seeing your stitching coming along.
ReplyDeleteThe stitching is coming along, if a little slower than I would have liked but I shall show the progress on next post. D is our baking queen and we love to be taste testers for her! Enjoy the rest of your weekend.
DeleteThose biscuits are so cute! And I would quite like to help myself to a chocolate brownie, if you don't mind :)
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you've both enjoyed a lovely week. X
We did have a good time together. Brownies are all gone I'm afraid but you can find them on Jane's website if you want to try them x
DeleteSuch a lovely post. Those heart shaped shortbread look so professional and yummy! x
ReplyDeleteThank you Simone. Those shortbread disappeared very quickly !!
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