photography, walking, traveling … and a bit of baking
Like many children growing up, my eldest grandson had (and still has) a favourite and much loved soft toy. For Daniel it’s been a monkey, who is now somewhat raggy and battered and is affectionately known in the family as ‘Monks’. So it wasn’t really a surprise that Daniel asked for a birthday cake that […]
Read More
Who doesn’t enjoy a cupcake? I’m on safe ground saying everybody in my family enjoys them. Over the years I have made quite a variety of cupcakes for all sorts of occasions. Cupcakes in my household are a guaranteed winner. So just what is a cupcake? Well according to Wikipedia it is a small cake […]
Read More
A party without a cake is just a meeting. When I am making celebration cakes I almost always use my favourite tried and tested recipe. It never fails to hit the sweet spot and is always well received. This cake was one of the first cakes I made using buttercream and fondant as a covering. […]
Read More
One of the animals that I absolutely love photographing are squirrels. The red squirrel seems to be a favourite for most people but there’s a lot to like about the common grey squirrel. Grey squirrels thrive in our country, with almost 3 million of them in the UK. Despite their attractiveness they have had quite […]
Read More
The photographs in the following gallery have been taken with my Canon EF-M 28mm f/3.5 Macro IS STM lens
Read More
It’s hard to imagine there are many children that grow up not knowing about or liking Thomas the Tank Engine. It was certainly a great favourite of my own children and just the same for my grandchildren – you can imagine the pleasure I got from making this wonderful Thomas the Tank engine cake for […]
Read More