Mad Hatters Tea Party

Vanessa at A Fanciful Twist is holding her annual Mad Hatters Tea Party on Saturday 26th June.  everyone is invited and you can hold your own too.  Amelie's House and Nevie-Pie Cakes intend to join in the frolicks!

Why not join in too?

MACARONS!!!!!!

Grrrrr... you're a tiger....you're a fighter....you're a winner!!!

This is my inner voice as I attempt another batch of macarons (see here for my macaron history).  I've returned to Nigella's recipe, but I aged my egg whites and then let the macarons form a skin.

I would give them a seven out of ten, but I was very excited as that is my best score so far!

My Mother-in-Law was visiting for the day so I took the opportunity to try my hand at a new dessert, zabaglione.

  I also impressed myself with how this turned out.  Oooh look at me all pleased with myself!

But the macaron war is not yet over until I can achieve shape, texture and glossy shine as well, no I'm not talking about my hair.

Go on tiger!

TIN OF TEN

As I mentioned in my previous post, last week Mr LD and I celebrated our ten year marriage.

Over the past years we have gone down the traditional route in our presents to each other.

First: Cotton

Second: Paper

Third: Leather

Fourth: Flower or fruit

Fifth: Wooden

Sixth: Iron or sugar-candy

Seventh: Woollen

Eighth: Bronze

Ninth: Copper or pottery

Tenth: Tin

Presents have included picture frames, books and underpants!  I did recieve a frying pan for six years which shocked some friends, but I found quite funny.

I was fortunate enough to receive some lovely jewelry this year, so I had to think hard about what to give in return.  I decided on a tin full of memories of our last ten years together.  We had a lovely meal where I made him guess what each picture represented and what might be on the list. He guessed most of them right.

 Here's to many more tins full!

10 YEARS!

Today Mr Lemon Drizzle and I have been married for ten years!

Yes a decade ago we were wild.....wildish.... ok not at all wild young things tying the knot and now here we are happily ensconsed in family life worrying about vomiting bugs and school places.  

So it's nice to remember that day ten years ago when I felt like a princess marrying her prince.

It's probably a good job there weren't blogs then as I was someting of a bridezilla as it was.  I had to make or embellish everything myself, from the invitations to my flower girls shoes.  I don't have that many photos of flowers, banners (yes I made banners) etc and I don't want to bore you with loads of pictures of people you don't know but here is a little sample of that glorious day.

I wasn't using computers in those days so I did everyting by hand apart from the invite and Mr LD did that.

I love this picture of my Dad.

And my Mum

My flowers which a good friend did for me.

We had the reception in my parents garden and this is their summer house

Happy Anniversary!