Three things...

A little bird stopping to eat some cake crumbs from my table

Pink French Fancies

Little serving forks from Tiger.  I'm a sucker for tiny forks

Three things...

Chunky sausages on an oat roll with lashings of mustard

Heart & stripe paper straws from Tiger

Delaying those last mouthfuls because the cake is so good you don't want it to end

Simple pleasures

The beginning of my week was fraught with sugar cravings. I haven't baked for ages but was delighted to discover that I had all the ingredients to whip up a batch of vanilla cupcakes. It really doesn't take long to make cupcakes and of course the fun part is deciding what colour of icing and sprinkles to have. I went for pink and blue. There's nothing better than that first bite crunchy sprinkle/soft sweet buttercream combination. And, let's be honest, a buttercream moustache would put a smile on even the grumpiest face.

I've also been trying to get out and about, experimenting with my camera a bit more.  The weather was a bit up and down last week and I had nothing exciting planned so I was kind of at a loss finding something different to photograph. Then I noticed how lovely the pink wildflowers growing on the hedge at the back of our car park looked.  I hadn't really noticed them before but decided to take some pictures and see how they turned out.  I was delighted with the result and on the days following, I kind of went on a wildflower shooting spree (with a camera not a gun, that is). No matter where you live, it's amazing how you can find beautiful things on your doorstep if you just have a look out for them. What simple things have given you pleasure this week? 

On My Wish List.....

Currently bored and snowed in, I decided to do a bit of internet surfing and came across a beautiful book - Laduree: Sucre: The Recipes. 

Laduree is a bakery/tea room which was founded in Paris in 1862. They are most famous for their colourful and delicious macarons which were also used in Sofia Ford Coppolla's Marie Antoinette.  As well as their Paris locations, they now have branches worldwide.  Drool here http://www.laduree.fr/index_en.htm.

The pictures above were taken from Anthropologie's website where the book can be purchased. http://www.anthropologie.eu/true-romantic/Laduree/invt/7584403140639&bklist=icat,5,shop,forchristmas,giftideas,romantic