Flowers and a Chicken

Chicken golden and skin crisping, fat sizzling, all's well in the pan.

Chocolate Swiss Roll cooling and as soon as it's cooled will be made plumper with orange curd and whipped cream. A dusting of icing sugar/cocoa mix will gild the lily.

Oaty apple crumble perched on cold gas ring waiting to be put into oven.

.......Popped to Four Acres buying 2 Marguerittes and 3 Nemesia. Young bridal white and young sunshine yellow sitting so well together under old Japanese Maple.

10 Lavender plants stiffening youthfully. Will wait till after puberty to plant into final positions.

Chaos in the front garden as miniature white roses get mugged by unknown yellow weeds. Can't bring myself to pull them from the ground because they are so pretty. Roses aren't the only flora that deserve adoration.

I've lost weight.
Not much, just enough so my body fits into a clingy size 10 mint green sparkly dress with shoestring straps.

Mum is perky.

Final of Euro 2012 tonight. The tournament came and is now going. Us, us as usual, limping through the National Anthem and then limping out of the tournament.
Not fussed either way regarding tonight's outcome......... like Italian leather goods, art and would dearly love to visit Rome.
Spain, a mixture of paella, chips, loud Brits and cruel bull fights:(
Prefer the Italians to win....

So mum and I will be watching the match with interest and cake:)
Mr H going walkabout.


(Last night's Murray/Bhagdatis match was fab, the lights were on and the roof worked, Murray going on to clinch it just after 11 pm.
I love big exciting occasions and last night on centre court was all that!
Now, this afternoon, I'm all warm..... waiting............ for the second week to commence.