Traditions: Father's Day Gift

I have a little tradition of giving my husband a framed print of George's hand on Father's Day as a gift. It started by accident really when I couldn't think of what to get the first year and went from there. I like to think that one day George will have a whole wall in his room or a hallway or somewhere with them all up. 

It's a quick and easy gift and we like to have collections of things in this house. I'm fairly confident IKEA will make this Ribba frame forever but maybe should stockpile some just in case. 

Father's Day is on Sunday 17th June (in the UK).

*Blogger is being peculiar with photos today. I can't get rid of the big gaps.
** Sidenote: The mounts in these frames REALLY fade. Look at the difference between last years and the others. 

Pretty in Pink

Aren't Peonies just the prettiest flower? They're definitely my favourite. Completely worth making sure your wedding is in May to make sure you get them in season.

This cake just did not want to be a cake. It took four attempts to get the sponge right. In the end I had to down tools and start again in the morning. Does that ever happen to you? The cake pictured is eight layers of sponge with lemon buttercream, fresh blueberries and strawberries hidden in the layers like this.

I'm not bored of edible glitter yet. It just finishes everything off, particularly if there are spotlights in the venue.

I finished the cake stand with vintage trim. Never done that before and I quite liked the effect particularly as this was a Christening cake.

#Propstore

The National Theatre has created a pop up bar on the South Bank for the duration of the summer. Using the set from A Comedy of Errors on either side and props from various productions they are serving street food style lunches and drinks throughout the day. We went for lunch on Thursday when it opened to the public to check it out. It's really fun, lots of different props all labelled with what production they were used in are dotted about.

Make sure to have a look if you're heading anywhere near The National Theatre. It's just accross the river from Embankment station.

More information and menus from Propstore

I think Pimms might actually have some competition this summer (that is a massive statement coming from me. I'm a Pimms crazy lady as you know), it comes in the form of Sipsmith Gin's Summer Cup. "Sipsmith’s interpretation of the quintessentially English ‘cups’ from the 1800’s, is based on Sipsmith’s award winning London Dry Gin, blended with a host of carefully selected summery ingredients including infusions of Earl Grey tea, Lemon Verbena and Cucumber." 


Recently launched and available at #propstore... absolutely delicious:

26 Degrees Celsius

Welcome back Sunshine. We've missed you very much.