Feline Chic

August should be rainbow parasols and ice cream cone afternoons! But I am in Britain, the land of unpredictable weather but the brilliant BBC show....Great British Bake Off; which kicked off last week! And to celebrate the best time of the year (that isn't an exaggeration, I am completely and undisputedly British Bake Off barmy) I have been testing my baking skills...now I can't say I'd want Mary to take a bite of my buns but I was pretty proud of these lemon delights. I'm not going to do a full review of the show and my food favourites just yet but I wanted to put some significance to it's beginning. So I'll return to talk baking when there's more gossip but till then...eat well and bake indulgently!

So now I'm settled back into work, back on schedule with friends and results day for my AS exams is a week away I have decided it's high time I re-organised...and congratulated myself on nothing specific at all. My first purchase reflects the hectic business of my life I really need to rein in: my yearly diary. It's patterned, it's 18 months long and it was extremely pretty and calling my name. Commence with birthday filling in, appointment making can resume and at least now I can have written confirmation of deadlines (my one fatal flaw). The second, joint and indulgent purchase chases a dream of a six year old with all the silent excitement of a stressed out young adult: intricate colouring book? YES PLEASE. They're all the rage, apparently, colouring books for the stress ridden adult; a need for mindfulness, focus and peace can be found in the hundreds of flowers, keeping between the lines and mini 'treasure hunt'. I would advise anyone who's on...