Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson is a wonderful story that spans the decades and gives a little insight into life of Caribbean people and those of mixed race. The Blurb Crossing continents and juggling lives, Black Cake is a powerful story of love and loss, kinship and separation, heartache and hope, spanning 60 years in the life… Continue reading Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson
Four years ago my Little Girl made a lovely Valentines Cake. She did it mostly by herself after receiving some cake decorations in the post. She was nine years old at the time and I think she did a really good job. Valentines Cake Valentines Cake Recipe INGREDIENTS: 8oz self-raising flour8oz unsalted butter8oz caster sugar4… Continue reading An Easy to Make Valentines Cake
When my teen was little she was Peppa Pig mad, but we ended up with at least 8 years of Peppa Pig altogether, thanks to having 3 young children. When the youngest was 3 years old I made him a Peppa Pig Car Cake for his birthday using his toy car as a reference. It’s… Continue reading Peppa Pig Car Cake
I recently posted about my Christmas cake over on my other blog, Raisiebay, and I had so many questions I decided to do a dedicated post here in my cake series. This post contains affiliate links which if you click through and purchase something I may earn a little money. It will cost you no… Continue reading My Christmas Cake Recipe
My Cakes I used to write a blog about cakes. I made a lot of cakes for many people, some I was more proud of than others but I really enjoyed making them. I find it difficult to make cakes now as it is a lot of work for me, but I’ve decided to re-visit… Continue reading My Little Pony Cake
You know how important your health is, yet sometimes in the hustle and bustle of everyday life, it can be easy to neglect some of the essential things you need to do to stay fit and healthy. If you’re looking to make a change and don’t know where to start – you’ve come to the… Continue reading Five Ways to Make 2024 Your Healthiest Year Yet
I have decided to do a little recap and choose my top five books that I read in 2023. They are in no particular order and from different genres. The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman This is the fourth book in the Thursday Murder Club series. It is probably best to read the… Continue reading My Top Five Books I Read in 2023
I am a fan of Janice Hallett and have so far read all of her books. I couldn’t resist The Christmas Appeal and picked up a hardcover copy in Sainsburys. The Blurb One dead Santa. A town full of suspects. Will you discover the truth? Christmas in Lower Lockwood, and the Fairway Players are busy rehearsing their… Continue reading The Christmas Appeal by Janice Hallett
Welcome to Book worms Monthly August. I don’t know what has happened to the summer here in the UK. By the time this is published I will be on holiday (in Britain) and the weather forecast does not look good 🙁 On the good side I’ll have plenty of time for reading. I’ve not done… Continue reading Book Worms Monthly August Edition, where is the sun?
Welcome to Book Worms Monthly July, We’ve had some lovely weather lately here in the UK but it’s cooled down a bit for the beginning of July. I’m hoping it brightens up again soon as we will be off on our summer holiday at the end of the month. I haven’t decided what books to… Continue reading Book Worms Monthly July, What are You Reading?
