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~ enjoying the cooler weather (& glorious rain) after what felt like a very long stretch of very hot & humid weather.

~ I've been working on my first batch of silver for the year.

~ some cute patches: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

~ spent a while chasing a butterfly around the garden the other afternoon - this is one of maybe three good photos I got, but I had fun regardless.

~ might have to make this chocolate cake again sometime soon...

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~ hope everyone has had a lovely Christmas, ours was pretty quiet - family, lots of food, a trip to the beach & just trying to survive the heat

~ we've been home about a month now - our trip was amazing, we visited Latvia, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Denmark, Netherlands & Scotland, took lots of photos, ate a few pastries & just generally had a good time

~ new to my playlist 1 | 2 | 3

~ I kind of fell in love with cardamon in baked good while we were in Sweden - we're still eating Christmas goodies at the moment, but I'm on the lookout for a good cardamon cake/biscuit recipe to try in the next few weeks

~ can't quite believe that it's almost 2019, but here's to a beautiful year ahead...

1. arnarstapi, iceland \\ 2. riga, latvia \\ 3. stockholm, sweden \\ 4. rosenborg castle, denmark \\ 5. amsterdam, netherlands

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  ~ busy planning an amazing European adventure with my sister Amy - we're visiting Latvia, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Denmark, Netherlands & Scotland. We're planning on castles, fjords, amazing landscapes, beautiful cities, good food & new experiences

  ~ I've been listening to this beautiful song

  ~ recently finished reading A Treacherous Curse, the third Veronica Speedwell mystery - if you like a fun mystery/adventure with a feisty heroine, then I recommend you give this series a go

  ~ really enjoying following Kat (Gartur Stitch Farm) on her blog + instagram

  ~  the blossoms have started blossoming - spring is almost here