Landlocked Mermaid

Question: How is it mid-June already?! Time really does fly when you're having fun and I have been having all the fun doing #30DaysWild. This is what I've been up to these last fifteen days. June 1st: Scatter Seeds Of course I coloured this in! As part of the goodie bag I received from Carole , I had some wild flower seeds to scatter. Obviously, they were going straight into the butterfly corridor! I look every morning to see if anything is sprouting up yet! Nothing so far, but the grass is full of seeds which looks awesome. June 2nd: Garden Sewing Session I think it's kraken . The sun was shining. I had a free day. I was feeling crafty and inspired. Hence, sewing in the garden. I made the cushion shared (link) on Friday last and another project which I cannot reveal yet. It is a seeeeeccrrreeettt. June 3rd: Drawing Something Wild All hail the Overlord of the Internet! From what I recall, the third is when everything suddenly got soggy which made my act of wildness a littl...

A couple weeks ago, I went to Oswestry with my mum and found some goodies . One of which was The Mermaid Cookbook by Alix Carey, aka @mykitchendrawer on Instagram. After having found the mermaid/whale tail cookie cutter, it seemed like the planets were aligning. Also, it was only a couple quid from The Works. Clearly I had to buy it! The book itself So, as the perfect excuse to try out a couple of the recipes I thought I would give it a review! My usual trick with cookbooks is to buy them, put them on the shelf and the only ever use them once. All these cakes look too beautiful for me to not give them a go. Also, it's a mermaid cookbook. What sort of mermaid would I be, if I ignored this book? FIRST IMPRESSIONS My first impression, there and then in the shop, was that it was beautiful. Just a quick flick through the pages showed a colourful variety of cakes and treats with a fun nautical theme. Upon further perusing over coffee, I found how fun the book is. Turtle s...