Update - B

B is for baking!

I'm happy to say that the whole family is very inspired by The Great British Bake Off. Even the kids! So we've been baking a lot in the last few weeks. Some things were simple, some more complex and I must say that although Paul and Mary would have a lot to say, we enjoyed everything. Baking and eating.

Some of the things weren't caught on camera as they vanished within minutes :-) Some are here:

Chocolate fondants with raspberry sauce

Mary Berry's lemon meringue pie

Blueberry and lemon meringue roulade

And lots of different pastries, scones and breads.

My favourite is Paul's soda bread. Although we've made it (and its variations) numerous times, I still haven't got a photo. Who has time to take pictures!

Update - A

A as away

I haven't been posting much recently mainly because we were so occupied with the renovation works still going on in our house. We've got a new roof, we've spent endless hours waterproofing the terrace and ... we actually managed to squeeze in some vacation!

We've had our share of bad weather - just like everyone else being in Europe this summer. But we also had a bit of sun: