Ginger biscuit baking

"I might bake some biscuits, what do you think?"

Small pleasures

Flowers from a friend, glorious even in death as they collapse under their own weight after blazing for nearly two weeks.

Quiet moments on the river bank looking at the freshly trimmed weeping willows. The one on the left looks like its mother has put a pudding basin on its head and cut round it.

Cameraless in Morocco

Tangier seafront, towards the port and old town.

A few days of sun in Tangier, for which we both managed to forget to bring the camera. We took a limited amount of phone photos, as didn't really like waving it around in the middle of a crowded medina.

Beautifully restored riad in the kasbah, with yellow mini. A sea breeze, I nearly lost my skirt, never mind modestly covered shoulders.

Looking back down to the city from the Kasbah.

The kasbah wall, the rolling surf.

The snake charmer in the kasbah, who shouted at me for having no change to give after I took photos.

Moo cards

Rather over-excited about my new freelancing business cards from Moo cards. Quick and easy to make and a great choice of custom designs, I hope they turn up before I leave for the UK...

Summer garden

My parents' beautiful garden in the UK, is a lesson in how to make the most of a small space. It comes into its own early summer, last time I was home we had some beautiful sunny days and could really enjoy it.

In the passage leading down the side of the house from the French windows of the lounge, geraniums provide a splash of colour amongst the pots and miniature allotment planted with potatoes and herbs.

The circular law has been turned over this year as a vegetable patch, edged with lavender. In the middle are runner beans, surrounded by cabbages, lettuce, rocket and courgettes.

Small apples were already red in mid-July, on the apple tree trained to the sunny brick wall.

Cherry tomatoes grow in a hanging basket in a sunny corner, next to a honeysuckle trellis.

In a pot by the kitchen door, chives, mint and cherry tomatoes ripen next to trailing ivy and sweet peas.

Fish & chips, and bubbles, on a warm summer evening.