Foraging Foray

Autumn is here in all it's glory and we are off this weekend foraging in Epping Forest for 'shrooms! Not sure what to expect, except the guaranteed influx of rain which is due tomorrow morning. So wrapped up to the hilt, basket and flask at the ready we are off to join Andy Overall for a day with a difference. If I can manage to get the camera out without it and myself being washed away I'll be back early next week to unravel the adventure! Have a lovely weekend one and all, now where are my wellies?...




Mushroom shots courtesy of fungi to be with
Deer shot courtesy of Iain West

What is a girl to do?...

...when she has some lovely ribbon she can't bear to throw away.
I used to visit Peyton and Byrne, a wonderful baker at Heals on Tottenham Court Road, so that I could treat my team to some wonderful "delights".

The business was started up by one of our most shrewd food critics here in the UK, Oliver Peyton, and was named after his Mother's maiden and married names with her recipes at the heart of the offerings.
They not only bake scrummy fairy cakes, like your mum used to, but also produce their own teas, such as the wonderfully refreshing darjeeling, non of that already bagged "builders tea" but proper loose leaf which swirls around the pot to make a delightful brew - and is a nightmare to get rid of when you come to wash up!

After a few visits I had a stash of ribbon sitting in the craft box with no purpose until...


these little fellas turned up from those nice people at ebay (obviously I actually had to bid and then pay for them - darn it!) - anyway back to a nice dream land...

So what was a girl to do - some stashed ribbon just waiting to be brought to life and some cute fellas that are waiting to be dunked in some ink, stamped on my stash, tied on a simple present and shared to make people smile.

Some may call it a cat and mouse game.