August 2009

[We make a nice pair (AP255) - the moon bears from the Extinction sucks range] This is our top selling design in the Extinction sucks range, and we will be donating proceeds from these cards to the Free the Bears Fund to help keep the bears alive and protected. We are sponsoring Bouncer for a y…

Day two in Bruge was just as fun - There was a massive clock in the breakfast room - so you could time your boiled egg to perfection!

We had an excellent weekend full of beer, choclates and cycling in Bruges - to continue in the celebrating of our one year anniversary! We left Cheltenham at half three and only just made it to Folkstone in time - it was VERY close! We then drove through France and made our way to Bruges and got…

This week’s been spent mostly celebrating mine and mark’s one year anniversary! We had some yummy mohitos and a lovely paella cooked for us by charlie on monday night, and then on tuesday night we went for a picnic in the van and watched the sun go down…

We had a very fruit-filled weekend! Our neighbours very kindly gave us some greengages, tomatoes and raspberries - and we went wild blackberry picking as well. The Greengage (Prunus domestica italica or the Reine Claude) is an edible drupaceous fruit, a cultivar of the plum. It was developed in Fra…

Alice Palace will be launching 15 New Exciting Designs for Top Drawer Autumn. The designs will be additions to the delightful and ever popular existing ranges. Most excitingly there will be additions to the delicious ‘Yummy Things’ range - all inspired by the best treats in life to eat and drink - a…

I saw this lost teddy on my way to work yesterday - he looks rather happy with his new home! Lizzy and I have been very extremely busy - I’ve mostly been working on new designs for Top Drawer Autumn (September 13th to 15th – Stand F108)..... And I’ve been doing lots of freelance design work, and…

We’ve been growing potatoes in an old metal bin in the garden - and have had them for our dinner the last two nights - yummy! the tomato plants are coming along nicely too - but they’re still all green… and the apples are nearly ready too - i will go and pick some blackberries and make a crumb…

I picked up a pack of this Gustosecco Pumpkin Risotto on Friday when we went to Hilltop Farm coffee shop along the fosse way. It was totally delicious! Gustosecco’s strap line is ’ Just add water - the Dried Food Revolution’... Other varieties are available: Mushroom, Arrabbiata and Siciliana. An…