FINAL WILL AND KATE...I PROMISE!

It's TOMORROW...!!! Ahhhhhh. I don't know why I'm suddenly very excited about the whole thing. I am, I'm admitting it and I'm embracing it.

 I'm also feeling slightly sorry for dear Kate. She really must be feeling beyond nervous.

Anyway, here is the last of my Will & Kate memorabilia (madness)...

THE Will & Kate Cake...

Never has royal icing been more appropriate than on this edible sculpture by British baker Michelle Wibowo.

The Will & Kate Pizza

Brought to you by Papa John’s, the Royal Wedding Pizza is the perfect meal to have when watching the upcoming noble nuptials.

Will & Kate 'Pez' 

Of course you need these!

Will & Kate Sick Bags

If it all gets too much for you tomorrow, keep these handy. (What??) 
Deisgned by artist Lydia Leith get yours in time for tomorrow. 
www.lydialeith.bigcartel.com/website

William & Kate... "A dress up Dolly Book" £3.49

Because we don't have anything better to do with our time. But seriously, of everything, this does have a certain charm... 

www.amazon.co.uk/Royal-Wedding-William-Dress-up-Dolly/dp/1409390705


Good Luck William and Kate. I'll be thinking of you while eating Coronation Chicken at Emerald's tomorrow... 

MY RECENT PURCHASES - 'THE SHAMBLES'

I am trying to decorate our house in North Yorkshire at the moment. It's going pretty slowly indeed. The truth is I don't know where to begin.
Yesterday though, I got somewhere. 'The Shambles' in Malton, a promenade of tiny antique shops got me very excited.

Charming old watering cans & garden tools... 

Here are some prints I found. Ignore the frames as I'm hoping to reframe most of them.

Original Print of Girl and Dog. Looks like a Puggle to me... 

Print of St. Peter's Church - Eaton Square, London

Two little prints of Arthurs Seat in Edinburgh (I looked out at this when I was at University there) 

My Favourites... 3 charming prints of women all dressed up. 

All found in the Shambles, Malton. 

LABEL LUST : MIU MIU

If I could choose a Summer bag either of these would be it. A satchel but in straw - GENIUS. They have also got gorgeous swimwear in at the moment. Cute bikinis and wonderful swimsuits. Miu Miu me up...

Rafia Tote - £795

Bow Bikini - £145

Bow Bikini - £145

Rafia Satchel - £875

Halterneck Swimsuit - £125

Halterneck Swimsuit - £125

10 MINUTE INTERVIEW WITH : RICH SALISBURY

NAME: Rich Salisbury

LIVES IN: Llanelidan, North Wales

JOB DESCRIPTION: Farm Manager

HAVE YOU ALWAYS LIVED IN NORTH WALES? 'Yes I was born here and have always lived within 20 miles of this area'

HOW MANY EWES DO YOU LOOK AFTER DURING THE LAMBING SEASON? 'We have 1330 pregnant ewes with just 35 Rams! We hope to get around 1950 Lambs once the season has finished'

2 Day Old Lambs... 

IS IT TRUE YOU START LAMBING AS EARLY AS DECEMBER? 'Yes, this season we had lambs as early as 11th December. We are able to do this now as the lambs are born in a shed so can therefore survive the cold. At this time we could sell the lambs for £104 versus more like £60 now'.

HOW LONG DO THE LAMBS GET IN THE FIELDS? 'No less that 12 weeks I'd say. These are then milk fed lambs... But I prefer my lamb a bit older. More like 4 or 5 months'

HOW MANY FEMALES DO YOU HOLD BACK FOR LAMBING NEXT YEAR? 'No more than 300'

TALK ME THROUGH 'ADOPTION' WHEN IT COMES TO LAMBING? If a Ewe gives birth to more than two lambs, any more than this are adopted by another Ewe as the mother can only feed 2 of her offspring at a time. These adopted Lambs go to other Ewes who have only had 1 lamb of their own. This is most often done by placing the adopted Lamb underneath her when she gives birth so that the smell of her own lamb covers the adopted lamb and she therefore embraces it as her own. This is called wet adoption'

A 'Nant' Ewe...

WHAT BREED OF SHEEP DO YO HAVE HERE? 'The 'Nant' Breed... Bred by myself!'

ANY FAVOURITE RECIPES? 'You can't beat oven Roasted Lamb Chops. Put all the Veg in the pan with the Chops and add Rosemary or Mint. Simple but unbeatable'

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF KATE MIDDLETON? 'Oh she's a good thing I'd say. Pretty as well. I'll definitely be watching it on Friday!'

About to give birth... 

Just as I was leaving the interview, Rich ran over to a heavily pregnant Ewe and helped her give birth... I wish I had had a little warning so could have pulled it myself. I had never seen a lamb born and all i an say is it was more than exciting. Its my turn next.

TOPSHOP PICK OF THE WEEK

I didn't post this last week as felt Topshop didn't really have that great stuff in (I even went to a couple of stores to check it wasn't just online)... But anyway, they're back this week in Spring Floral force!

Embroidered Dress - £25

Sunflower Bloomer - £18

Lily Print Blouse - £36

Straw Bag - £23

Striped Bikini - £26

www.topshop.com

SCRIMSHAW'S PORK PIES

Tasty British Pork Pies AND a charming history to go with it. It's that simple!
Set up by her grandfather Thomas Scrimshaw in Nottingham in the 1900's, Liv has revived the family business to bring 'delicious heritage English produce with modern quality and taste'.  
If you like Pork Pies these are certainly worth a taste.

Viv and her late Grandfather

Not that interesting an image I know... Sorry.

www.scrimshawporkpies.com
Stocked in Harvey Nichols (5th Floor)

WWW.TCH.NET

An odd name for a website but full of a variety of treasures. New lines are added daily and every room for your home is considered. They call themselves the 'Contemporary Home' but I actually think their selection is incredibly charming, well priced and original. 

Egg & Spoon Race - £4.99

Gingham Tablecloth £49.99

Recipe Storer - £7.99

1950's Caller - £59.99

www.tch.net

WILLIAM AND KATE - THE MOVIE

For die hard fans... This is not a joke. "Will and Kate - The Movie" may seem like its a spoof but in fact its a full length feature film. Critics are saying it so bad its actually good... Premiering in the US on April 18th and being released on DVD later this month its also being shown on Channel 5 tomorrow night... 

Whatever you think of the lovely couple, this must be worth watching. 

Trailer...

WHAT A FLAT...

If only I was looking to buy a flat in London... or live in London for that matter. I have always loved my friend Sophia's gorgeous home. Colourful, spacious and immaculately decorated it is any girls dream. Luckily for us it's on the market. Email her any questions sophiarogge@gmail.com

The Kitchen

Living Room 

Main Bedroom

SWEET EASTER SUSHI

Only in America! I'm not going to lie... I am definitely tempted to give this a go.
I can't see how it could taste anything but disgusting though.

Peepshi, or Peeps sushi, consists of a decapitated Peep, Rice Krispies treats and Fruit by the Foot. To make a roll, shape a chunk of Rice Krispies treat into a hollow cylinder. Tuck a Peeps head into the treat, stretch the Fruit by the Foot around the treat like seaweed and enjoy a sickeningly sweet Peeps Sushi roll.
Other variations include strapping a whole Peeps to a Rice Krispies treat using a sliver of fruit roll. Once you’ve made all the Peeps sushi you can handle, use the Peeps bodies’ to make S’meeps—Peeps s’mores.

I mean!!!!!!

THE GREAT BRITISH EGG OFF... THURSDAY

I love Bacon. And I love Chocolate.
So for today's egg I have found one that mixes the two... It does sound disgusting I know. But actually it's not. My godmother took me to "Vosges" in NY when I was last there. She was raving about the different type of chocolates they have there - especially the bacon flavoured one. I was more than dubious about it (she is a little mad) but was proved completely wrong. It is DELICIOUS. I promise...

Bacon Vosges Easter Egg £15

The Bacon Chocolate Bar £6.99

Vosges Store in NY

Available in the UK at:

www.firebox.com/product/2854/Bacon-Chocolate?aff=512&awc=550_1303401468_26de730fecf0b52f39436bb74aed393e

www.vosgeschocolate.com

LOVE FOR LOU

I have this shoot framed in my flat. It's from Purple Magazine; a shoot with Lou Doillon. It must have been quite a few years ago now... I still love them every time I see them on my wall.