Bodie and Fou Winter 2011 Catalogue

I have been following along and awaiting the arrival of the New Bodie and Fou  Catalogue and and now its here to view on-line, full of styling tips ideas and inspiration.  I'm loving the work space ideas on page 22 and 23.

I'm off on a little trip for a few days so things will be quite around here  until next Wednesday so hope you all have a good weekend.
P.S don't forget to enter the give away here 

Fig and Parma ham salad

Well it might be early Autumn but there are still a few salad days left before I start wanting winter soups and stews, and how about a fig and Parma ham salad with buffalo mozzarella  cheese?   This one is inspired by one of the Jamie Oliver  books that I have, so easy to make, just toss  some salad leaves onto a plate, nick the top of the figs then squish them a little to open up the lovely insides, tear up some mozzarella cheese, and lay the Parma ham around the plate, drizzle with a little herb olive oil then enjoy, and personally I find that this dish is enjoyed more if you get stuck in and just use your fingers..yum.  

PS, don't forget you can still use the discount here, and there is a give away here.

happy weekend.

Hello folks, not much going on today, as last night in an effort to rescue my cat Vadar from  being beaten up by the the cat who lives next door, and to avoid any more expensive trips to the vet to repair puncture wounds, I sprang out of bed and I ran down the stairs,  slipped on something, and fell down the stairs, ended up with a bruised heel, two bruised elbows and a rather bruised bum!  Thank goodness we have a short staircase.....did manage to scare the neighbours cat off though with my screams, so result there.

Anyway, today my lovely Hubby  offered to rub the bruised areas better, took me out for some lunch, and a quick visit to the charity shop, where I hobbled around looking like I had done myself a mischief, and found this cute little glass jar.  (now home to some scrabble tiles) Happy weekend all....

P.S, if you are looking for a little weekend project check out some here, or pop on over to Stylizimo blog where you will find a lovely one right now.

The weekend project, take one Hot Dog jar...

Candles have been a bit of a theme this week one way or another, starting with this post last Sunday,  and today's weekend project is inspired by the fact that we kicked off  the week  with power cuts to the Island.   Monday evening  found us  scrambling around the house in the dark lighting  candles, fortunately I have more than a few dotted around the house, (I stocked up on my last visit to IKEA) and while looking for containers to use as candle holders, a tall hot dog jar came in very useful.

Photography and Styling Samantha Stansbridge.

As we sat by candle light  around the table, I tied a piece of ribbon  around the top (as one  does at times like these) and thought that this would make a simple little project.  As I  still had some mother of pearl discs left from this project and this project, I just added a few to the ribbon (later on in the week, not actually during the power cut) and there you have it, how to transform a hot dog jar, inspired by  a power cut.

Taken during the power cut.

P.S visit last Sundays post for an update, a little treat for you  from Sorella.

Simple pleasures for the senses...

Photography Samantha Stansbridge

Today I am enjoying the simple pleasure of an Irish Winter scented candle, with the fragrance of warming cinnamon and cloves to fill the room with a welcoming, and relaxing  aroma, perfect for a lazy Sunday evening.

A little treat for you, how would you like 20% off  on the Sorella website from now until the end of October? 

Just use the code  THSH at the check out .

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