Since the boys were born I have always set the table, cleared away the mess and really asked anything from them in terms of help
Over the past few weeks I have started involving them in little tasks. These include getting their plates, bowls, cutlery out, helping get the drinks from the fridge and then helping me clear away.
The one idea which has worked marvellously is our new little drawer just for them, it took me a while to re-organise where all the tea towels (whose home it used to be) would go but now it officially their drawer, bless them, they love it.
Take care, Natalie xx
Strawberries are in my top 3 favourite fruits, the others being figs (oh so good on a pizza or wrapped in parma ham with goats cheese) and pomegranates (I have such lovely memories of my nan and I eating them with pins)
We have a wonderful farm shop where I live, it is run by Paul who can be seen using what I think looks like a birthing machine but it actually harvests the asparagus!
The pick your own strawberries are just divine, picked and then plopped in your mouth. My two boys and I go regularly in season and gather as many as we can carry. We have made jam (thanks for the inspiration Laura) and this week we made our first ever strawberry ice cream.
It was so so good, creamy, strawberryie and with just 3 ingredients easy peezy
Here is what you do
Step 1:
Hull 500g of your strawberries (take the green bits off) and place in a Tupperware in the deep freeze
Step 2:
Pour 125ml of double cream and 75g of icing sugar in your food processor (I place my food processor bowl of the scales so I only have one item to wash up)
Step 3:
Pour your frozen strawberries in the bowl with the cream and icing sugar and blitz for 3-4 minutes.....done!
Take care, Natalie xx
As my little business is grows so to do I, I seem to have new ideas everyday so now have a little note pad which I take everywhere with me to jot down new ideas
Last weekend I ran a cupcake decorating party, it was my biggest yet with 45 children! It was crazy but as all the children left with big beaming smiles and boxes full of cakes. I knew that they had had a good time.
I want, no actually, I need my little business to be about something more. I have spent 11 years just working, having fun but not doing anything to make any ones life better.
My dream is too grow my little company slowly to fit around my children not the other way around which has been what I've been doing up until now.
So with 50 cupcakes, 7 bowls full of butter cream and many sprinkles I made my way to Cirencester for a little girls party. I taught them how to pipe, how to use colour and then we all went crazy with decorations!
Take care, Natalie xx
