Dazzling white is so refreshing after the grey of winter.

My mother-in-law was in town so I made a Victoria Sponge (without the jam) for a tea time treat.  Good food for thought whilst working on some new projects.

What I like most about Chris Ofili’s work is the depth of colour and texture.  The highlight of the exhibition for me is the room with all the monkey paintings in different colours, each one magical and jewel-like in the dimly lit room.  This installation has been at the Tate for a few years now and I enjoy it every time I see it.

I love this ceramic foot trinket that I got from old friends in Australia (made by their talented sons).  They live just below the large toe on the Sunshine Coast.  I’ll think of them today and imagine them walking barefoot through warm sun-drenched sands.

My Cadbury favourites: Fruit and Nut, Crunchie, Curly Wurly and Creme Eggs!

I discovered Farouche on Etsy early last year and love the simple beauty of her typographed work.  It shows words have such power, and can affect our moods and emotions.  Sweet is a favourite word, ofcourse.

It’s really great to be featured in Ideal Home this month as one of “ten of the best bedding websites”.  I’ve had a nice response from some readers as a result, and perhaps I’ve also acquired minor bragging rights!

Best wishes for Christmas and the holidays.

The snow arrived today, very lightly to start then it tumbled down - I think it put me in a more seasonal mood, which is just what I need.

There was a lot going on in London this weekend just as one would expect before Christmas.  We visited the Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park, the highlight was the German wurst stand and the park itself which always looks beautiful, what could be more wintery than someone roasting chestnuts next to the glassy Serpentine?  On Sunday we went to Bob Pruitt’s holiday flea market at the Tate Modern where invited artists were selling their work from printed t-shirts to prints and sculptures, aswell as doing on site photos and caricatures.

I took some time out this afternoon with my cup of tea and Love Bar - just enough time to watch an episode of SATC.  But not just any episode, I watched An American Girl in Paris, Part Une which is from Season 6, so we’re talking finale.  It’s a poignant episode, and I have waited a long time to watch it as I really don’t get to goggle much these days.  Oh, I need to go back to Paris soon!  And if you’re wondering where to get the sensational Love Bar, it’s at Pret, but not always.

Not much time to write on Sweet Talk lately, infact from Halloween to Thanksgiving it has been a very busy spell.  I have done two fairs (Spirit of Christmas and Country Living Christmas) which have absorbed a lot of time.  So to my family and friends on the other side of the Atlantic have a lovely Thanksgiving - I miss you all.