If in doubt......bake!

My creative time of late has been filled by baking.  Daisy and I have created cakes and iced them to our hearts content.  I love baking and I love baking with Daisy.  Teaching her things my Nan and Mum passed on to me, seeing how excited she gets when she bakes and watching her gain confidence each time we make a cake, is just out of this world.  Children are so pure it's beautiful.

Anyway, here's some of our latest efforts.

After watching the Great British Bake Off one evening, I decided to bake some fairy cakes after the programme.  The next day Daisy asked me why I made these without her....talk about being guilt ridden.  However, that was quickly forgotten as she tucked in!

I made this Raspberry and Coconut cake on a whim and it was a bit of trial end error as I made it up as I went along.  However it did taste delicious (Rona, promise to email you the recipe!)

And then Daisy and I made these last night before she went to bed.  Nice chocolate fairy cakes.

We also made a low fat Date and Apple cake the other day, but I wasn't able to snap any pictures of that one.  However I will be making it again soon and will share the recipe too.  And whilst I am on the subject of photos.....I have a really good camera but snapped these using my phone so apologies as they are not great (but when you've got cakes to eat you want to tuck in straight away!)

And finally, I leave you with a video of Daisy being Betty Crocker....just absolutely adorable.


Daisy being Betty Crocker from Helen Mills on Vimeo.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Helen xx

A brief intermission

I am learning at the moment that I need plenty of patience and lots of determination.

It seems like I have been on this particular journey longer than I ever wanted and certainly longer than I thought possible.  So whilst every thing else in my life has kind of been put on hold, I have managed to achieve one incredible thing.  After far too many years to count, I have donned my swiming cossie and ventured back into swimming. 

I love swimming (always have) but the fear of showing myself in a cossie to the locals in the swimming pool was just too daunting.  However, there is one good thing about getting older.....you care less about what people think and more about yourself, in an unselfish way.  So I did it....I dipped my toe so to speak, and haven't looked back.

So whilst I try not to get stressed, frustrated and frazzled over things I cannot control, I make time now to spend it improving my health and fitness. 

Hope everyone is healthy and well and I really hope to be able to be creative again soon.

Love and happiness

Helen xx