Monthly Archives: May 2015

Happy Murderous Birthday

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Gwen and Elinor

Here’s the 18th birthday cake I made for a friend. She’s obsessed with Angela Lansbury and Murder She rote, naturally she is, all the 18-year-olds are raving about her.  So I attempted to to homage to both fine ladies-my friend … Continue reading →

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Weeks…Oh Good Grief I can’t Remember… of the Doodles: Take #2

Posted on May 17, 2015 by Gwen and Elinor

(Just a point I want to make I wrote this all yesterday but then I couldn’t get the pictures to download…grrr technology) Yes the Friday four days after my exams have finished you’d think I’d produce at least one doodle … Continue reading →

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It lives!!!

Posted on May 13, 2015 by Gwen and Elinor

I am officially as of 3pm on the 11th May 2015 a Graduand of the University of Lincoln! So goodbye to Geoffrey, Matthew Paris, Petrarch and Machiavelli. Adios to Giotto, Cellini, Masaccio and Peiro della Francesco. Arrivederci to Andreas Cappelleus, William Holman … Continue reading →

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Recent Reads

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Gwen and Elinor

Here’s a little bundle of my recent reads just to let you know what my eyes have been feasting on. The Star’s Tennis Balls by Stephen Fry I picked this up while staying with Elinor in Lincoln a few months … Continue reading →

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And yet another pause in the Doodles

Posted on May 6, 2015 by Gwen and Elinor

Hmmm…this is all getting a bit thick really isn’t it? I’m afraid I have to put another pause in the back log of doodles that I am meant to be giving you, I am currently wading through my Renaissance exam … Continue reading →

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100th Cake

Posted on May 1, 2015 by Gwen and Elinor

An  old fashioned cake for an old fashioned lady. This is a rich fruit cake (from the dairy book of home cooking no less) topped with marzipan and royal icing. Most cakes I make are covered with fondant icing- the … Continue reading →

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