Me and DIY Don't See Eye-to-Eye

I seem to have this curse with the physical world, or at least some sort of reverse Midas touch. Anything manual or mechanical I touch seems to break without me even trying.

So, I was quite pleased with myself after spending about 6 hours today sanding and glossing the window frames in my conservatory, having spent about 8 hours last weekend sanding and undercoating.

That was, until just now when I went out there to inspect my handiwork. From a distance I noticed it didn't really have the sheen I was expecting, and as I got closer a curious thought crossed my mind.

"Why has that gloss dried looking like undercoat?"

The answer is, of course, that I've only accidentally gone and put a second coat of undercoat on instead of gloss.

Grrrrr...

Valentine's Cake 2008

Blimey, 2 cakes barely a week apart. This one's a white chocolate sponge cake smothered with a home-made white chocolate cream. Ideal if you like white chocolate, or rubbish if you don't.



It's probably the richest cake I've made so far. I feel a bit queasy having eaten more than my fair share of the leftovers.

I bought the candy flowers, btw. Although I'm planning on trying my hand at sugarcraft at some point...

What's better than cake and shoes?

What's better than cake and shoes? Shoes on a cake, of course!



This was a birthday present for one of the girls in the department I worked in a while ago. They were getting upset because I only started baking after I left there so they've not had any from me yet.

Well now they have.

Next up, Valentine's day...