It's taken me a little while to find spare time in amongst a whirlwind of new things, not to mention the daily fun with the bundle of energy, otherwise known as 6-month old Maisy. So, some of the things I love to do have taken a back seat for a bit, but as things gradually fall into place, I'm finding time and space for them again, which feels great. To celebrate this, getting back to basics and to remember my brother, Josh, on what would have been his 17th birthday, I baked a cake and throughly enjoyed it. The dusting of flour, messy egg cracking, sprinkling of coconut and sticky cherry chopping. Even Maisy wanted in!
What made this even more soul nourishing was that I had my camera along for the ride too, snapping as I went (which, with my messy baking habits, is harder than it sounds). It's reawakened my love of food photography, nothing flash, nothing pro, just me messing about with food, utensils and my camera. Like this - just baking, snapping and hoping I don't get vanilla essence too close to the Canon. More food adventures to come, I think.
*thanks to Ju for the lovely recent additions to my baking collection :)
