Garden plans...

I moved primarily because I wanted a garden. The two bedroom flat was plenty big enough for me, but I was desperate to get a dog and craved having some outdoor space. I used to spend my summer evenings on my picnic blanket in the park at the top of the road and whilst it was lovely, it just made me realise even more that I needed my own slice of earth.

When I first viewed the house I wasn't overwhelmed with the garden. I'd fallen in love with another house that had a huge garden that had so much potential, and compared to that, this one was long, thin, overgrown and hilly.

Here's the picture that the estate agent took...

A little dinner delight

If you hadn't guessed already, I LOVE food. I especially love food inspired or influenced from holidays or travels and meals like this one definitely give me the fuzzy feels inside.

We've been to Madeira (a Portuguese island) {see holiday post here} a few times and one of my favourite things about holidaying there is the meat. They have these fantastic Esperadas which is a traditional local dish and definitely one of my favourites. So, I thought I'd try to create something similar at home.