tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12910213.post-65573618789177986932008-04-25T17:12:00.009+01:002008-04-25T18:02:22.886+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_lVLGPoMsUgs/SBII4WcNdnI/AAAAAAAABSU/T2NbE6lAbmM/s1600-h/P1016720.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_lVLGPoMsUgs/SBII4WcNdnI/AAAAAAAABSU/T2NbE6lAbmM/s400/P1016720.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193223084501202546" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Caroline poached apricots in a subtle spice mix for DD's birthday on St George's Day. Utterly delicious. <br /><br />Take one packet of those luscious half-dried apricots and poach them in orange juice sweetened with a little honey, together with one star anise, one vanilla pod and a couple of cloves. (Follow the instructions on the packet for timings.) We ate them with a chocolate-y almond cake. Mmmm<br /><br />The tulips are on my desk. Anyone who has ever been in my study will know that I had to clear a space in order to take the photograph. Incidentally, the orange lily-flowered tulip is Ballerina, which besides being a particularly cheering flame colour is also sweetly scented, unlike most florist's tulips. <br /><br />After I put them in a vase I took them outside again, so that I could enjoy them in the afternoon sun:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_lVLGPoMsUgs/SBINiGcNdyI/AAAAAAAABTg/iXELSytL8nk/s1600-h/P1016709.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_lVLGPoMsUgs/SBINiGcNdyI/AAAAAAAABTg/iXELSytL8nk/s200/P1016709.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193228199807252258" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_lVLGPoMsUgs/SBIMj2cNdvI/AAAAAAAABTQ/7BOpPA5PF9w/s1600-h/P1016708.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_lVLGPoMsUgs/SBIMj2cNdvI/AAAAAAAABTQ/7BOpPA5PF9w/s200/P1016708.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193227130360395506" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_lVLGPoMsUgs/SBILBWcNdtI/AAAAAAAABTA/P4bUeWuehNM/s1600-h/P1016706.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_lVLGPoMsUgs/SBILBWcNdtI/AAAAAAAABTA/P4bUeWuehNM/s200/P1016706.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193225438143280850" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_lVLGPoMsUgs/SBILCWcNduI/AAAAAAAABTI/rjbD1lmX1cY/s1600-h/P1016707.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_lVLGPoMsUgs/SBILCWcNduI/AAAAAAAABTI/rjbD1lmX1cY/s200/P1016707.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193225455323150050" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_lVLGPoMsUgs/SBIN4mcNdzI/AAAAAAAABTo/35zjz1RvmuA/s1600-h/P1016713.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_lVLGPoMsUgs/SBIN4mcNdzI/AAAAAAAABTo/35zjz1RvmuA/s200/P1016713.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193228586354308914" /></a>Joannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06790888857849562408noreply@blogger.com