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spring eclairs

What do you do on a brilliantly clear Sunday? Make eclairs, and eat them at the beach, of course. Keira and I spent a couple of hours 'making stuff' over the weekend, the eclairs were all her idea (really) but they were fun to make, and delicious of course. We made quite small pastries, then the kids walked down to the shop for cream, and we melted a bit of dark chocolate for the top. Packed them into a big biscuit tin and ate them while sitting on a giant piece of driftwood and digging our feet into the sand. 

The (very simple) recipe Keira and I used was from the Edmond's cookbook, but this one is similar.

I've linked to this before, but I've just rediscovered (and still love it): 4 sisters take their photo every year for 36 years.

 

manuka/tea tree

There's one sweet manuka plant in our garden, and I used it as inspiration to embroider these stems on some dark berry-coloured linen. The plant gets pretty bashed around in the wind, but it seems quite hardy, thankfully. I've always loved manuka trees- we used to have a big one by the front door in a previous house. 

This week I've been feeling grateful for the spring sunshine and light. Watching The Bridge (Swedish version) and eating almond chocolate at night. Reading a book about tuatara.  Enjoying being home with the children + teenager. Doing a little spring cleaning. (only a little, mind you.)