Astonishing Splashes of Colour

 

I love wearing bright colours when the weather is dull, so I decided to break out some turquoise and pink today. We almost bought a pumpkin while we were walking around the shops earlier, but decided that it was still a bit too soon. It's just so exciting to see them available! I plan on making pumpkin soup, and then we'll carve an interesting face on it of course.

 

I'm off to work in a couple of hours: I work on the front door on Friday nights, so I'll be wrapping up very warm! Hope you all have a wonderful weekend.

 

The name of this post comes from the description of Neverland by Peter Pan: 'Neverland is always more or less an island, with astonishing splashes of colour here and there.'

What I'm wearing: top from Zara, skirt, bag and shoes from Topshop, scarf from Warehouse 

Cuckoo's Bakery

The Big Dipper Cupcake

Cream of Broccoli Soup with Cheese Scone

Lemon and Raspberry Tart Cupcake

 

I went to Cuckoo's Bakery twice last week, while my sister was visiting me in Edinburgh. Their cupcakes are incredibly good, and so is their café. I've mentioned the cupcakes before (when I bought them at our local market) and luckily the café is very close to where I live and well worth visiting. There is a copy of their cupcake menu below: how could anyone resist? And the savoury items on the menu (such as soup, warm croissants and doorstep sandwiches) are just as wonderful: I had cream of broccoli soup with a homemade cheese scone (shown above) and it was heavenly. And the next day I had a gorgeous and huge doorstep sandwich with ham, chedder and pickle. It was a very food filled week, as it usually is when me and my big sister are together! If you're ever in Edinburgh, I would highly recommend visiting this lovely café.

Chocolate Mint

On Sunday we decided to go for a wander around the local market in the afternoon. The market has a lovely, very friendly atmosphere, and offers a wide variety of stalls, from wines and cakes to jewellery and plants. Today, we sampled some delicious cupcakes from Cuckoo's Bakery (red velvet for me, black bottom for him) and bought our first plant for the flat, a chocolate mint. We've wanted to get a plant for a while, and at £1.20 it was definitely worth it.

Unfortunately, on the trip home my cupcake got really squished. I opened the box to check and it had fallen over... there was cream cheese frosting everywhere! But I still managed to eat it of course, and I got some bites of the black bottom one too! They were so delicious.

T-shirt from somewhere in New York, jeans and shoes from Topshop