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I have been quiet on here since Tuesday. I’ve struggled to continue regular content in light of everything that is happening in the world. I’ve watched a lot, listened a lot, read a lot, learned a lot. I still felt quite useless in it all. Will signing this petition help? Will sharing #blm content help? Will me educating myself and others help? I still don’t know the answer, maybe none of us ever will. I do know that this is the last time we simply accept that these things happen. I’ve been so ignorant for such a long time, as have so many of us, I have been lost in my own privilege and didn’t realise just how deep this all runs. The mass incarceration of POC, the racial stereotypes that are still fed into advertising and media today, the fear and terror that so many communities live in simply because they are black. That’s just the beginning. The vocal support must go beyond Black Out Tuesday, beyond the protests, beyond the outrage because that’s when there will be a change. We need to keep taking action, big or small. Until then, let’s accept nothing less. If anyone else has book/documentary/ways to support or any other suggestions then please post them here in the comments so I and others can find them. . For my Cardiff followers, There will be a BLM March on Saturday 6th June. You can follow @blm_cardiff for more details

#blackouttuesday

I adoreeee anything vintage/retro/just plain old and manky. So, when my grandad was getting rid of his vinyl records I jumped at the chance to keep a few. At first, I had them stashed away in a cupboard but recently I’ve been putting them out on my shelves and display cabinets because I just love how the covers look! They are like little works of art ❤️ . Got a whole new found love for my home recently. Which is fortunate as I’m pretty much stuck here 😂 but as we renovated our home and are nowhere near finishing, I used to always pick faults in it. Now it’s my favourite place in the world. Anyone else finding the more time they spend at home the more they love it? Or are we all just climbing the walls right now? 👎🏻 . Little hiya from @plantbasednatasha and @theyummiediaries just peeking their lovely faces in here and of course our lovely photograph by @foxphotographycardiff . 🌈✌🏻

May Bank holiday weekends are for bottomless brunch and I wasn’t going to let a little lockdown stop us! So, that’s exactly what we are doing ☀️🥂 Prosecco is still flowing, the sun is out, I even wrote a little post-it for the table like they do at @greycardiff 😂 Hope everyone is enjoying the bank holiday sunshine. I’m off to have a second slice of chocolate cake and few more glasses of fizz (Had to do two courses didn’t we) 💁🏻‍♀️✌🏻

Not my best photo but looking through old albums really made me think. This was taken in Grand Central Station on our last day in NYC only 7 months ago, it was 35 degrees outside and we had THE worst hangovers after drinking 3$ whiskey sours in a dive bar in the East Village absolutely packed to the rafters with people. We tried our best to do as much as we could on our last day but it was so hot out (in October!!!!) Thanks East Coast weather ✌🏻) and we ended up escaping into the station for some much needed air con before finding another bar, drinking way too much all over again, buying cheap hotdogs and pizza and of course, proceeding to get yet another awful hangover. 🙃 . Why am I posting this? Because looking back at this photo now, everything we did that day, everything we did most weekends, things as silly as going to a bar, wandering busy streets or stumbling into a chippy. I’m not sure when we can do those things again and that makes me sad. But, then I remember that we will get the opportunity again to travel, to spend evenings drinking far too much with loved ones, to spend afternoons fighting through crowds to sightsee. For now, i’m trying to enjoy this new normal so that when we look back, we have something to smile about even in the darkest of times. We’ll be back together soon and when we are, it’ll be incredible. ❤️🌈

Made scones and fresh lemon curd today and I am very excited about it. 🍋 . There is nothing more satisfying than a simple bake that tastes like it took way more effort. The joy of scones? The less fuss, the better. ❤️ . For a batch of between 12-16 🍰 . Soak 150g of raisins in orange juice for a few hours (or overnight). Throw 150g cold unsalted butter, 500g flour, 2 tsp baking powder, two tbsp of golden caster sugar and a pinch of sea salt flakes into a mixing bowl and rub together using your hands until you get a large crumb consistency. Make a well in the centre, add 3 medium eggs, 50ml of full fat milk and stir a little to mix. Drain your fruit and add to the mixing bowl. Combine. Don’t over fuss it! When happy with your texture (it’ll look a little scruffy) sprinkle a little flour over then cover with cling film and refrigerate for 15 minutes. Remove from the fridge and roll out on a lightly floured surface to about 3cm thick. Cut the rolled dough into rounds and place on a baking tray. Cook for 12 minutes. Eat whilst still slightly warm. Heaven. 🙌🏻

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