The Pennywell pig farm and my baked goods.

I very rarely do these, but I wanted to document my recent ventures, and as part of it involves cute tiny animals and the other shows my 'rad' baking 'skillz', I thought it might take a few of you by interest!

It was my birthday last Monday, and while I've never really enjoyed my birthdays (I always feel a bit depressed and pressured to have a good day!) I was so grateful for some thoughtful presents (including a bakery cake in a box which I have always wanted and a voucher for a makeup course at Illamasqua) and I persuaded the fiance to drive three hours to Devon to visit the Pennywell Pig Farm which I have wanted to visit ever since I was made aware of micro pigs!

Then at the weekend I had a free day on my hands as I was waiting for the man to come and install the TV and internet, so naturally I baked. I baked cheddar and onion soda bread and white chocolate and cherry scones. I gotta say, they were pretty damn good.

If you want the recipe for either of these please tweet me (@emilydimplesxo) or email me. Also, don't forget to follow me on Instagram (@emilylaurenbethxo)

Bye for now!

Midweek post; Burning the Jo Malone

I'm afraid to admit that I did squeal with delight when this arrived a couple of weeks ago. Having never been a 'candle person' until recently, I was quite surprised at my reaction!

Jo Malone are a luxurious brand that sell bath-stuff and candles amongst other things. Gorgeous scents and stylishly packaged, this would be perfect as a gift (to yourself or somebody else!)

I love the cream box the candle was packaged in, fastened with a black bow. Padded with black tissue paper another black bow decorates the lid of the candle, too.

I chose English Pear and Freesia because I thought it would be all fresh and spring-y. And it is, it's nice. The scent subtley fills the room when it's being burned, it's warm and floral but not overpowering.

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Do you love Jo Malone too? Any other products to recommend to me?