weekend wanderings #69

(images from shinythoughts.net, cygnetkitchen.co.uk, and sweetmonday.co.uk)

• This week I sat down and talked my thoughts on blogging with you - and the culture we created for ourselves. I loved your responses, and it was so well received, I couldn't have been happier. 
• I've also fallen back in love with Pinterest (it goes in phases) and I'm trying to make my feed super pretty because I'm superficial like that. I'd love it if you had a look. :) 
• I'm always looking for a way to use up a few sad bananas in the fruit bowl: banana blondies seem like a good way forward! 
• If you're into trying out some ice-cream recipes, like I am, here is a list of common ice-cream issues and how to fix them. 
• Some stunning, dreamy, pastel photographs of a city that look like something from a movie. 
• This elderflower, lemon and mascarpone cake looks like the most perfect summer wedding cake... 
• I'm bookmarking this amazing looking pie crust recipe for blackberry season, when I will want to make a hundred blackberry pies... 
• I have been to Glencoe, but didn't get a chance to see Eilean Donan castle: it looks absolutely amazing.
• Jane's afternoon in the city looks lovely, after a few weekends off from galavanting about in the capital, it makes me want to go back. There is something fun about being in London in the summer....
• I've never had an issue with a recipe of Deb's (Smitten Kitchen): so these salted caramel chocolate chunk cookies are screaming my name.
• Short but sweet: ten ways to stay creative.
• I make peppermint bark at Christmastime, but this pistachio bark looks incredible. 
• Puglia is a bit of Italy I have no experience of, and little knowledge of, but it would be lovely to discover more, as always.... 
• A cute little thing on the Guardian website: how to build the 'perfect' sandcastle, from the architect behind the Shard (Renzo Piano).
• Michelle has nailed my Sunday afternoon, pretty much. Glad to know I'm not the only one that lives like this...
• I've never really been one to enjoy the colour yellow: but as I grow older, I understand it's sunny appeal. 
• Some stunning photographs of the Hawaiian scenery over at Sending Postcards. As always, I live vicariously through them....
• I've tried making ice-lollies and all sorts before, without much luck, but I dream of making lovely Magnum-esque treats. Or perhaps these 'dark and stormy popsicles'... 
• I've seen so many ways to make iced-coffee, but in particular, freezing your espresso so you get really cold, not watery coffee - when I saw Lizzie's iced-coffee 'recipe', it gave me the kick up the bum to try it... post coming soon!
• Becky showed us some of her favourite artists this week - I need to do this!
• As I'm not going on holiday this year until the Autumn, I'm living vicariously through everyone's holiday snaps, like Sarah's trip to Kefalonia
• This DIY umbrella is so adorable - perfect for the July weather we're having...!
• I really wanted to go and visit Kew Gardens before the schools finished for summer - I never found the time though, so might just have to brave a weekend...

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