Kew Gardens – Hot dog
Posted: September 6, 2014 Filed under: Food, Urban Sketches | Tags: cake, hot dog, kew gardens, royal botanical gardens 1 CommentWe’re staying over at a hotel at Kew, so it seemed like the perfect opportunity to visit The Royal Botanical Gardens.
It was a beautiful, sunny day and although the car park was packed, the gardens themselves were fairly crowd free; attesting to their grand scale.
Lucy and I enjoyed a hot dog snack on one of the lawns beside a path and we watched passersby … er … pass by.
Unfortunately we didn’t visit any of the justifiably impressive glass houses. But Lucy and Caroline did visit Kew Palace.
My regular Sketchcrawl group were having a meet up today where they were practicing putting paint on their paper before marking in the lines, so I thought I’d join in whilst my family sauntered round the palace.
I sat with my back to a sundial and quickly sketched.
Luckily it was a bright, sunny day – so my paint dried quickly enough for me to start drawing in the palace’s many, many windows.
Costa – Mini Victoria Sponge
Posted: August 17, 2014 Filed under: Food | Tags: cake, hot chocolate Leave a commentThere’s a certain amount of delight that can be had from miniature things.
Today I indulged my sweet tooth (Which is not very well developed I have to admit!)
I used to feast on puddings whenever we dined out. I think it stemmed from puddings being a particular treat when I was younger. They seemed to be a scarce commodity at home and we certainly didn’t dine out as much. This is as much from a change of culture in western society rather than purely economic changes at home. Once I was earning my own money, and making my own culinary choices, puddings seemed to rise up in their importance.
I remember a distinct phase, attending college, where puddings ended every meal. I enjoyed baking my own cakes. And sharing them, I hasten to add.
Now, not so much. That brief spat of sweet toothedness seems to have given way to a greater appreciation of the savoury.
So, today’s choice was a little unusual, in that I don’t normally choose to have a cake.
But, as I wrote on my sketch – it was a mini cake … and so darned cute! Barely a couple of mouthfuls really.
(Tune in tomorrow for a set of three mini-burgers and further thoughts on miniature food)
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At the Harland Cafe; Sheffield
Posted: December 16, 2012 Filed under: Food | Tags: cake, Sandwich Leave a commentLast Saturday the Sketchcrawl North group met up at the Harland Cafe in Sheffield; for a drawing extended lunch. I made sure I got there a little earlier so that I could have breakfast as well, knowing that i would spend a little amount of time drawing it before I ate.
There were soooo many tasty sounding things on the menu, for lunch; I just couldn’t decide what to have!
In fact, I actually abdicated responsibility on that decision and asked the waitress what she preferred. So I have a vegetarian sausage and fried egg sandwich., Yummy!
I don’t usually have puddings or cakes; so for me it has to be something particularly special.
The Beach House
Posted: September 4, 2012 Filed under: Food | Tags: cake, Tea Leave a commentThis charming cafe has a wonderful beach and sea view.
The only problem was that the cakes it serves rival the beautiful view!
A vast array of cakes and fancies in a relaxed atmosphere.