Gardener. Upcycler. Foodie.
I recently swapped my London stilettos for Hampshire wellies - this is a blog about life, gardening, food and design in the English countryside. You might like to read my dachshund blog and gardening blog - links below.

Countrified Katie

Queen’s Diamond Jubilee inspired cupcakes… flavours included strawberry cheesecake (with strawberries from a local farm), Guinness & chocholate, and carrot.

cupcakes cake food Queen's Diamond Jubilee

Cupcakes for HM the Queen!  My mum bought the fabulous cake stand from Radley - very stylish indeed.

Queen's Diamond Jubilee cupcakes cake stand

Queen’s Jubilee-inspired family get together

This past weekend I hosted a family braai (BBQ) for twenty very special members of my family, some of whom had not seen each other for over thirty years!

As a warm up for our forthcoming street party to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee we went for a “Rule, Britannia” inspired theme.  Think loads of bunting, red and white ginham tablecloth, Radley’s Jubilee cake stand, cupcakes, corgi crackers, and wildflowers from outside my front door… all in our patriotic colours of red, white and blue.

A truly splendid day was had by all.  Here are some of the photos:

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