Closing time . . .

Sadly, it’s time to close The Humble Cake Company. Unable to compete with the local hobby bakers, I’m off to explore other work-from-home ventures that will enable me to make some money for my family and yet still spend quality time with them.

A guide to Naked Wedding Cakes

The Naked Wedding Cake is pretty much all the rage at the moment.  The Naked Cake can lend itself to most styles of wedding from vintage to rustic, from elegant to contemporary.  The final look and feel of the cake …

Father’s Day 2014

Father’s Day lends itself perfectly to getting a little creative with your little ones. As Bill Cosby once said, “Fatherhood is pretending the present you love most is soap-on-a-rope.” Don’t worry Andy, you won’t ever get soap on a rope from …

Thank you Ford Motor Company

It’s an end of an era. Today my Dad is retiring.  He has been a calibration engineer with Ford Motor Company for over 35 years, so I have never known him to do anything but “play*” with cars. Ford Motor Company …

I longed to be a traditional stay-at-home-mum … now my dream has come true

This week I was fortunate enough to be featured in the Southend Echo.  Fancy a read of the article?  Click here!. Article by By Louise Howeson.  @EchoLouHoweson  Professional photographs by Magdalena Mahdy at Love That Smile Photography.  @magdalenamahdy

National Breastfeeding Week

  It’s National Breastfeeding Week. Now, before becoming a mother, this probably would have passed me by. But now, it has much more significance. This is not a post in which I’m going to preach to you about the benefits …