Friday 19 March 2010

Sunny Friday :)

Good afternoon

How has your week been?  Its been a lovely sunny week here in Suffolk - proper springlike.

Washing has been hung outside and come in a few hours later, dry and with that wonderful linedried smell :)

The sunny weather has made everyone happy - MrVV hasn't felt cold in his office all week and the boys have been happy as they've not needed coats for school.

We've a busy weekend planned here in the VV household - a birthday party for me tomorrow, lunch out & a trip to Southwold on Sunday and then my actual birthday on Monday (and another lunch out).

Today I've been baking towards the party tomorrow - one of my little nieces asked last weekend if there would be pretty cakes at the party? So of course I've obliged;

Lemon cupcakes with lemon icing topped with a mini-egg (well its almost Easter).

When I was out with Country Girl for afternoon tea in the week, these vintage inspired postcards jumped out at me & at just 25p each it would have been madness not to get a whole set. They remind me of sunny, summer days spent at the beach;



Here's hoping you all have a good weekend and we all get some more sunshine.

See you next week

PS - Don't forget to enter my giveaway ;)

xxx Vicki xxx

27 comments:

Thedarkerside73 said...

Hope you have a wonderful weekend of celebration. Those cakes look lovely!


MBBx

Vintage from the Village said...

mmm those cakes just reminded me I havn't had lunch yet !!
Have a great weekend
Sue x

Jill said...

Hope you have a fanstastic birthday, the cupcakes look gorgeous.

Hugs RosieP x

made with love said...

Have a great day. Your cakes look great. Yum!!
Have fun,
Rachael XX

kirsty said...

Fantastic postcards! Have a great weekend/birthday (love Southwold)It's absolutely chucking it down here in Cornwall - got to get the boy from school in a minute and am dreading leaving the house!

Sal said...

I hope that you have a wonderful weekend. I am all in favour of dragging out a birthday so that it lasts for as many days as possible!
Enjoy yourself ;-)

Dawn said...

Hope it goes well. Have fun!

bellaboo said...

There seem to be a lot of birthday celebrations in blogland at the moment.Hope you have a wonderful time!
Those cakes look perfect on the lovely CK cake stand.Nice idea to put the mini eggs on top!

Bellaboo :o)

Floss said...

It all sounds like a great start to extented birthday celebrations! Our sunny weather is fast disappearing - I've had to snatch my sunny-smelling washing off the line as the grey clouds gather! I went to la Poste today...

Jen Walshaw said...

We have a bag of mini eggs for baking with this weekend. I love the cake stand, where is that from?

VintageVicki said...

MadMum - its a Cath Kidston one - a christmas pressie from my Mum.

harmony and rosie said...

Cakelets looks delicious! Here's hoping you have a wonderful Birthday.

love Kate x

Mary Poppins said...

Ohoo what lovely cakes, now I want my pudding before my dinner, have a wonderful and very special birthday :0)

Would love to hear his take on Tim, he really is a lovely chap ;0)

Hugs

X

maryannlucy said...

A birthday weekend - how lovely. AND a trip to Southwold - lucky you, have a fantastic time x

...Nina Nixon... said...

Mmmmmm....lemon cupcakes with mini eggs!!!!!

Have a fabulous weekend,

Nina x

Pea Green Kitty said...

Those cakes look diviiiine!
x

Jacquie said...

Just found your blog via your comment on curlew country,glad I did !! looking forward to reading some older posts :0)
I've just started blogging so 100 posts seems a long way away !!!

posie blogs Jennie McClelland said...

Perfect cup cakes or do you call them patty cakes?? My mum is English & calls them both names, love Posie

lemonade kitty said...

Those postcards make me smile!! Yummy cakes, have a lovely weekend Lucey xx

Jen said...

Such a gorgeous cake stand - and the cakes on it look delicious too! :)

Sarah said...

Oooh, I love anything with lemon in! We've got birthday celebrations here too - my son's birthday is Monday too!
Have fun!
x

JP said...

fancy having to make your own birthday cakes!!!!!!!!

Beach Bygones said...

Great postcards. Have a lovely birthday. I am loving the warmer weather too and putting clothes back on the washing line instead of spread all over the house!

Donatella said...

cupcakes look lovly!!new follower..happy spring!!off to ck out more of your blog!

Diane said...

Cant wait to see the SOuthwold piccies - we had a day there in summer and loved it. Happy Birthday!!!!

sarah-jane down the lane said...

More sunshine and more lemon cupcakes please!!!

Sarah x

melanie said...

The cupcakes look delicious! yum yum. xxx