Lovely day spent at @NTcragside refreshingly devoid of #Halloween trappings. In contrast to @AlnwickGarden who seem to have bought the entire halloween stock from every B&M in the North East and shoved it in the bushes.

Delighted with the wonderful, generous prize from Tala for being chocolate week #starbaker. It was waiting on my doorstep when I got home from holiday 😃#gbbotwitterbakealong Thank you Robert Allen The Baking Nanna ❤️karen Mary Elizabeth❤️

Lemon and thyme drizzle bundt was a bit of a nightmare! First one stuck a lot, second one stuck a bit 😱. Also made the pithivier from #pastry week as I was on holiday last week but like to try all the technicals! #gbbotwitterbakealong Robert Allen ❤️karen Mary Elizabeth❤️ The Baking Nanna

Ginger and orange sponge puddings with creme anglais and orange and ginger syrup. I left them a bit too long before turning them out so they struck a bit but they were very tasty. ❤️karen Mary Elizabeth❤️ Robert Allen The Baking Nanna #GBBOTwitterBakeAlong

Fly agarics looking spectacular in my lawn. #mushroommonday #fungi #Autumn #garden

Introducing Coolio Caterpillar, he's the kinda G(ateau) the little caterpillars wanna be like. ❤️karen Mary Elizabeth❤️ Robert Allen #GBBOTwitterBakeAlong #GBBO #Coolio #partyweek

Tarte aux pommes for #patisserie week. Much easier, I think, than a millefoglie! 🍎 #gbbotwitterbakealong #gbbo ❤️karen Mary Elizabeth❤️ Robert Allen

Top garden centre #festive vibes! 🦌🌲🎶 #Christmas

That's all the technicals done! Would have been nice to finish with something more visually appealing but it tastes very nice 😋. #gbbotwitterbakealong #gbbo #lardycake Robert Allen ❤️karen Mary Elizabeth❤️

Scarlet elf cups starting to appear. It helps to know where they normally turn up! #FungiFriday #fungi

Two-for-one log and scarlet elf cups. A bright start to the new year! #fungi #Mushroom #mushroommonday #NewYear2024

#DelamereForest looking particularly beautiful with a covering of #snow this morning ❄️ #Cheshire #winter

Gorse flowering in Cheshire. #WildflowerHour

Evidence of elves and pixies in the forest today. #fungi #lichen #delamereforest

I came across this wonderful tree sculpture today in Delamere Forest. Never spotted it before and can't find anything about it on the Internet. It's close to the Whitefield car park. #sculpture #TreeSculpture #WoodSculpture #delamereforest #fattrunktuesday

My favourite patch of scarlet elf cups has probably peaked. I still find it amazing that I must have walked past this for years and never noticed. #FungiFriday

Traditional simnel cake using Mary Berry recipe. This is my favourite #Easter bake and gives a nice break from all the chocolate! #twitterbakealong The Baking Nanna Robert Allen

Newly emerged cinnabar moth spotted today, a bit early for the ragwort. #moths

Plenty of small tortoiseshells on their way!#butterfly #butterflies #caterpillars

A little group of parasols, very early for hereabouts. #MushroomMonday