02 June 2011

summer miscellany

Last week, Sue and I visited the Rose Garden at Hampton Court Palace. Then later in the week, there were the roses at Kew. And this weekend, I discovered seven beauteous bushes right behind our building. How did I miss these?

Thinking of roses, there's the temptation to pull out a flowery puzzle:

But it seems a shame to stay inside when we could be out in the sun eating ice pops!

I used our strawberries from the plot and the recipe that came with the tray: 125 g strawberries, 40 g caster sugar, and 300 ml whole-milk yogurt whizzed in the blender and poured into the molds. Definitely the best pops so far! A second batch is already in the freezer.

And when they're ready, I've spotted the perfect chair for both rose-viewing and ice pop-eating:

Now just have to convince G. Do you think a few more ice pops would do the trick?

13 comments:

Jennifer said...

Those ice pops are amazing, we've been going a little crazy with strawberry yogurt pops here too, it's been so warm in the afternoons. Would you be able to share where you get the trays? My girls would love them.

Ali said...

Wow - I think a few more of those scrummy looking pops ought to earn you the chair for sure!

mary said...

Don't forget Regent's Park. I haven't been this year but last year's roses were lovely.

A Trifle Rushed said...

Mmmm! Roses and ice lollies! Perfect!

driftwood said...

might be best not to spill ice pop on the chair!

Lynn said...

That chair would go perfectly with the scruffy green-painted vintage wicker settee on my porch. Could you buy two and send me one, please?

Discerning Admirer said...

Stawberry ice pops work for me!

Darlene said...

Delightful! And that strawberry ice pop made my eyes pop!

Gina said...

Chair for some of those fabulous looking ice pops sounds like the perfect exchange

Seymour said...

Yay for the roses! Yay for the ice pops! That's the sort of chair you might sink into and never reappear from

Sneaky Magpie said...

they should! they look delish!

Bee said...

That's it! I've got to get those strawberry molds. I just froze a batch of cut-up strawberries, but they are going to be made into daquiris tomorrow.

Kitten's Lost Her Mittens said...

Oh, yummy! Now I want strawberry molds, too.