Spanakopita parcels… Simply the best thing… served with a green salad and Tzatziki. 1 bunch of fresh spinach, rinsed and chopped small 1 bunch of shallots, rinsed and chopped 130 g feta crumbled 130g ricotta, crumbled 3 tablespoon chopped dill 2 eggs, lightly beaten salt and pepper packet of Filo pastry Olive oil or […]
Simon and Garfunkel… Parsley…sage…rosemary and Greek lamb… Growing wild and pungent under a Cretan sun… …better dried than fresh Chicken… Salvia… Profound wisdom… Pesto pasta… Basileus…Greek…the King Fawlty…Brush! Remembrance… Anthos… dew of the sea… More lamb! Mint… Refreshing… Summer Mojitos… Money… Frannie xx © 2014 Francesca Muir
It’s the stuff of love stories A box on a façade… With a door of a particular hue Leading to an altogether different view. Decorated by age and adorned with a tangled trail of vines This little escape hints at sweet nights of adoration Sitting somewhere above the world below And just […]
Twins… moulded in the same vein… Sit cheek by jowl adorning the old wall. They see all seasons… through rain, sunbeams and the occasional hail. The guardians of my garden Silently oversee all that lives and grows… planted or otherwise! Frannie xx © 2014 Francesca Muir
They are summer’s glory Intense clusters of pearl-petals and colour Always perfectly arranged by nature’s florist With bravado… …flair and magnificence… The simple hydrangea is anything but! Frannie xx © 2014 Francesca Muir
“Your friends will know you better in the first minute you meet than your acquaintances will know you in a thousand years.” “Our soulmate is the one who makes life come to life.” “If you love someone, set them free. If they come back they’re yours; if they don’t they never were.” “Don’t […]
I have a secret place which none knows Where I escape to when it’s all too hot and bothered… A place where I can see through rain drops To the grace and grandeur of pink-tipped petticoats with golden hearts Where the air is intoxicatingly sweet with perfume from sun-kissed petals Which mass in a […]
Ella takes great pride in her appearance. She bathes daily… Languishing in her bath… …as the world passes by. Love Ella. Love her bathroom! Frannie xx © 2014 Francesca Muir
Alfresco dining must be one of life’s simplest, and greatest joys. This summer I’m in love with the huge variety of fresh seafood and chilled crunchy salads and vegetables. My big favourite this year is fresh baby beetroot which I slow roast for a couple of hours with fresh thyme, cloves of garlic, olive oil, salt and pepper […]
Where were you when you first learnt to tie your shoelaces? Take that first big step from babyhood to childhood… Assert your independence… Claim your first rite of passage? Well done Lucy… So happy to have shared this with you and this will be a day you will always remember.Frannie xx […]