Beautiful and useful

Lakeland Microwave Apple Cooker

Today I'm interpreting the William Morris's motto by stressing the useful bit - I bought this in charity shop only to find out that it's still sold. To me it has an 1980s retro look, when microwaves became popular all over the world.

I was wondering about the instructions (being a second-hand item I thought they had been lost) then I googled the name on the box and found Lakeland's page featuring this product. I was pleasantly surprised that the company addressed a negative comment about the lack of instructions by providing guidelines and a recipe! Click here to find out more. According to other users, this product is great for onions and to steam veg.

Spring blooms: bold colours for a grey spring day

Winter-flowering pansies, still going strong in spring

Red tulip

Daffodil

Another lovely tulip variety

Hyacinth

Silent Sunday - Ark teapot only 50p from charity shop