SophieMarie

Hey Jelly Beans. So yesterday I had a very rare day off from baking which was pleasant. Anyway a gorgeous day, to do what I like, where shall I go? So I jump in my car and head down to Cornwall to a lovely small town St Ives. I haven't been here since I was a small child, as this was destination for many a summer family holiday, and I though it would be nice to go back and see if anything has changed. The image below for those of you who have never been, is the beautiful town of St Ives. It is a small fishing town whom harbour is dot with hundreds of tiny little boat. The sandy beach you can see in this image brings back memories of my grandparents sitting here waiting for my parents to return from parking the car miles away, while my sister and I always had to buy a bucket and spade to build sand forts then watch it get washed away as the tide came flooding in. (Image Not My Own)   After parking the car and wondering through the narrow streets, I headed to the plac...

Hey Jelly Beans, I can not apologize enough for the lack of blogging lately, but I have been so busy I haven't had time. Let me fill you in on what's been happened. Firstly my, last day in Berlin took a turn for the worst as I had to leave in the morning due to the illness I posted about the night before. This really upset me, as I had planned a trip to a Christmas market there to get a few bits for a competition and a few bits ready for Christmas its self. But with that said, I'm hoping to get back there again before November even if for a day trip. So I came home from Berlin with this illness which lasted for nearly 3 weeks. Doctors had told me it was a very, very bad case of a flu like bug and it would just leave my system when it was ready. This sadly ment I lost out on 3 small trips away so couldn't blog for you. But now I'm fighting fit and carrying on with life. So as many of you may know, I own my own cake business which from the middle of June, went...

Hello Jelly Beans, So todays post is going to be short and sweet, simply because I visited one place and then had to come home due to feeling a little poorly. So first thing was breakfast. Being summoned to the breakfast room this sight greeted me. Freshly squeezed juices, different teas and coffee. Doughnuts, croissants, toast, muffins both sweet and savoury, a huge selection of cereal and of course a fried breakfast. I went for some simple toast and a cuppa tea. Before heading out in the taxi to my next location to explore.   So I hear you all shout "where did you go today"? Well my dear friends, I shall tell you. Today I took a trip to the iconic landmark that is. The Berlin Wall. Well what can I tell you about this wall. The Berlin Wall was a barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic starting on 13 August 1961, that completely cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin. The barrier included guard towers placed along large ...

Hello Jelly Beans As I sit here with cocktail in hand, I hear you all cry "where are you now Sophie?" Well my friends I'm on a mini break in Germany, in the simply stunning Berlin. I arrived here late last night so didn't get much time to do much exploring. But with that said I did get to visit one place I have always wanted to see. I am currently staying in the Pentahotel which I can safely say is the most amazing hotel I have had the honour of staying in. The Pentahotel have provided with the best room I have ever stayed in. The picture below is my little slice of heaven for the next few days, and boy am I happy about that. The bed is so soft and comfy its like falling asleep on a cloud {Or what I imagine sleeping on a cloud would feel like}. The colour scheme as you can see are warm and comforting making it a welcoming room to come back to at the end of a busy day exploring. A huge selection of tea, coffee hot chocolate (which you don't always get) and bisc...

Hey Jelly Beans. So todays post is on my new Facebook page, I have set up to promote my new cake making business. So for those of you who don't know, my Mum and I have set up a cake business called Moor Cakes which is based here in Devon, United Kingdom. We have been so lucky with the support from family and friends and its going from strength to strength. We make a range of products from, novelty to simple cakes, celebration cakes, cupcakes in a variety of flavours and are always experimenting with new flavours. I'm trying to reach the 300 likes mark by the end of this month and so far are on target. So if any of you lovely people would like to head over to the page and give us a big thumbs up that would be a great help to us. If you do just have a browse then that is great too. I will leave a link at the bottom of this post. If you do decide to like us, please be sure to leave us a comment saying you saw this post quoting Hixxie Pixie Blog. I hope to see you all...

Hey Jelly Beans. Today is my last day. I really really don't want to go home. I have had far to much fun over the last couple days and I don't want to leave it here. I feel I have much more to explore and see here. Oh well I guess that means Spain? I Will Be Back!! Today has been fantastic. For those of you who don't know me, I have a little sister who is obsessed with Bonsai trees. Well when eating breakfast I came across a little advert, advertising a bonsai tree centre which was just scream for me to go check it out. So off I went, and I wasn't disappointed!       For those of you who don't know what Bonsai trees are, they are miniature trees (shown above) which are popular gifts in the UK at the moment. The pictures above are just a few of the tree's that they have in this magical place. If you are interested in trees and small trees, this is the place for you to visit. I spent a good couple of hours looking around all the trees. They range...

Good Morning Jelly Beans. Hope all are well. I had the most fantastic nights sleep. That bed is sooo comfy. fresh fruit salad breakfast today which was mega filling. Anyway today I went to Puerto Banus Marina. One word. WOW!! The size of some of the boats (more cruise liner size) were amazing. There was one in particular that caught my eye. I would have paid to have a tour around it. Must have cost a few Million at least! I did realise though everywhere you turned there, you would see top of the range black and white cars pulled up along side the water edge. That's when I realised that this area was for the wealthier people of Spain. Still I was here to explore so the picture above was taken looking down the car park by the marina to the right of the picture.      As I was looking around the different size boats and there cars, I noticed just off this picture something bright blue shining in the water. Taking a closer look, I realised there was a shoal of fis...