By the way, don't touch the figs

So says Livia in I Claudius.  Pity she didn't tell Augustus.  

However, when you come across figs like these, not to mention fresh blackberries, by all means touch them.  Our local fruit market had these delectable fruits selling at $10 for three punnets, so we chose two of the figs and one of the blackberries.

 
Combined with shortcrust pastry and frangipane cream, it all went down rather well last night with Mr Fudge.  Mind you, with Livia and her poisoned figs firmly in mind, he did wait until I bit into my figs before he took the plunge.

Valentine's Day is not far away and today these heart wreaths were posted off to a customer in Western Australia.  

Tomorrow I am planning on getting back to creating some new children's clothing for my Etsy and MadeIt shops.  And finishing off that tart.

Hearts

January is rapidly coming to an end which means that Valentine's Day is not far away.

It's a busy birthday month in the Fudge clan, with three birthdays within four days of each other.

Is there someone in your life who you would love to surprise with a Valentine's Day heart garland?

Are you organising a February birthday party and need something to adorn the walls, windows or doorways?

Then hop over to here or here, or even here and your problems are solved.  They would also make great nursery wall hangings, so they would be ideal as a baby shower gift.

Am I ashamed of the blatant self-promotion?  Only for a nanosecond.