Cosy Reading Vlog / Vintage Book Shopping and Valentine Gift Ideas

In this weekend's cosy reading vlog, I'm sharing an excellent read, a fun trip to Haworth - home of the Brontë sisters (and where my Mum and I discovered an amazing secondhand bookshop) - some Valentine / Galentine gift ideas and a delicious, easy dessert recipe.
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LINKS:
My visit to the Brontë Parsonage:    • Visiting the Brontë Parsonage in Hawo...  
Brontë Parsonage Museum: https://www.bronte.org.uk/
Heart concertina card: https://tinyurl.com/3rreucw7
Cambridge Imprint floral card: https://tinyurl.com/e2svee95
Cambridge Imprint Ballet Russes card: https://tinyurl.com/2kvpew2c
Vanessa Bowman card set 1: https://tinyurl.com/mr2nxda9
Vanessa Bowman card set 2: https://tinyurl.com/yr6an38x
Angie Lewin card set: https://tinyurl.com/4kmnrybe
Whittards violet creams: https://tinyurl.com/n9ak3z78
Whittards rose creams: https://tinyurl.com/ysv6cy7r
Emma Bridgewater vase set (currently on sale): https://tinyurl.com/s52h4cvr
Persephone Books Valentine Offer: https://persephonebooks.co.uk/product...

BOOK LINKS:
(affiliate links used for Blackwells)
Reunion by Fred Uhlman: https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...
Wild Places by Katherine Mansfield: https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...
All Sorts of Lives by Claire Harman: https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...
The Whispering Muse by Laura Purcell: https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...
Medusa by Jessie Burton (press copy): https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...
Celebrating Charlotte: Transforming Life into Literature in Jane Eyre (on sale): https://tinyurl.com/vukhu2c5
A Table Full of Love by Skye McAlpine: https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...
Miss Buncle Married by D E Stevenson: https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...
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RECIPE:
Rhubarb Fool
Ingredients:
275g rhubarb, chopped
25g - 50g sugar, according to taste
1/8th tsp almond essence
2 tbsp st-germain elderflower liqueur
200ml double cream
Toasted almonds and small biscuits to serve (optional)

Method:
1/ Put the chopped rhubarb, sugar and almond essence into a small saucepan over a low heat. Cook for 15-20 minutes, until the rhubarb has softened. Set aside to cool.
2/ Whip the cream until it starts to stiffen, then add the elderflower liqueur and whip again to incorporate.
3/ Fold the cooled rhubarb into the cream and spoon into glasses. Chill for at least an hour, and then serve with toasted flaked almonds scattered overtop and small amaretti biscuits served alongside.
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Reading catch-up
09:19 - Exploring Haworth and Vintage Book Shopping
13:17 - My Vintage Book Haul
29:44 - Making Rhubarb Fool
32:02 - Valentine / Galentine Gift Ideas
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