Vanilla Pudding, It's Elementary...

Ok so yesterday was National Strawberries and Cream day and today is no less decadent. For those of you on a diet look away now because today is National Vanilla Pudding Day. I wonder if the people who come up with these days realise it's nearly bikini weather!! We all know that vanilla pudding is delicious but did you know that the modern recipe, which evolved from custard, dates back the ancient Romans? So today you could knock yourself up a heavenly treat using knowledge the Romans could only dream of. Whilst you're there you'll need the best clobber so why not get yourself a personalised apron?

Today also happens to be the birthday of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of master sleuth Sherlock Holmes. Sir Arthur was born in Edinburgh, Scotland this is also where he attend university. Whilst studying medicine at the university of Edinburgh he met Dr. Joseph Bell. Doctor Bell is said to have partly inspired Doyle's famous creation Sherlock Holmes. After medical school, Doyle moved to London, where his slow medical practice left him plenty of free time to write. His original Sherlock Holmes story, A Study in Scarlet, was published in Beeton's Christmas Annual in 1887. Starting in 1891, a series of Holmes stories appeared in The Strand magazine. Holmes enabled Doyle to leave his medical practice in 1891 and devote himself to writing, but the author soon grew weary of his creation. In The Final Problem, he killed off both Holmes and his nemesis, Dr. Moriarty, only to resuscitate Holmes later due to popular demand. So why not investigate our personalised gifts? We're sure you'll return to them due to popular demand!