Strawberry Pavlova

Yesterday we had some friends for lunch. Now, I am not sure that I should say this, but I only actually have two official followers of my blog - not that I am disheartened, as I have had over 1600 page views, so far - one of my followers is my sister in law - thanks Wendy, hope you are enjoying it,  and the other is a friend, who came for lunch yesterday.
I really felt that I ought to give her the Berry treatment, so baked two desserts.
Now, I really like meringues, but I can't seem to get them right. I followed Mary's instructions, and should have turned out a meringue that was "pale beige" in colour. This one was rather browner than I had hoped, and definitely more cracked, as you can see. The good news is that it still tasted delicious and was enjoyed by our guests. Next time I bake one though, I shall reduce the temperature on my oven. My feeling is that it was too hot.
It was given a 9.0!