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Thimbles and Crumbles
thimblesandcrumbles.blogspot.com
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Diary of a Domestic Goddess (..or more accurately... 'Ramblings of a Housewife and Mother who likes to make things'...if only there were more hours in the day...!!!)
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little april showers

This afternoon the biggest darkest cloud slowly moved over the skies above us looking a little bit like the alien spaceship in Independence Day.I even put down my cup of tea {never happens} and stare...

21 apr 12

kitchen crush

You always seem to get the flu when you least want it, right? When there are a million to do’s on your to do list. Anyway, moan over. To be fair, I did indulge in a bit me stuff while I was croa...

19 apr 12

chocolate cheerio cakes

We’ve recently spent some quality time at our local Little Cooks cookery classes. The little lady has delighted in putting her pinny on and doing some baking! And of course there is always the a...

20 mar 12

what’s it all about.....

I’ve been rather busy and therefore just a bit absent from blogging for the past... {..gasp! Is it really that long...???} year or so!!Yikes! It’s been all go, to say the least.I could go on and on e...

19 mar 12

✴ the unintentional vase, part two

I really cant resist looking out for unusual, or unexpected, vessels for pretty florals.There is something so charming and quirky about filling an old tin can or bottle with a bunch of delicate bloom...

26 may 11

✴ to sleep, perchance...??

It would seem my little princess has a pea the size of a waterlemon {her word} under her mattress judging by the amount, or lack of, sleep we have been having this week. We have been awake all n...

19 may 11

✴ the torment of inconsistent raisin distribution...an d winners

I dont know what it is with baking with my little one that turns me into a highly strung, perfectionist mumma. Fanny Craddock crossed with Hyacinth Bucket, but there it is...."Noooo.....Let ...

17 may 11

✴ happy monday

Ive been flower mad recently. Dismayed at the lack of floral prettiness in my garden Ive been researching the diy option and along the way have discovered a vast array of paper and fabric flower tuto...

16 may 11

✴ green living

Im loving the green that surrounds us. Everything is thriving from the fabulous sunshine and although the garden is lacking in colourful blooms {must do better next year...} Im learning to love the g...

15 may 11

✴ happy monday

At Borough Market on saturday. Ashamed to say I have never, ever been before.Delighted to say that I will most definitely be going again!It was packed. But just so lovely to be amongst crowds wh...

09 may 11

✴ ediths sweet treats::giveaway

Today this little blog is celebrating its 3 year....ermmm...and one week birthday!Ok, so with all the excitement, festivities and bank holiday relaxing of last weekend I completely forgot about my li...

08 may 11

✴ start of the season

I think we can now most definitely say that wedding season is upon us. As someone who works with beautiful brides and spends most days looking lovingly at wedding inspirations I think there can be no...

05 may 11

✴ royaltea

The past couple of days, me and the little lady of the house have been at home to friends calling round for afternoon tea. It has been most delightful. We have supped tea and fine bubbly {for those o...

28 apr 11

✴ happy monday {on a tuesday}

Did you have a lovely Easter? Ours was very quiet but delightful nonetheless. There was much pottering to be had, a bit of stitching, a fair amount of baking, a grand egg hunt {or two} and an ac...

26 apr 11

✴ retro teatime

Ill admit that Im not usually drawn to 1960s and 70s retro patterned pottery. Which is odd as I love Orla Kiely and her designs are clearly inspired by this era. Anyway, this little teapot sang ...

19 apr 11

✴ happy monday

Goodness, I havent been here for a whole week. I hate when time runs away like that. Especially when you look back and wonder what on earth you managed to achieve.Its been a tough week with a little ...

18 apr 11

✴ happy monday

It always makes me chuckle, that no matter what kind of paint brushes, rollers, stamps, sponges and other fancy schmancy painting tools we have....there is nothing quite like swirling your finger in ...

11 apr 11

✴ we will repair to our rooms...and consume our fruit in solitude

One of my favourite scenes in Cranford {the BBC adaptation, it only merits a few lines in the book} is the evening when, by candlelight, the sisters Miss Matty and Miss Deborah together with their gu...

10 apr 11

✴ hanging around, shooting the breeze...

The temperatures are soaring here. Weve been getting rather hot under the collar, me and the little lady. So much so that it is actually quite nice to rest a while indoors and enjoy some sh...

08 apr 11

✴ all around me...

China cups of tea on a ribbon strewn desk...Liberty, lavender, love and luck...Vintage milk glass earrings...{tick}Hearts and kisses and little girl summer skirts...."Oo... like dat, mummy..."...

06 apr 11

✴ happy monday

Im so loving these lighter evenings. And todays sunshine and blustery winds meant that for the first time this year I was able to hang the washing out on the line. Hooray! I do love washing on a line...

04 apr 11

✴ sea nymphs

Ive been making some new headdresses inspired by the salty sea. The things that are washed up by the shoreline, natural organic garlands of seaweed, kelp and shells are just so very pretty in their r...

30 mar 11

✴ happy monday

Cough , be gone, I will have no more of thee...Yesterday, I managed to drag my weary and still slightly poorly body out to the Country Living Spring Fair. Never to let a dose of illness prevent a day...

28 mar 11

✴ the tale of the fish and the bird

Once upon a time, in a distant land called 2010, there lived, in a musty old - although surprisingly treasure laden - charity shop, a fish and a bird.Alone and unloved, there they sat. The fish hidde...

27 mar 11

✴ meringues

At four pm everything stops for tea. Ok maybe not a stop as such but a slight pause, a quiet second to refuel and take a moment. Im a huge fan of the afternoon tea. In every job Ive ever had, there h...

25 mar 11

✴ post

Isnt it just so fab when a bundle of packages arrives on your doorstep, all at once. Like Christmas.Recent purchases of vintage lace and beads have winged their merry way to my humble step all the wa...

24 mar 11

✴ light & space

Im still milking this sickness with a hacking cough which is keeping me awake most nights. So not good. Especially now the weather is turning a rosy pink and sunlight blue of springy perfection. Toda...

23 mar 11

✴ happy monday

On a morning wander around the garden with the little lady, watering the new trees recently planted. I noticed that the pear tree seems to have grown significantly already. I was quite pleasantly sur...

21 mar 11

✴ the straw that broke...me

{ down the ale }Morning. I am having a very poorly weekend. I feel as rough as onions {?} and generally a feeling of yak has descended on my poor achey bones. Im trying to make the most of being able...

20 mar 11

✴ a place for everything...

...and everything in its place.On saturday I had a much longed for day on my own. I had looked forward to it all week and had many plans and grand ideas of lovely things I would spend the day making,...

16 mar 11

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