I went on a lovely camping trip in sussex at the weekend with a great bunch of people.We had barbecues for dinner and breakfast, night time (and daytime) bonfires, games of plate frisbee, and a lot o...
Im currently working my way through all the different flavours of ice cream at Marroccos. Yester day I had a combination of blueberry sorbet and cheesecake ice cream, which was great for a w...
There are lots of nice stamps to be found in Japan - in museums, at train stations, and on the ferry.
I finished this springtime striped knit over the weekend.The plan was to have a jumper that I could take to the beach and use to keep warm after a swim (whilst eating an ice cream).Im ready! Now what...
I have acquired a lot of nice tins recently. In fact, yesterday I came home with three.Clockwise from top: First aid kit from Berts, Diamond Jubilee shortbread tin from M&S, mini pocket tin also ...
This month my mum and I made samosas as part of our monthly cook-off.I enjoyed this challenge a lot: my favourite part was folding and filling the pastry pockets. We both made the pastry ourselves an...
On Saturday I arrived back in England after two weeks in Japan. It was such a great trip and we crammed in so much. Too much for me to describe.The cherry blossom was in full bloom when we arrived an...
On Saturday Im flying out to Japan for two weeks to see my good friend Yumi.I cant wait!
Success for mother! She managed to make a Battenberg cake where I failed.There was still a bit of trouble with the food colouring so she ended up with an orange cake instead of a pink one, but t...
Im so pleased with this find. I have been looking for a bakelite wool holder for ages.So sweet. Id like to own many.Talking of sweet: this photo is probably the cutest thing I have ever seen.Im sure ...
My stitch library is growing - my favourite here is the boxed block stitch.Ive found myself doing a lot of crochet recently, but I started a knitting project last saturday so the crochet sq...
Last night I attempted to make Battenberg cake for this months cooks challenge.Unfortunately, it did not go so well for me this time. It turns out a pink cake mixture does not necessarily make for a ...
On Monday I met Simon and Kirsties 8 day old baby called Rufus. He is the smallest person I have ever met and he was such a joy to hold (and so very well behaved for me).I took him round some mi...
Following my bread-making class the other week a friendly fellow at work donated me some sourdough yeast called Herman. You may have heard of him, hes been around a bit.He came with a friendship cake...
For this months cook-off challenge I picked scotch eggs. I remember making a scotch egg once before, in year 7 at school, but Im pretty sure there would have been no hot oil involved that time.My mum...
I went on a little outing to the Booth museum yesterday.Its a peaceful place. I like the taxidermy.
Yesterday I went to a bread-making workshop at Real Pâtisserie in Kemp Town. What a treat!We spent 4 hours mixing, kneading, drinking tea, eating croissants, shaping and baking, and I got t...
A while ago I started trying out new crochet stitches by making small sample squares of different patterns (the beginnings of a blanket). I found a bit of spare time this week so created a ...
Its far from Easter. In fact, its not even Lent yet, but I am sure I have already exceeded my annual mini egg quota. Ive eaten two bags of the (lovely, tasty) things since Monday.Im sure doing a...
I received a Liebster award from the very lovely Lyndsey a few days ago, which was very kind!"The aim of the award is to give recognition to exceptional up and coming blogs with less than 200 fol...
There was a strange vibe at work today. Everybody seemed quite glum - I cant explain why. Luckily, Rosies playlist is boosting my spirits this evening.Recently Ive been spending a lot of time on...
I bought a nice jumper with a peter pan collar a couple of weeks ago, and then decided that a lot of my jumpers would look nice with the addition of a collar, so have been making these crochet collar...
Ive been pretty unsuccessful at getting much done lately. The arctic temperatures are leading me to spend a large number of my evenings either huddling under blankets or escaping to the warmth of a l...
It can get a little draughty living so close to the sea and my bedroom door has a habit of blowing closed or rattling during the night at times when the gales are blowing. Ive been using an old woode...
To encourage ourselves to make some new food items this year, my mum and I have made a pact to both make something new each month - a cook-off challenge of sorts. This month: meringues.I was a bit sl...
Last night I finished the tunisian crochet case Ive been making for my Kindle. It was inspired by this video (which also inspires me to want to visit Iceland).I like the boxy look of this crochet sti...
The Christmas chutney turned out to be a big success. In fact, I had cheese and chutney for brunch today (a new year treat). And the christmas day cheeseboard was immense. I counted 12 cheeses. Lovel...
Hello to 2012!I hope you all had some lovely new years eve celebrations and a wonderful christmas.I failed miserably to stick to my new years resolutions for 2011. I think I managed about 3 and a hal...
Some friends of mine hosted a fake christmas day at their house yesterday - which was just like the real thing, only with far more Cava.I made some crackers for the dinner table, filled with jokes fr...
I made this hanging ornament to send to Yumi.It was based on this flower ring tutorial from Lola Nova.Its quite satisfying crocheting round a solid frame.
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