We love Fridays! We all go off to playgroup and I’m not sure who has more fun…..me or my little ones! Shortly after we arrived home today Keira fell asleep behind the couch cushions…and check out her new buddy! I never win anything in my life (oh woe is me) but managed to win this […]
{Keep Reading...}I’m baaaaaaaaaaaaaaack
May 14, 2009 By 18 Comments
Oh thank goodness! I’m back but now my keyboard is playing up, time for a new computer I think! My house is still spotless,so spotless that this morning retro daddy told me it was immaculate…..this is rare for midweek with no visitors expected! Going forward I’m going to try my bestest to limit my online […]
{Keep Reading...}making it up as you go along
May 7, 2009 By 14 Comments
I took the amitie blog challenge as an opportunity to make something practical for my own dear mum for mothers day. She is off her feet waiting for her hip replacement (she’s waaaay too young to need one) and she’ll be off her feet for a while afterwards. She loves to crochet so I thought […]
{Keep Reading...}still knitting
May 5, 2009 By 8 Comments
I just love knitting when the weather turns cold…..this little hat took 2 nights in front of the tv and an afternoon to knit and keira loves it. The pattern is from a Cleckeaton book called ‘Handknits to Wrap and Adorn’ and is cute but it was fiddly picking up stitches around the little ear […]
{Keep Reading...}sweet lil’ shrug
May 5, 2009 By 24 Comments
here it is all finished! I had to make a quick trip out this morning to get darning needles (I swear there are about 10 or so hiding from me at my house) to weave in all the ends! I could make one in every colour for my little miss and she’s now having her […]
{Keep Reading...}quick & healthy lasagne
May 2, 2009 By 11 Comments
now a totally random thing about me is that I actually have a Diploma in vegetarian cooking which I earned way back in 2005 just after we got married. I had started it in the UK and had to fly back just to finish it off…..this recipe does NOT show that I have all these […]
{Keep Reading...}knitting + rainy days
April 30, 2009 By 7 Comments
They just go together don’t they! miss keira is at pre-school, I squeezed in some shopping this morning for warm clothes and while the floors need to be washed I’m sitting knitting this little hat. And uh-oh can you see my little whoopsie…I only discovered it after binding off… a wrong stitch but I’ll put […]
{Keep Reading...}first night fun!
April 29, 2009 By 12 Comments
well tonight the craft room had its first meeting you would have thought we’d all known each other forever with the level of chatting and laughing going on! Rachel worked on lovely softies, Fran finished a gorgeous crochet scarf and Belinda worked on sweet hexagons while I helped Cass, Sophie, Fiona and Kelly learn crochet…… […]
{Keep Reading...}luxury brownies
April 29, 2009 By 11 Comments
recession…what recession! I think baking brownies with good quality chocolate is recession friendly so when I saw that my favourite chocolate was on special I knew I had to make my very famous brownies…here is the recipe again so that I can put it in my project list over on the right! 175g dark chocolate […]
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