baking and making with my family of 9
Once upon a time I made this recipe from one of my favourite books, CWA Classics, and had to google Brandavino. That then led me to write a post on brandavino and now if you google ‘what is brandavino’ you’ll find my post. I really had no idea what it was. A few years later […]
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I’ve always thought that being able to sew or have a craft is a great skill to have. Same goes for a good fabric stash. Not that I really need any more fabric but I recently picked up this Michael Miller quarter dot in a pale pink with gold dots from the Glitz Collection (google […]
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I’ve decided that may/june are my new end of year busy period. I can’t remember the last time I had this much on and sometimes I’m a bit too nervous to look at my diary because there is another meeting, event, due date, kids birthday party, thing to buy, thing to do on the list. It’s […]
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Good news if you own a Thermomix is that the cookbooks just keep getting better and better. Last year Something for Everyone was a new cookbook for Louise Fulton Keats and now the Thermomix version has been released. The book contains recipes from the original book as well as some new ones. There are 80 recipes all […]
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There is something special about your first child. And it’s not just because they have more photos than anyone else in the family. No, there’s more to it than that. You have your L plates on as parents, you fall in love with this tiny little baby and are so overprotective. You do everything by the […]
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I can’t believe another weekend is over. I always feel like I need another day especially when we pack so much in. Netball in the freezing cold at the crack of dawn, rugby in the mud, swimming lessons, laundry, trips to the shops, more swimming lessons and then the weekend is over. But this weekend […]
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Although I finished the knitting a week ago it takes a week (or more!) to get the last bits done.Weaving in ends, blocking and buttons. And I had a bit of a choice of buttons as I picked up some lovely ones from a quilting store closing down. There were a few big containers of […]
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I never forget when a reader questioned why I thought things would get easier once my kids started school. I made a comment in a blog post about how I couldn’t wait for the kids to start school so I could have a bit more time to myself. And she set me straight. She was right, I was wrong […]
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Did you know that May is also month of the Milo? Say what? If you’re a knitter and fan of tiKKi’s patterns you probably already knew that. A month to knit and celebrate the Milo…a little knitted vest. Milo is probably her best known pattern and it’s gorgeous. I’ve knit it twice (here and here) […]
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