Make with me, Bake with me
Mencap is running a great campaign just now - please take a look at the link. I haven't yet decided what I'm going to do - but let's face it, making and baking are no strangers in this house, so there...
View ArticleGardens and nurseries
Last week was spent in Dumfries and Galloway; not somewhere I've been to before, but I did know that there are many lovely gardens and nurseries round about. The cottage was lovely - though no mains...
View ArticleA welcome pause
Sometimes it's very good to just stop everything, take a good look around and assess. Obviously I've had (too much?) time on my hands and I've taken advantage of it. There are so many good things to...
View ArticleBaking and making
I've missed not being able to bake the past few weeks, but have made up for it by reading lots and lots of blogs and books on the subject. A strange consequence of this is that I feel as though I'm a...
View ArticleLooking for inspiration
But not finding any. Hmm. I do know - in my heart if not in my head - that what's really needed is to be spending more time out of the house. Still a bit difficult at the minute, but this time...
View ArticleA little bit of excitement
A couple of months ago, after reading a magazine, I decided to write an article and send it in. Just a small one, but still..... And now it's out there for all to see: It's in this magazine: There's...
View ArticleA rethink on the Ikea chair
Last year I found a great fabric to recover an Ikea chair; only it just didn't sit right. Literally I suppose, as well as in look. The fabric was lovely - great colours - but it was a heavy upholstery...
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