Lots of crafting going on at the moment. Its BL’s birthday party, this weekend. Its got a craft theme. I’ve put down my knitting and found my sewing mojo again. I thought I had lost it a few weeks ago. Almost finished all the party bags, ready for the party […]
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Mouse brain cake
“What kind of cake is it?” “Mouse brain.” “No, what kind of cake is it really?” “Look, you can see the brains on top of the cake? They’re mouse brains.” “Yeh. Right.” Darn. They usually play along. Recipe courtesy of the 1956 Aga book, that a dear friend’s mother thought […]
Read moreWalking in the Forest
Autumn half term would not be complete without a walk in the New Forest. The weather has been good for the fungi, which were many and varied. The tiny dots on the gills are flies. Today, we had a steady light rain, but that added to the atmosphere. The forest […]
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Sometimes time-off just does not live up to all that you hoped. The children took it in turns to be hit by the lergy, this half term. Everyone fit and well again now. We’re a pretty healthy lot in the normal way. We sat out those days. Then it hit […]
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Maker of pretty things, living a country life in a 275 year old cottage, UK
