I thoroughly enjoyed my little forray into baking last weekend so have decided to try and make it a semi-regular thing! I’d make it outright regular but damn, there’s a lot of sugar in this stuff huh?! Anyway I decided to go for chocolate chip cookies this weekend and I have to say, [...]
Tagged baking, cookies, Crochet, knittingWe woke up bright and early on Sunday, in excited anticipation of the arrival of The New Oven. I was even more excited than I usually get about shiny new household appliances, because of the prospect of baking cupcakes! I’m not sure exactly what prompted the deep desire to bake, but I was really [...]
Tagged baking, cake, foodI checked my facebook briefly on Sunday night, as you do, and saw that one of my Italian colleagues had spent the day busily preparing the most delicious sounding menu – including my absolute favourite dish – parmigiana di melanzane. Aubergine stacks in a rich tomato sauce, with mozarella between the layers and topped [...]
Tagged food, kindnessAhhh, it’s the weekend and I’m already at home! I took a “Sun Hour” today – we get 5 days over the Summer where we can leave work an hour early, and they’re so precious. I’ve just popped out to water my flowers, unloaded the dishwasher and mopped the kitchen floor, and it’s [...]
Tagged Crochet, summer, weekendAs I mentioned in a previous post, I’ve become rather addicted to knitted dishcloths. If you’d said this to me two years ago, I’d have looked at you as if your head had fallen off. Much the way most people look at me when I mention it, I suppose. But if you’ve [...]
Tagged dishcloths, knittingYep, I’m “hooked” on this crochet malarkey, I tell you! Tee hee! I only had one lonely little 4mm hook, so had a root around on ebay for a reasonably priced set, and found these little treasures for the bargain price of £9 including shipping, wow! They’re just aluminium, nothing fancy, but the [...]
Tagged blanket, Crochet, hooks, merino, yarnWe on the Phoenix Knitting Forums recently decided to do a summer themed swap! The rules were simple; make something summery based on the questionnaire answers given by your swappee, and add goodies to the parcel to make the total value of the parcel up to £10. What fun!! I do love swaps, this [...]
Tagged forum, knitting, summer, swapI am spending a lot of time in my study of late, and my desk is by the window which overlooks my little back yard. I am so sick and tired of looking down at a dingy, empty concrete floor, so decided to put my green fingered gloves on and have another go at [...]
Tagged flowersThere has been a bit of a craze on the Phoenix Knitting Forum recently over the beautiful Attic24 Crochet Bag after Alibongo made one and showed it off to us – there have been quite a few more posted in the past few weeks! As the only thing I have crocheted in the past [...]
Tagged bag, Crochet, patons sorbetNon knitters often look at me like I’m whacko when I start discussing knitting. It’s usually right around the time I start describing The Stash. My own Stash – and it deserves enough respect to be made into a proper noun, I think – is, sadly, not yet the fearsome beast I wish [...]
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