New Skirt No. 29
Just so you don’t think I spend all my time creating in the kitchen, I also like to take up the needle and thread and …
24 Dec
Happy Bun Fest
Happy Bun Fest
This week has been a flurry of baking activities, with some yummy loaves of Cranberry and Orange bread having been prepared for Christmas morning (sadly, …
16 Nov
It IS the thought that counts.
It IS the thought that counts.
Spent a good deal of the weekend assisting the two youngest in Christmas Card making, every year we all make handmade cards to send to …
16 Nov
Cold Comfort
Cold Comfort
Most peoples idea of a picnic is lying in some sunny meadow eating dainty sandwiches and sipping something cold. No you guessed it, that’s too …
02 Nov
It’s all going to be just wine.
It’s all going to be just wine.
Spent this morning racking the wine and decanting the assorted alcoholic beverages, the sound of it gurgling down the pipes into a lovely new demi-john, …
31 Oct
Growing your own
Growing your own
Being brought up in the country, as children we knew at an early age where milk came from, how a lamb was born and that …
30 Oct
They dined on mince and slices of quince……..
They dined on mince and slices of quince……..
I don’t have a runcible spoon (whatever that may be) but I did have the good fortune to be at a friends orchard earlier in …
29 Oct
The Pudding Club
The Pudding Club
It’s Autumn half term and the ritual in our house is to make ready for Christmas by marinating vast amounts of dried fruits in alcohol …
12 Oct
Let them eat pie
Let them eat pie
Encouraging our offspring to take an interest in the world we live in and the things we think are important, is one of the more …
11 Oct
We are back
We are back
We are back, its been a while, but we have beaten shoddy domain hosts, inertia and made time to bring the site back. Treacletart is served…