The fishermans friend - or not...
dappled shade and the bubbling brook, splashing dog, a hole in the net, disappointments and successes, just too slippery, leaps for freedom, empty bucket...
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June 2011
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24 June 2011
This moment ...
++ this moment ++
{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.
22 June 2011
Work In Progress - Quilt top
For a long time now this quilt has been a WIP...
This is my first quilt project and I take comfort from other more skilled, confident and established bloggers that they too can take ages to produce a quilt.
I am inspired by these bloggers and their achievements too many to name them all but certainly including: Hop Skip Jump and Posie gets Cosy. But this is only my first attempt and everyone must start somewhere with their quilting journey. This is mine - well sort of - it's a quilt for my daughter who has a great eye for colour (certainly better then mine) so she chose all the fabrics and laid out all the squares in the order that she wanted. I am simply the facilitator if you like.
It certainly makes me happy to look at it!
21 June 2011
Log cabin cushion
For a long time now I have owned Patchwork Style and like many of my other craft books I look longingly at the pictures and presume I would never have the ability or patience to make any of the projects. Until now that is.
Inspired by Soule Mama's post about her recent stunning quilt-making venture I decided now was the time. I had some old cushion fillers that needed a new cover and stack of old scraps lying around so really there was nothing to lose.
I'm really pleased with how it turned out - it will be great in the caravan where there is no colour theme going on - just anything loud and bright will do! Also, I really enjoyed making it, the process of quilting the fabric to the batting as you go along is deeply satisfying and the lack of requirement for perfection was suiting me down to the ground. All in all, it's a winner.
I've just bought Quilting in No Time ...
great projects, beautiful photos - I don't know where to begin!
19 June 2011
Father's Day
There's been a lot of making and baking since Friday, all in the name of Father's Day...
Today it was bacon butties in bed with brown sauce; a walk in the woods; roast beef and yorkie puds; a full on bake-off to create a lovely Sunday tea - jam tarts, chocolate chip fairy cakes, lemon drizzle cake and cheese scones!
17 June 2011
This moment ...
++ this moment ++
{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.
15 June 2011
Down by the river
The last few evenings have been spent down by the river...
Lazy after tea walks, birds-a-singing, kids-a-playing, dogs-a-swimming...
...and a-shaking. I love the big tongue!
13 June 2011
Strawberry picking
The local pick-your-own farm is now open for business!
We had grand plans for what we would make!
Strawberry shortcake, strawberry tarts, chocolate cake with strawberries and cream...
Now maybe it was the excitement of it being our first trip, or perhaps it was the rain, the cold and the blustery wind but by the time we got home we just couldn't wait to heat up the oven and weigh out the flour, so we just ate the lot with a ton of rocky road ice-cream. Fab!
10 June 2011
This moment...
++ this moment ++
{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.
If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see.
09 June 2011
Baking day
I had a moment the other day when I felt sad about the fact that we don't bake as much as we used to. I remember before both of the children were at school we would spend lots of time at the kitchen table covered in flour.
Time moves on and our activities change but we still like to bake...
Yay, it's the Delia Smith cheese bread which is really easy to make and very scrummy just like a giant cheesy scone really.
Delicious.
Someone is getting very excited about one of those pieces of cheese just accidentally ending up in his mouth!
The only complaint was that there wasn't enough of it!