Knitting: Double Cable
2 years ago I started knitting. It took a while to get used to it, and over the past 2 years, I’ve been slowly teaching myself different stitches from various […]
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Farmhouse Gammon Soup
For me, soup is soul food, comfort food. It’s the culinary equivalent of a soothing hug. It’s also an excellent way of getting a healthy dose of vegetables in your […]
Knitting: Socks
I’ve always wanted to learn how to knit socks as I’m a big fan of slipper socks (I live in them), and seeing all the lovely knitting photos on instagram […]
I’ve just finished reading: The Case of Mary Bell by Gitta Sereny
This case has always fascinated me but for one reason or another, I’ve never got round to reading up on the case until now. I got it on Boxing Day […]
Knitting: 2 colour linen stitch
For such a simple pattern, this took 3 or 4 goes to get right. Firstly, you don’t get the right effect if you’re using too fine a wool. Secondly, it’s […]
Knitting: Brickwork
Spurred on by my success with the Fleur-de-lys pattern, I’ve been trying out others. This is a very effective one that is ridiculously easy to do. I found this tutorial […]
Knitting: Fleur-de-lys pattern
I’ve always wanted to know how to knit a pattern intonation piece of knitting and I decided to give it a go yesterday. I ended up with a pattern from […]
Cooking :Fried Cheese
I’ll make no apologies for this post. It’s high in calories, to the extent where if you’re on a diet/watching what you eat, you can pretty much abandon any hope […]
Getting Crafty: Christmas Bunting
I was looking for a project to make using Nancy (the sewing machine Q bought me for my birthday/Christmas present), and this was perfect. I love bunting – it’s so […]
I’ve just finished reading: The King’s Speech by Mark Logue and Peter Conradi (2010)
This was amongst my many book hauls from various charity shops. Being a big fan of the film, I snapped it up without checking it out first. I was under […]
