1. Potato and rosemary. I first had this when I was on my year abroad in Siena, Italy. 2. Margarita. Simple tomato sauce and mozzarella with a sprinkle of herbs. 3. Mushroom and marscapone. One of my favourite treats. Waitrose do this and I’d choose it over any other. 4. Prawns. These remind me of [...]
I made Tamyra a catnip mouse in an attempt to cheer her up a bit. I had a look round Ravelry and found this super pattern from Nom the Catnip Mouse (Ravelry link) I think she likes it. Do you think I ought to make Sirius his own? (If I can wrestle Tamyra’s away from [...]
These were an incredibly quick knit for a little girl M I know whose mummy regularly dresses her daughter in the hand-knit gifts that were given to her so I was happy to plan and make this sweet little project for her. M is rather a sweet baby and a good cuddler so I am [...]
My Osk Boot Socks are done! Yay! But there is a teensy problem with them. Can you spot where it all went wrong? I have got an excuse though. pao was in hospital again whilst I was knitting the second sock. I was up late knitting through my fair isle to get the quick green [...]
It has been a trying week. pao called me from work Monday afternoon sounding rather unlike himself and when he couldn’t identify our car even though it was right in front of him, I decided to take him to the hospital. Three days later, loads of tests and he has been diagnosed with a nasty [...]
Last weekend I had the pleasure of a day out at the Williams F1 Team factory to have a stroll round the museum and watch the Belgian Grand Prix, this was arranged by a friend who works for Williams as occasionally they have a friends and family day. Here are some pictures in a gallery: [...]