Rolled Dates

Posted by on Apr 21, 2008 in London Life | One Comment

Been inspired by foodie blogs of late; most notably Veggie Meal Plans (does what it says in the title – and the kind of food I like eating too) and Nourish Me, although the seasons are all mixed up as I think she is in Aus. I’ve made the chocolate and lager chilli,, the Nepalese ...

One of my faves

Posted by on Apr 21, 2008 in Craft | No Comments

Into the double figures now!… Just over 15% done… hehe..

Late planting…

Posted by on Apr 13, 2008 in Garden | No Comments

Had given up on any vegetable aspirations after the allotment drama of last year, and was preparing to freecycle all my veg seeds. Then! I read this amazing book called the Window-box Allotment and am ready to try again, albeit in a much smaller, drier and more exposed location (10 floors up!) Just sowed some ...

Red Wagon & Lime

Posted by on Apr 8, 2008 in Craft | One Comment

Previously I couldn’t get this yarn to knit up without pooling in horrible puddles… Garter stitch however, has solved it and I now have a project to use the remaining ball after the 1 sock incident*…. :) Have been tagged by Sareth to do the 7 facts about you meme… Never been tagged before, so ...

Optomistic picnic

Posted by on Apr 3, 2008 in London Life | No Comments

Took a picnic to Ashtead Common today for M’s birthday… There were signs of spring everywhere; buds, woodpeckers, deer and plenty of mud. The common is about 30 seconds from the station making it a great place for a quick fix of nature :) Bizarrely, as it’s about a 45 min train journey from Vauxhall, ...