It's been a chilly one, hasn't it? April has been such an amazingly warm and dry month, but it decided to bow out on a wet and windy note. But, as we English say: it'll do the garden good. As long as we get a bit of sunshine for the bank holiday weekend, I'll be happy. I didn't end up buying ...
Spring Crafting
Today I have two new finished craft projects to share with you! ...
What we really eat #3
Hello! Thanks to the Easter holidays, it's been a few weeks since my last post in this series. Last week the post-holiday slump hit us and we've all been really tired. It's been hard to motivate myself to cook healthy meals and I would have loved for someone to come and cook for me! Here's what we ...
My Week
Getting on the garden. We’ve got a lot to do in the garden at the moment. Since we moved in, four years ago, I’ve tinkered around with growing annuals and things in pots, but we’ve not really made any substantial changes. Lots of the shrubs have become very overgrown and not particularly healthy as ...
Simple baking: Jam Tarts
I'm a big fan of old-fashioned, simple baking - give me jam tarts, scones, Victoria sandwiches and fruity muffins over achingly-sweet iced cupcakes any day. I grew up baking these sorts of things with my mum, and I love making the same things now for my boys. ...