yes I have finally made it! I have made my mincemeat for this Christmas, and it was as easy as normal, so if any of you would like to experience really nice homemade, and easy to make, mincemeat, here is the recipe, 3 lemons 8oz sultanas 8oz currents 8oz raisins 8oz caster sugar 1lb of […]
This has been sent onto me by Julie, and I have tried to think about it carefully, I should be making mincemeat! 4 jobs I’ve had 1. Project Manager, working with my husband – argh! 2. selling ‘Christmas Stationery’ in Heelas (john Lewis) in Reading 3. Client Contact for 16mm Film hire company 4. Chambermaid […]
This is taking an age, I’m trying to tidy and organise our spare room/office/workroom and I cannot believe how long it takes to put together Ikea cupboards! Anyway in the process of tidying I have found some more of the things I bought while on holiday in Cornwall. On the Tuesday we were away we […]
it’s been a while again 🙂 Since coming back from our holiday I really don’t feel like I’ve stopped, even when I should have been relaxing I still seem to have been doing things. So Williams birthday was cool, we have a great meal at Pizza Express, and the boys really enjoyed it, we also […]
as requested on Flickr! Gingerbread Men Recipe! I’m not sure where this recipe came from! But it works well 🙂 and the kids love it, just the right amount of Ginger! 12oz Plain Flour 1 teaspoon Bicarbonate of Soda 2.5 teaspoons of ground Ginger 4oz unsalted butter 6oz Light brown soft sugar 1 egg – […]
Five today, and it seems to have gone very quickly! I made these for him to take into school, as is the ritual now, but mostly parents send in a bag of sweets, but I’m really fed up with that. It is so hypocritical of any school to have all sweets, crisps and ‘naughty’ things […]
I have added the Ermintrude Corsages to the shop!
hmmmmm…..I think it’s from Ireland…. ooooooooooooo…….. wooooowwwwwwwww….for me? yes please, and a choccy too! Yipee! Thank you so much Rebecca, it is lovely and I’ll be wearing it on my winter coat when it gets a bit colder! Thank you !!
Yes Julie, you have inspired me, my new range of corsages are now named after the world famous cow from the Magic Roundabout! Here are some more pictures, and I think I will be selling these for £7.50, I think? The buttons were quite expensive for a button, and I think they are worth it, […]
At last, well maybe, at last I can do a proper post since our return, but in a way I wish I was still down there 🙁 But this is another busy week, the youngest has his fifth birthday this Wednesday, book group at mine this Friday, and a craft fair on Saturday! So where […]
