Last minute Christmas Cake

So I am calling this my last minute christmas cake. This is not a tried and tested method as it is currently in the oven, only time will tell is this recipe works. Quite frankly it’s been a horrible year and to escape the feeling of dread, we’ve been finding light where we can and … More Last minute Christmas Cake

Snowy walk

Where we live we really don’t get much snow, so when the opportunity comes you grab it. On Sunday we saw a very slight snow fall and it was lovely to be out and about walking in it. In fairness when we set off, we thought we were missing any snow, but as we approached … More Snowy walk

December 2017

December saw wintery walks with a very obliging Robin, and time spent making presents for Christmas. As for 2018, well sorting the photo’s has made me realise how much I miss going for walks with my camera and I would like to do more of that this year, especially as I know I benefit physically … More December 2017

September 2017

Lots of photo’s of our few days at the seaside, we weren’t there long at all, but it was soooooo restorative. I definitely should live closer to the coast considering how much better I feel after a visit.

August 2017

In August we had day trips to London, which mainly involved trying out lots of different forms of transport. M had to wait for Dad to join us before going on the cable cars, but then loved them, unlike me as I discovered I’m still not great at heights especially when I’m held up by … More August 2017

July 2017

July was busy with days out that included the amazing Abbey Church of St Leonard, Wrest Park and Fibre East. There were also rare moments of cat harmony. Making and baking involved slow progress on shawls and biscuits.

June 2017

June saw us finally get our first car, it’s been lovely to get out and about in our near neighbourhood and hopefully we will go further and further afield. We also spent a lovely weekend in the Cotswolds with friends. There was a little less knitting time with  Sheepy made based on Alena the mint … More June 2017

May 2017

May was a month for getting out and about with lots of woodland walks and a shopping trip with M. There was also quite a bit of knitting with lots of Study Buddies being made for our students.