Tweet It’s been a while since I did anything useful and crafty – mostly it’s just been for pleasure, or as silly gifts. All lovely, but nothing especially noteworthy. But while dreaming of new placemats to adorn my table for Christmas dinner, and feeling sentimental about the thought of throwing away my rather tired-looking 13 […]
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The One With The Post-Christmas Lull
Tweet Have you polished off the mince pies yet? Got room for another turkey sandwich? I’ll bet I can tempt you with a small festive tipple though? Make yourself comfy, and settle yourself down in the post-Christmas lull. Did you have a perfect Christmas Day? Did lunch go without a hitch? Or, like me, did […]
Thankful Thursday #3
Tweet It’s been half term this week, and we were all ready for a break! Naturally this week I am grateful for lie-ins, children who bring me cups of tea, and having chance to chat to my boys over breakfast. Some of the other things I count myself lucky to have experienced are… Hairdressers Eldest […]
A Very Northern Family Christmas
Tweet I consider myself very lucky to live in a totally beautiful part of the country (and, indeed, of the world). Nothing beats the feeling of the fresh Cumbrian air, gently blowing across your face at the top of a Lake District fell (okay, so perhaps the bracing gale nearly whipping you off your feet […]
Plum Glut!
Tweet We are lucky enough to have a PLUM TREE in our garden. As it was here when we bought the house, I’m not totally sure what type it is, but I think it’s a Victoria. Whichever it is, for the past couple of years it has produce huge crops of delicious plums – until then I […]
A Day and a Night in Leeds
Tweet Last weekend, we were lucky enough to talk my folks into babysitting while Mr and I went on a Yorkshire adventure, spending an afternoon shopping in Leeds before hitting a nice restaurant for dinner, and topping it off with an overnight stay at a posh hotel. After a relaxing drive down, we arrived in […]
Good Food Show Spring
Tweet I am rather excited about my upcoming trip to Harrogate to visit the very first BBC Good Food Show Spring at the HIC. I have persuaded Mr to take me to Leeds the day before, staying in a lovely looking hotel, 42 The Calls, which is a fab treat in itself – it has a […]
Pancakes for Shrove Tuesday and A Recipe for Every Day
Tweet Tomorrow is Shrove Tuesday, a day for feasting on pancakes, laden with syrup, bacon, lemon, sugar, bananas, ice cream… whatever floats your boat. Although Pancake Day is a foodie festival the world over, the English name comes from the old English word Shrive which means “confess one’s sins”. It’s a day to ask for absolution, and […]
Baked Ham And Eggs for Breakfast Week
Tweet Always one to make an excuse for an extra breakfast meal, I’m enjoying Farmhouse Breakfast Week by having cooked breakfast food for lunch (mornings tend to be more of a crumpet and tea occasion, which is just fine by me). Today I opted for a lovely baked eggs dish, with toasted bagels, and to […]
Cheese Pikelets
Tweet Last week I attempted crumpets. They were less of a success than my English muffins, and a very poor imitation of the creme de la creme of crumpets, which are, of course, those made by Warburtons. (I did mention this to Warburtons on Twitter, and was thrilled to receive a personalised pack of crumpets […]