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At the steam fair with dadda. Not so sure about the noise and steam. Loves that train ride though.

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This Moment

Joining Soulemama for ~ This Moment A moment from this week that I want to pause savour and remember. A special moment.

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Flashes of Life

Some outtakes from this week, when I’ve grabbed the camera to take a quick, often unfocused, badly lit pictures. Baking – cookies. Damn they were good. Yoghurt making. A new tea towel that makes me happy. A knitting project (dishcloths) and a book to read form a lovely friend. The equine dude who decided to…

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A Modified Pattern and New Woods to Explore

Firstly I’ll say these are more the ‘outtakes’ from the pics used for ‘This Moment’ and my weekly pic. But they also are from a delightful outing over the weekend and a new dress. The dress is the Brownie Goose Hattie pattern, modified to have a flat neckline rather than the ruffle. I free-handed a…

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This Moment

Joining Soulemama for ~ This Moment A moment from this week that I want to pause, savour and remember. No words. A single picture. A special moment.

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Homemade Fruit Leather

So we love fruit leather in this house, but damn its expensive. We favour Annie’s but it adds to much to the grocery bill to buy it weekly – particularly at the rate madam eats it. Hubby mentioned he’d seen a recipe that you can do without a dehydrator. So I googled. Then I did my…

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And Breathe

I have had a few days on my own as hubby is away for work. Solo parenting does test my ‘breathe’ reflex. That moment, where it all starts to go to custard, at the precipice of a downward spiral where a deep breath and the question “shall we read a book” bring us back from…

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Weekending

Our weekend was busy. Really busy. Great fun. Two parties, pony riding. Taking her pony at one of the parties (invited, we didn’t just crash the party with pony in tow). So much dancing, laughing and games. And sweeties. Pancakes for breakfast. The ritual of making them with daddy. Eating them while chatting on FaceTime…

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