Return of the Knitting
My fingers have been itchy for knitting lately and I have some finished items to show for it! First up, I finally completed Ada’s little Kimono Jacket – the one I started a few…
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Chickpea Chatter
I had some dramas this week on the chickpea front. I decided to cook some from scratch rather than using tinned chickpeas. The recipe I was using said to soak the dried chickpeas…
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Declaration!
Hi Friends! I’ve been blogging since early 2005 and in that time my interests have shifted – as is natural 🙂 So. I’m declaring here that this blog now concerns home economics,…
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Some Green
The garden has been growing brilliantly since my sister came to visit and to give me a hand in getting the vege patch going. This is a view showing the bed that runs along the…
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Rags
Why buy dish cloths and sponges? I recently had a ‘Doh’ moment when I ran out of chux wipes and improvised by cutting up an old tea towel to make 4 dishrags. I overlocked around…
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Peasant dresses for Ada
Simple to make/comfy to wear. I bought this soft double gauze from Linnet in Japan. I have made three since I set up my new sewing room last week and I’ll be making many, many…
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Ada
She is six months old today – in this photo she’s chasing bits of banana around on her high chair tray We have moved and are very happy in our new place – we now have space to…
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Playing with Fate
I tempted fate and I WON! As mentioned in my previous post I planted tomatoes and I’m pleased to announce that we will not be around to harvest them since we have FINALLY BOUGHT A…
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Learning to Love Legumes
I’m not a fan of chickpeas, lentils split peas and their ilk. I’ll admit that right up front. I’d like to love them and have jars of dried legumes cluttering up my kitchen;…
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Ada my Ada
Sometimes when I look at Ada it’s like I’m looking at myself and I get a bit startled by it. Which is funny since when Jasper was little I’d often see my sister, Meg, in his face…
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Knitting a little something
Chris goes back to work tomorrow so I’m taking the opportunity to try and finish this little jacket… Only the sleeves and closures are left to do 🙂 I’m following a pattern (!)…
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