19 May 2009
Gone walking
4 May 2009
Spots unfortunately not the polka dot kind

Bright big flowers and busy bees

25 April 2009
Cloth Kits
The two dresses I bought are:


My daughter and I are staying at my parents next week and my mum is quite knowledgable about sewing so going armed with these dress kits and my sewing machine. I hope to have at least one if not both to photograph and post on this blog by the end of next week.
31 March 2009
The bliss of motherhood
Later we are both laughing as I am tickling her. She is in my arms and we turn to look in a mirror on the wall. We laugh together at our reflection. She then puts her head onto my shoulder and sighs a contented sigh. I wish time would stand still.
27 March 2009
For the love of cake continued...
It was pretty yummy. The beauty of this fruit cake recipe is that it doesn't have to be made months in advance to mature. Here's the recipe if you fancy making it yourself:
350g plain flour
250g butter
350g soft brown sugar
40g whitefat
5 eggs
350g currants
350g sultanas
75g ground almonds
110g cherries
110g candied peel
Small tablespoon treacle
Brandy
¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda
¼ tsp nutmeg
¼ cinnamon
Rub in the fats to the flour and sugar. Add the fruits, spices, bicarb, treacle, almonds, eggs and brandy. Mix well.
Prepare a tin carefully with one or two layers of greaseproof paper inside the tin and brown paper or folded layers of tin foil ted round the outside and standing higher than the cake-tin top. Spoon in the mixture. Cover the top of the cake with a piece of tin foil for the first 3 half hours of cooking. Bake slowly at 140 degrees celcius for four and half hours, or until ready - the cake should look firm, and when a knife is inserted it should come out clean.
26 March 2009
Loving the Gilmore Girls on E4
