It's been a busy but really enjoyable week - it was my birthday, and my parents came to stay then I had visits from my oldest friends - we've known each other more than 25 years. My first birthday as a mummy was a bit different as I didn't get around to opening any presents until 5pm!
This week is a lot quieter, I don't have many plans, and it was actually quite nice today to have a restful morning and tidy the house and put washing on while my little girl lay on her playmat and gurgled at her toys. I've got some leftovers to use up from...
Monday, April 30, 2018
Monday, April 23, 2018
My dad has just retired so from now on my parents can come up and visit during the week, not just weekends, which is handy now I'm on maternity leave! They are coming this week as it's my birthday on Sunday so I have several additional requirements when it comes to meal planning as we have other visitors at the weekend as well - some friends with their children - so I need to think of things everyone can eat!
Monday
Ready made pies - sweet potato and goat's cheese for me, chicken tikka for my husband
Tuesday
Tacos with potato wedges
Wednesday...
Sunday, April 22, 2018
When I was a child I remember my mum and sister making some flapjacks that were so sticky, we were picking bits of kitchen towel off them as we ate - they had been kept in a Tupperware dish lined with kitchen paper and were almost oozing with golden syrup.
I love sticky, soft flapjack, but not that soft - they need to hold together and be slightly chewy at the edges but soft and buttery in the middle. This recipe offers just that.
These...
Monday, April 16, 2018
Friday, April 13, 2018
I loved Arthur Golden's book Memoirs of a Geisha which I read many years ago, so it was a nice throwback when I saw it had been chosen as the theme for the Library Challenge, which is for crafters who love books.
I had a pack of both outline stickers and die cuts I bought years ago that I never really knew what to do with, in the shape of Oriental dresses and fans. They are quite detailed and large so take up most of a typical card and I...
Wednesday, April 11, 2018
I treated myself to the latest issue of Creative Stamping and indulged myself in making a few cards one day while the baby was asleep. There was a large A4 sheet of clear stamps as the free cover gift that had a travel and transport theme - handy to make cards for men.
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I decided to make a version of the card featured on the front cover of the magazine with a few differences. First I stamped the road map rubber stamp multiple...
Tuesday, April 10, 2018
Only a day late which isn't bad given my five week old baby is taking up most of my time at the moment!
Monday
lasagne that I batch cooked and froze for me, spicy chicken for my husband
Tuesday
fish cake for me, sausage and mash for him
Wednesday
Cajun chicken and potato wedges
Thursday
chicken cacciatore from my batch cooking in the freezer for me, cheese omelette and chips for him
Friday
chicken goujons for him, scampi for me
Saturday - my sister and her partner visiting (postponed from two weeks ago as their daughter was ill)
lunch - chicken...
Sunday, April 8, 2018
I adored this SugarPea Designs 'whatever the weather' set of clear stamps when I saw it in a card making magazine and put it on my Christmas list - but I hadn't actually used it yet!
That was rectified this weekend when I made a few different cards using the set. The first was this 'get well soon' card - I never have generic cards like this in my folder as I tend to concentrate instead on making cards for upcoming birthdays and special...
Monday, April 2, 2018
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