Places
Eager beaver
I woke up a couple of Sundays ago not sure what to do with myself. I'd been waiting for a sunny day to head out with my camera so when I looked out the window and saw sunshine, I was eager to get going, I didn't
Gemma Evans
Garden
The bean of glory
Hold on to your hair folks, I'm about to present you with the most exciting thing you will see this week! Slightly dramatic to anyone not living in our household, but still, humour me. Saturday we decided to have a roast so I went to the veg patch
Knitting & crochet
Big Knit o'clock!
It's that time of the year again folks - dig out your knitting needles for Innocents Big Knit 2014! The Big Knit is a collaboration between Age UK and Innocent to raise money for the Spread the Warmth Campaign. To get involved, all you need to do is
Recipes
Recipe: rosehip syrup
We were out on our bikes at the weekend and I spotted lots of rosehips growing along one of the lanes. They were plump, deep red in colour and ready for picking. My arms and legs got chewed by brambles and stinging nettles but I managed to pick enough for
Garden
Garden: September 2014 (3)
The garden feels like it's really starting to slow down this week. Although I'm really looking forward to Autumn I'll miss having a busy Summer garden with lots to do. Having said that, less time in the garden means more time for craft projects
Craft
Brighton Mini Maker Faire
What to crafters and geeks do at the weekend? Go to Brighton Mini Maker Faire of course! It's a one day event full of stalls catering for lots of different interests: electronics, knitting, sewing, laser cutting, 3D printing, science labs, workshops and programming to name a few. Good
Garden
House Martins
A few weeks after moving into our house last year we noticed birds circling the sky above us. I did a bit of research and the RSPB helped me identify them as house martins. After a few days they started flying closer to the house; they were looking for somewhere
Garden
Garden: September 2014
This week is the one year anniversary of moving into our house. And that means one year of having a proper garden! WHOOPPEEE! This post is a bit of a mishmash of photos from the year so not all of them look great. When we moved in the garden was
Garden
Squirrelling
August has been a month of eating good food, some we've grown, some we haven't. There is plenty of everything, which makes it a good time to squirrel a few things away for Winter. Blackberries are perfect for this. They're a bit early this
Garden
Our garden: August 2014 (3)
I popped into the garden for my daily caterpillar hunting duties the other day and got a little sidetracked. I found 7 caterpillars and also a good pile of runner beans, 5 chillies, 3 dwarf beans, 1 cherry tomato and a big plum tomato. If you read my garden update
Knitting & crochet
Meet Felix
Felix is a crochet frog. A friend of ours had a baby and this is the gift I made for their little boy. I found the pattern on Ravelry and couldn't resist his big eyes and beaming smile! What a charmer. I made a couple of small changes
Garden
Our garden: August 2014 (2)
I feel like we have our own slice of the Good Life this week. We've had quite a few veggies from the patch, lots of things are almost ready to pick, we're eating homemade jam and I'm drying chillies and herbs. We picked our