Rosa Rosa

This is a small dedication to a very lovely and interesting person I met the other day. Here is her blog:http://mylittlestitches.wordpress.com/about/  its got some really cool art and handicraft stuff

More fruits

So we went to the allotment the other day, harvested all the pumpkins! the plants were rotting away so we thought it best to take them home now. We also got a load of beetroot, a butternut squash, potatoes, loadsa chard and spinach, some swede, courgettes, patty pans, some cucumbers, and some yummy sweet corn. Yum yum munch munch

Mushrooms....

I am not finding mushrooms to be very productive....

Just coming up, one at time.

Patchwork Fun Times

OK... so I was commissioned to make a patchwork quilt for someones wedding present... which was SUPER fun to make!

Here's the story of the quilt

From a load of patches

...to folded up ready to go.

Fruits of my labour

Popped to the allotment...bought lots of food back... , including some more lettuce trees... they are about 2 feet tall...eep.. ! Bought back kolh rabi, desiree tatas, lettuce, carrots, spinach, beetroot, gherkins, cucumbers, butternut squash, swede, and of course... courgettes. Still going strong

Bank Holiday In Devon

o, we had a lovely weekend in Devon! Stayed in Brixham with my friend Livy, who has an amazing house and a frickin BOAT! Wow....

here's some pics

Elderberry Champers

We made elderberry champagne... using this recipe: http://www.channel4.com/food/recipes/chefs/hugh-fearnley-whittingstall/elderflower-champagne-recipe_p_1.html

but instead using berries, and less lemons...

Will taste in 1 week...! Start the drumroll!