And now, after all those lists, an actual post: fter a couple of days of hiding away from the world, I was feeling ready for human contact again, so a couple of invitations yesterday came just at the right moment. First was to join Harvestbird for cake and afternoon tea in civilisation, before she heads…
ytteltonwitch and I had planned on going out somewhere nice for dinner tonight to celebrate her new job. Some might say we failed at that, given that we ended up eating from a food truck, but I reckon we had a lot more fun than we would have had in a fancy restaurant 🙂 Our…
I’d like to formally introduce you to: Parsnips and Pushkin Not quite the original names we’d planned on, but these ones somehow fit better (though don’t ask me to explain exactly why!). A few more photos, just because: I would have lots more, but not long after that one of the kittens managed to pull…
ou know how I keep saying I have too many hobbies? And that I really really don’t need any more, especially of the crafty variety that involve a large investment in tools and material (not to mention time)? And that I’m really really really going to stick to just quilting and cross-stitch and lace making…
ot a call this morning from the builder that the insurance company have appointed. They can’t start work on repairing the damaged eaves until they’ve been tested for asbestos. Because of the age of the house, it’s very likely the material the eaves are made of (which looks kind of like thin concrete) is fibrolite,…
I think Mum is having as much fun with my new patchwork/quilting obsession as I am – she keeps sending me little packages of fabric to feed my ever-growing stash. Yesterday a parcel arrived from her via Trademe, with this fantastic selection: None of the pieces are huge, but they don’t need to be for…
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That looks yummy! I’ve never had any other chutney besides plain old “Fruit chutney” from Coles.