What I've been up to

Oh goody, it’s nearly November. That means every night for the next couple of weeks is fireworks night as far as the local kids are concerned. Last night there were loud squeals and bangs going off next door, terrorising the cats. Well, terrorising George, anyway – he was outside when the noise started, so I…

We’re back in Christchurch, and feeling much refreshed and ready to face whatever this city throws at us. Dad drove us up yesterday, with a car load of food, water, and camping gear – some for us, some for friends in need. George didn’t enjoy the trip at all – for the first half hour…

Yes, it is a lemon-coloured eskimo! [album 128913 071105embr.jpg] Or maybe not 😉 I’ve got the day off work today – I was owed some time from ages ago when I had to work during the weekend, so I thought having a long weekend after my exam would be an ideal way to use it….

I’ve had a busy wee day today. I made: Apricot muffins Apricot and orange loaf Walnut biscuits (which don’t actually contain walnuts – it’s an old family recipe that once upon a time called for walnuts, but as none of us liked them, we always substituted sultanas. The name has stuck, though.) Gingernuts Fruit loaf…

Just a bit (ok, quite a lot) of backstitch to go: In other news, the other day I got a catch for a book I released over a year ago. I haven’t been doing a lot of releasing lately – a combination of lack of time, lack of motivation, and horrible weather – so I…

Second Tuesday of the month meetup tonight, attended by the usual suspects (me, lytteltonwitch, awhina and meerkitten), plus MrPloppy (who’s more of an unusual suspect ;-)). For a change I managed not to come home with any books (I’ve really got to start reading some of Mt TBR before it topples over and kills someone),…