So last week I went up to London to spend time with the people from Bosch DIY and their primary advocate Cherry Healey for a Drill 'n' Spill evening. I love that blogging has brought me the kind of experience that allows you to sit around in the beautiful rooms at Homemade London and get your craft on with a really interesting blend of bloggers and crafters. That's literally all I did: sit sticking every single bit of pink and purple glittery … [Read more...]
DH’s Day: Father’s Day 2013
The year has gone by so fast since I wrote my last Father's Day post bigging up DH for his supreme Fathering skills. It's a year that has seen him arrange a dozen home exchanges, including the most amazing trip to Arizona. We spent Christmas in Prague and are off to spend summer half-term in Italy. In between times there has been Indoor Camping, outdoor camping, Center Parcs and a whole lot of family time down at the Beach House. There are big … [Read more...]
How to make a number 5 door hanging from a cardboard box
In many ways making a number five from a corrugated cardboard box is very simple. It's the decorating that was time-consuming. But you can use this basic model to make either a pinata or a door hanging to celebrate any birthday. 1. chop up your cardboard box. I took off the sides and bottom. With corrugated card you have to think about the grain and how you will use it. 2. Cut two large number 5's from the largest … [Read more...]
{University of Life} Food Safety Week’s Fridge Clinic
I've just been disabused of three facts ahead of Food Safety Week, and it has caused my world to tilt on it's axis. It all started when we on holiday over Easter with friends. We mentioned that we had eaten leftover curry and they were appalled- something to do with rice being responsible for more cases of food poisoning than anything else. I dismissed it almost immediately: it's rice, for goodness sake. How can it be more toxic than leftover … [Read more...]
A few good reads
So it may not have escaped your attention- if you follow me on twitter, Facebook or Instagram, that I have been on holiday in Italy this last week. The weather was unseasonably cool for the time of year, though still far warmer than the wet grey London we left behind, but I still had lots of time on the beach with the children. But when we were tucked away in our beautiful temporary home at ValleCoppa, there was plenty of time to catch up on a) … [Read more...]
hashtag fun on twitter #filmswithGininthetitle
Twitter is a fantastic place to spend time: I have a diverse collection of 'friends' with whom I chat about a diverse range of topics. But equally it can be a frustrating place: twitter parties that throttle your feed, hashtags that clash with other hashtags, rude tweets- both in the inappropriate and in the downright rude sense. What I really love is when people take an idea and run with it- they may live at the other end of the country or … [Read more...]
{Vitamix} Zabaglione Semi-freddo
After the victory of custard and curd in the Vitamix, I wondered if you would be able to make Zabaglione in the Vitamix. So I tried. I made zabaglione a long time ago and just used the recipe as a base. I put all the ingredients in the Vitamix and ran it on full for about ten minutes. Sadly the result was not what I had hoped. But every cloud has a silver lining as they say. As was true in this case. I added about 150ml double cream to the … [Read more...]
