You may have seen a couple of weeks ago that I hosted a Coffee Morning for school mums at my house. It's organised by the Parent Reps, one for each year group, regularly throughout the school year as an opportunity to get to know other parents. I served a selection of cakes, along with fruit, yogurt and granola, as the Coffee Morning starts after the morning school run, and I know that it's not always easy to get a proper breakfast when … [Read more...]
Decoupage Ikea Lazy Susan
Last time I was in Ikea, I bought a Lazy Susan. I've wanted one for years but DH has always turned me down but with mealtimes involving a lot more "Daddy, can you pass this? Mamma can you pass that? More ketchup please...." I worked on the basis that he would get over it. It looked a little functional for my liking- I'm never going to have a minimalist household am I?- so I decided it needed some attention. So, I took some of my Doily Stash … [Read more...]
Desert Island Luxury
I'm a relative newcomer to Radio 4, and one of the programmes I wish I had discovered years ago is Desert Island Discs. It's a veritable institution that has been running since 1941. The premise of the show is that the Castaway chooses eight tracks that they simply couldn't be without, weaving stories of their life as they go. In addition they are allowed to choose one book, to go with The Bible and The Full Works of William Shakespeare, to keep … [Read more...]
Letter and number recognition with easy-to-make post-box
One of the toys that gets regular air-time in our house is a box. We really enjoy reading Not a Box, and playing with the boxes of all shapes and sizes that find their way into our house, albeit with a strong leaning towards girly-play. They are useful for so many things, from housing 'collections' to breaking up and using in some other way in our crafts. About a year ago, LBG was asking questions about family. I made a family tree, which … [Read more...]
Spring Wreath Tutorial
It's Spring and the birthday wreath has finally gone from my front door, for a short while at least. But I am in mourning for it. So I made a festive replacement, as it didn't feel appropriate to be putting up The Easter Bunny Wreath just yet. Last week, when I was in Paperchase, I saw these dear napkins with felt hen confetti sitting next to it. So whilst the Dimpled Assassin, who was under the weather, tried to sleep off her bug, LBG and I … [Read more...]
Project 366 Week Thirteen
Look away now if you have triskaidekaphobia! Our week began with me, bemused, looking at a the kitchen clock and trying to work out why it was running an hour faster than the clock on the microwave. I shouldn't have forced our house-guests into a Vodka tasting whilst watching Liam Neeson's Taken the night before! My poor Dimples seemed really under the … [Read more...]
How to make Unleavened Bread
Easter makes me think about bread.....I assume that it's the time of year. I have also been aware that Passover, a spring festival that typically falls in March or April, is upon us. I know relatively little about the observance of Pesach, but the unleavened bread thing always sticks in my mind. So I thought I'd see how hard it was to make some. Turns out it was quite easy. Unleavened bread, as a search term, brings a wide variety of … [Read more...]
