Progress

Just under a month, and there is a huge difference to the garden.

Bit by bit I hack away and dig - it will look marvellous come summer!

Oh and saw this tool come lunch box in Gardens Illustrated magazine, may have to purchase...

Before...


Today!

New Obsession

Am now obsessed with creating a fabulous garden.

Every year I look at my rear garden and think how marvellous it would be to step out in to it, chill out, smell the flowers - but it is a mess. So the time has come to take the weeds in hand, remove those odd trees that are just growing out of the earth willy-nilly and give it a jolly good tidy up.

I am tackling areas bit by bit - it seems the best way without me going slightly insane or giving up.

Here is what I have completed so far [not much granted but watch this space...] in a series of pics, enjoy!

Montanel 2010

One week in April I drove to France with a few friends, to spend time knitting and relaxing.

I met Ani who was lovely and was very kind in letting me share her lovely home with her. (Sal and I and the boys had spent last year's holiday at the cottage).

Sue, Colleen and Eadaoin rested at Glenda and Steve's fabulous B&B.

Everyone had a wonderful time, and we got lots of knitting done, and drinking, and eating, it was heaven.

We visited Mt St Michel, Dinan and Cancale too. Here are some pics...

Happy Birthday to me...

I had a wonderful day yesterday. The weather was absolutely stunning and Sal and I went for a stroll around Clitheroe where I purchased some yarn from the lovely Liz. Do visit her site here.

And we had some chips, bought sausages, ooh it was marvellous.

Lemon & Poppy Seed Cake and Socks

I have been at it again!

From the Hummingbird book it's my second cake and it turned out marvellous.



Really need to crack on with these socks. I did mess up the pattern and ignored my mistake and carried on regardless correctly buy my slight OCD kicked in and I ripped it back. So a slight set back but enjoying these Jaywalkers now...

Part of your 5 a day!

I recently picked up this book, The Hummingbird Bakery Cookbook' and decided I would like to make the blueberry cake. It called for a doughnut shaped cake tin, and thought I could easily pick one up. My local supermarket didn't have one and they were silly prices online.
Thank goodness for Home Bargains, where I got one for £1.99.
Here are some pictures. Mucho pleased with myself, saying I didn't have a electric hand mixer..

Liverpool

The weather was dry and bright but very cold and foggy in Liverpool on Saturday.
It must have been over 10 years since I was last here and it has changed a lot. Well the main thing being Liverpool One, a large shopping/food hall.
I also had a look in on Purlesque, a little knitting shop at the Blucoat centre. It was cute and small, not much stock.

Check out the pics below, oh we also bumped in to Elvis Costello in Oxfam too...