Sunday evening. This is the sitting room floor: This is the disastrous fudge that looked like a turd, tasted little better and was as solid as a piece of granite: This is the sproglet's chair: And this is just one of the many piles of washing up covering up every single surface in the kitchen … Continue reading A photo a day: August 25th
Year: 2013
Arranging your own wedding flowers: a few tips
The past few days have seen floral tests of great precision going on in this house. I was really pleased with the variety of flowers I bought from the flower market on Wednesday. Next step was to test my own abilities at arranging them along with their longevity (because we're driving up to Shropshire before … Continue reading Arranging your own wedding flowers: a few tips
Late summer wedding flowers
Have I mentioned that I'm getting married in a few weeks? Oh yes, I have. About six gazillion times. In a classic "how hard can it really be?" moment, I decided that it would be a good idea to arrange all my own wedding flowers. Actually, I had originally planned to grow them, transport them … Continue reading Late summer wedding flowers
A photo a day: August 23rd
I'm half way through a big detailed post about all my wedding flowers, which I was planning on publishing today. But sitting down just now to finish it off, I discover I've got a fuzzy Friday evening head on, so the words don't feel like coming out. Instead, here is a little sneak peek of … Continue reading A photo a day: August 23rd
A photo a day: August 22nd
Oh dear me, no photo for the day yesterday. I was absolutely determined that I was going to manage to post a picture every single day this month, but yesterday passed by in a blear of exhaustion as I'd got up at 3.30am to go to the New Covent Garden flower market for a trial … Continue reading A photo a day: August 22nd
A photo a day: August 20th
Phew, this August break is almost breaking me. Who knew it would be quite so hard taking and posting a photo every single day?! For only the second time this month, I'm following the official themes. Today is taste. Here are some of my tomatoes in the greenhouse, ripening on the vine. Soon ready for … Continue reading A photo a day: August 20th
A very important arrival
Last week I became an Aunt for the very first time.* One of my sisters had a baby boy and I can report, completely objectively of course, that he is one of the cutest little babies ever to be born. I’d been knitting a blanket for the new arrival for a ridiculously long time, but … Continue reading A very important arrival
Blackberry and apple vodka recipe
...AKA a photo a day: August 19th... Yesterday was all about jamming and chutneying. But even after making 10 jars of the blackberry and apple jam, we still had plenty left over. With the rest of the blackberries, I decided to make a couple of bottles of fruit vodka. We have some seriously cheap, seriously … Continue reading Blackberry and apple vodka recipe
A photo a day: August 18th
Ah the overpowering scent of vinegar wafting through my house! It's everywhere: in my hair, my clothes, the freshly-washed laundry waiting to be folded... But it's when you step into the kitchen that it really burns your eyes, bringing tears streaming down your cheeks. Yes indeed, it's my first pickling day of the year. For … Continue reading A photo a day: August 18th
A photo a day: August 17th
We went blackberry picking this morning in Camberwell Old Cemetery. The cemetery is a two minute walk from our house and worth a visit as about a third of it is fantastically overgrown, with winding little lanes overhung with trees and a huge amount of brambles. There's something really romantic about the old graves, just … Continue reading A photo a day: August 17th
Wolves in London 