After burbling on about how annoying it is that the pool closes this coming weekend while the sunny hot weather will probably go on and on (last year it went into late October) and bleating about how summer is NOT over etc etc… the weather took a turn on the weekend and the mornings and […]
Read More Crafty Sewing WeekIn our continued programme of finding lovely outdoor things to do on the weekends while the sun still shines, we set out early yesterday morning to pick the last of the summer blackberries and some Encore Peaches that have just come onstream at Wind Ridge Farm near Wentzville, about 45min drive away. It was the […]
Read More …and Hand PickedLast time I posted a recipe, I looked back later on the post and realised how lazy and contrary my cooking had become… In principle, I am all for food that is fresh, locally sourced, organic where possible (and this is not always possible on our reduced budget) and tasty. I am not a big […]
Read More Home Grown…On a more cheery note, this week I discovered that on 29 July, How About Orange – one of my fav design/craft blogs – has a link to Vale Design‘s wonderful printable lists: I am a bit of a list geek and so I immediately downloaded them all and printed them out to adorn my […]
Read More How About Lists…One of my friends posted a photo album in Facebook with this title last week. She displayed all the amazing things she has been doing to avoid working on her English PhD dissertation. A master procrastinator myself, it made me realise that I left procrastination out of my musings on what people get up to […]
Read More Things to do instead of working…Last Monday I made a much-overdue foray to the local charity shops. In New Zealand, we call these Op Shops (‘op’ being short for opportunity… not sure why) and they have been a favourite haunt since my teens – at the age when having a whole new wardrobe every week just meant going to the […]
Read More Op Shops, Passports, Helmets and Art…So, after getting up at 5.30am with Kazuo this morning as he decided that was a good time to be awake, I discovered a grim, grey, rainy day that is set to be wet ALL day… how very English, and atypical for St Louis! So we drove Dada to work and then came home to […]
Read More Rainy MondayWell, a few intense months have passed. And I think I may now be able to get into some kind of routine that means I can post here more often. We moved house… with a four month old baby, that felt like quite a feat, and I am in awe of the friends who have […]
Read More I am Back… I Hope…So change is afoot. The main thing I have been doing while not working, is working on getting ready for the emergence of our new family member. I have created toys, sewed and knitted clothing and covered/sewed new bedding for the crib. I have also covered many cushions and items of cheap furniture that we […]
Read More The Waiting is almost Over
50 things for 50 