Leftover fruit
Saturday morning is my weekly visit to the local vege market and the fruit bowl is normally empty by Friday. Unusually for us, we had some fruit leftover on Saturday morning so I put it […]
Author: Rachel McKelvie
All the WIP’s
This year I have decided that I need to get stuck in and finish all of the knitting and crochet projects I have cast on. I have seven projects currently sitting in bags that I […]
Shopping the stash
I haven’t done any sewing for a while but I made a few things last year using fabric I already had in my stash. I have been trying to reduce the amount of fabric I […]
Gift socks
Now that the Christmas gifts have been gifted and opened, I thought I would share the latest pair of socks I have knitted. These ones were a gift for my friend T who happens to […]
Travelling with carry-on only
It has been a couple of months since we returned from our big trip to Italy and it already feels like a lifetime ago. We managed to do the whole trip with carry on only […]
All the socks
I love washing day and seeing all my hand knitted socks hanging on the line in a row. I have added a few pairs to the mix over the past few months. Three of the […]
Frankentrolly gets retired
Every Saturday morning I get up early and head down to our local vegetable market. My trusty trolley makes the journey with me each week but sadly it recently had to be retired. I brought […]
Japanese Christmas Decorations
We visited Japan in September last year and when I travel I like to get a Christmas decoration or memento to hang on my tree. I couldn’t find anything Christmasy so I decided to make […]
Plum and Ginger Chutney
As soon as Christmas is done and dusted for the year, I am thinking about the next one. I like to collect up recipes and gift ideas throughout the year and write them in my […]
Granola Hack
I have been making a batch of my Granola recipe every time we run out which is weekly at the moment. I have been experimenting with possible replacements for Maple syrup as with the rising […]