I have finished my February socks with one day to spare. I knitted these ones for hubby and they ended up having different toes. I …
February Socks
Author: Rachel McKelvie
Apricot and Almond no knead bread
I had another go at making the Cranberry Walnut bread recipe that I made a couple of weeks ago (this post) but this time I …
Bran Muffins 3 ways
A few weeks ago one of our local Op shops had a table full of free books out the front. I grabbed a copy of …
Postcrossing
I love sending and receiving mail and in April last year, I discovered Postcrossing. It is free to join and once you have signed up …
Zucchini Tomato Sauce
The next chapter in the Zucchini glut saga is making some zucchini tomato sauce. I have loosely based this on Nicola Galloway’s Roasted tomato and …
Homemade dried herbs
I have an abundant herb garden and all of the plants are going nuts at the moment with the rain and hot weather we have …
Easy and delicious Foccacia bread
I found a delicious and easy no knead foccacia recipe on Pinterest the other day and I have made this twice now. I made a …
Sock Knitting Challenge
I have decided not to buy any new yarn or fabric this year until I have used up what I have in my stash. I …
Preserves
We had a public holiday on Monday for Wellington Anniversary weekend so I took advantage of the extra day off to clean out my preserves …
Homegrown Potatoes
Yesterday we harvested our first attempt at growing potatoes. We didn’t get as many as we were hoping for but we were pleased with the …