I was inspired by Amanda of Soulemama to collect up all my bits of wool, ends of balls and scraps that are too small to …
Scrap Blanket
Compost and free gardening
Hubby built us a new compost bin a few weeks back. We had one of those black plastic ones that looked like a Dalek and …
Cotton Dishcloth Lovin’ Part 4
The pattern for this dishcloth was on the ball band of a ball of Sugar’n Cream that I had in my cotton stash. The original …
Happy 21st Birthday Newtown Fair
Today was the 21st Birthday of the Newtown Fair. We try to go every year as it is always a great day out. There was …
Zucchini Chilli Bread
This is a twist on my chilli cornbread recipe. This time I did an experiment and made it with what I think was either buckwheat …
Temperature Blanket
Over the Christmas break I was checking my Pinterest feed and noticed a thing called a Temperature Blanket. I was intrigued so clicked on the …
Homemade Muesli
The beauty of this recipe is that you can add anything that takes your fancy or leave something out if it doesn’t appeal. I use …
Summer Bumbles
We are finally experiencing some actual summer weather here in Wellington and the Bumble and Honey Bees are out in full force, furiously flitting from …
Peanut Butter crates
I always prefer to give handmade Christmas gifts where possible and last year, one of the gifts I gave was peanut butter. I wanted a …
Chilli Cornbread
I love cornbread. One of my favourite winter dinners is a big bowl full of chilli that has been cooking away in the crockpot all …