February Socks
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 made the first one too short so I unpicked it […]
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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 made it with apricots and almonds in place of the […]
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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 you are ready to send postcards. You get assigned an […]
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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 courgette harvest sauce recipe. I used tinned tomatoes as our […]
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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 had. I like to pick big bunches and hang them […]
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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 couple of tweaks to the recipe the second time I […]
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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 have set myself a challenge to knit 12 pairs of […]
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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 cupboard. We got a whole bunch of delicious homemade jams […]
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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 result. We grew them in a coffee sack and they […]
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