by Kate | May 24, 2010 | house and garden
I?ve had a lovely week-end!! The weather was lovely and my son and daughter-in-law came to visit. Originally the visit was to find out if my daughter-in-law is still showing signs of allergy around Alfie, because the last time they came was his first weekend in my...
by Kate | May 16, 2010 | house and garden
Well there were only two actually. Last Friday in the penultimate (I hope) part of my garden makeover, the conifers in my garden that back onto the street had a five foot haircut! they had grown so tall it was dark in my kitchen and my satellite dish could find a...
by Kate | Dec 23, 2009 | house and garden
Well, the new oven is in, after a mild panic when it arrived without a cable ….. but it is in now and working perfectly.. and its cooking a piece of gammon as I type! And, at last I have found the time to finish our Christmas Cake – the mini ones from my...
by Kate | Dec 12, 2009 | house and garden
The tree is trimmed, there are fairylights everywhere… In the lounge.. In my bedroom window.. Even a snowy village scene in the dining room.. The cards are arriving… my Christmas Cactus that I resurrected from the near death experience it had...
by Kate | Dec 8, 2009 | house and garden
A couple of weeks ago when I made my Christmas cake I had a lot of mix left over – well my tin size was smaller than the recipe stated and, rather than adjust the mix I thought I would bake the extra in loaf tins and make mini Christmas cakes, here they...
by Kate | Nov 24, 2009 | house and garden, Uncategorized
Remember Max, my stunning eight year old puss cat? His picture graces the first page of this site, along with photos of our crazy greyhound. He is a sweetie and very loving but has been having a very bad time lately. Another cat, a stray I think has been trying to...
