Hello, did everything in this part of the garden get up and leave? Sort of. They have moved to a happier home, free of black plastic, with good drainage and more shelter. This part of the garden is my favourite – I built it after I made the other four raised beds, and just layered [...]
Archive for July, 2011
Walking plants
Posted in Growing on July 24, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Crafternoon H.Q.
Posted in Sewing on July 24, 2011 | 1 Comment »
And nearly seven months in to our year-long lease, I think I’ve finally finished organising my sewing room… We have arrived at this, from this… Oh, OK, haha, I didn’t take photos of what it looked like before! I was too ashamed! Instead, this is a photo of the infinite space created by my tidy [...]
Lotte, Shoe Shop Lady
Posted in Sewing on July 21, 2011 | 2 Comments »
This was my fabulous work outfit yesterday. The mirror at work is very accomodating to outfit documentation, and I feel that this could become a regular thing. My real reason for the photograph was to show my Peggy-dress turned into a skirt, but obviously this outfit is so much more than that. Yesterday a lady [...]
Scallopini
Posted in Yums on July 13, 2011 | 2 Comments »
(image via Papercup) So, as far as my shoe-shop career girl appropriate attire planning goes, I intend to follow the rest of the sewing blogosphere and go all-out scallops. I don’t know [...]
Fort, Danger, Cake!
Posted in Yums on July 13, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Oh my, how glad I am that the Rata Parta is over! I was approaching it with a mix of excitement and dread, and gradually the dread overwhelmed the excitement. By Thursday I was ready to cancel it (of course I wasn’t going to follow through with it…) but once I had let go of [...]
Speculaas, round two, ding-ding!
Posted in Yums on July 4, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Last year I went all gaga over the recipe for Spicy Speculaas in none other than Ladies, A Plate. I spent a lot of time blanching and grinding almonds myself for the filling, and I seem to remember the business of grating two tablespoons of nutmeg for the spice mix to be a more labourious [...]
