Autumn is my favourite season but it has its ups and downs. Some days it is crisp and glorious, bright sunshine and misty edges filled with wonder and toasted marshmallows. Then other days it is dark and dank, foggy mornings bleeding into sodden afternoons and gloomy evenings of bad TV and cold feet. This mishmash… Continue reading 5 Things You Need To Do This Autumn
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Great Bloggers Bake Off 2015 – Patisserie Week
It was a tough choice deciding what to make this week - cream horns and eclairs are both favourites of mine. In the end though, I decided to chicken out of making puff pastry in favour of taking on an old enemy - choux pastry. If you were following this blog for previous Bake Offs… Continue reading Great Bloggers Bake Off 2015 – Patisserie Week
Great Bloggers Bake Off 2015 – Pastry Week
Pastry week fils me with fear. I've not often made any pastry myself and when I have it has more often than not been a failure. I've never made frangipane either, so clearly frangipane tart was the way to go! My Mum and Dad have been plying me with fruit from their garden so I… Continue reading Great Bloggers Bake Off 2015 – Pastry Week
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My September Project with Coats Craft UK – Getting Better
Shortly after posting my first post about my knitting adventure with Coats Craft UK, I completely undid all of my wonky project and started over. As proud as I was of my first attempt, it was wonky and a bit scruffy, so I decided to start again as I had got into the rhythm a bit… Continue reading My September Project with Coats Craft UK – Getting Better
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My September Project – Learning to Knit (With Coats Craft UK)
September. The month that always feels more like a new year than New Year. The kids are back at school next week and with Artie starting in reception it's a bit new for all of us. I decided I needed a project - something new to learn - and thanks to the lovely ladies I… Continue reading My September Project – Learning to Knit (With Coats Craft UK)
Carole Finds Her Wings 