The Good Life...Ish.

Hi guys :) I finally finished my shrug :) i love it! It fits wonderfully and is lovely and warm, though i am going to add a border around the back and shoulders. What have i been up to? Well... First i had the wonderful idea that i wanted to weave something from wicker, haha...yeah that didn't work. I took apart this old basket, soaked the bits in warm water for 24hrs and got started, but...it failed rather miserably. I won't tell you what happened, or what was said... it cannot be repeated in polite company .The wood from the basket shall not go to waste though, i have plans for it, so watch this space! I've been baking some jam thumbprints! They bring so many memories of tea at my great nanas' :)   And some banana brownies! Yummy! I also got my first harvest of rosemary dried and chopped, yay! I have lots of plans for this little herb :)  I planted out the onions, and they are growing well so far (this is an old photo from t

Hi guys :) I've finally had time to write this! Everything suddenly seems to have picked up the pace and got going without a by-your-leave! *Takes a breath* I'm taking part in the Yarn Along this week as I've managed to take some time out to crochet myself a little wrap over shrug, this is an earlier photo, as i only have one sleeve to go :)  I'm reading (for probably the hundredth time ) Never Look Back by Lesley Pearse  Blurb from Lesleys' website; (From the slums of Victorian London to a New World ... Matilda Jennings was a poor flower girl in Covent Garden until the day she saved the life of a minister's daughter called Tabitha. Drawn into the bosom of little Tabitha's family, she little realises it will soon mean uprooting her own life. For Matilda leaves Victorian London's slums and heads first for the darkest corners of New York, then beyond into the plains of the Wild West and S

Hi guys :) This week has felt rather slow, i've barely left the house and haven't even gone on a walk! (hoping to remedy that this afternoon if the weather stays nice) I decided the living was desperate for a splash of colour I crocheted myself some yoga socks, to keep my feet warm whilst maintaining a grip on the mat I made scrummy lasagne the other day, with plenty of leafy green stuff Have you noticed a recurring colour in the above photos? Everything has blue in it :D My favourite colour :) And i had to finally buy some new shoes, as my sandals bit the dust :(  Only £2 and very comfy! (look at those huge clown feet!) If any of you are interested, i have made a new blog for my yoga adventures etc, so i can separate it from here http://apeacefulyogicplace.blogspot.co.uk/ In garden news the leeks seem to have settled in, i've been keeping an eye on them and snipping the tops regularly to stabilize them. The courg

Hi guys :)  Ok, so my bottom isn't huge, i'm a size 10-12 depending on the day, but it is getting rather out of control, along with my stomach. Quite frankly, I'm sick of constantly seeing my flabby belly! Luckily, we do not own any full length mirrors, so i can't see my bottom too often! But, a few weeks ago i was trying on a pair of trousers in a charity shop changing room and I caught sight of it! I nearly fainted!  I decided to take action. Now, i normally hate the idea of exercise, red in the face and covered in sweat is not a good look for me, but if i want to get rid of the parts I hate I have to do something, and that involves actually exercising. It's not really about losing weight for me, just toning up and getting fitter. I began looking around for a relatively low impact exercise routine that would gradually increase impact and build strength and stamina, and I came across yoga. Of course, I'd heard of it, seen countles