Cheese and Yogurt Making
Last year our yogurt maker broke - in truth it had been not quiet right for a while plus only Jean and Al could eat it. But then I saw that the thermos had been reduced and decided to buy another one -...
View ArticleCheese and Soap and Skillz
At the beginning of the year when we were setting down our New Year Resolutions, me and Alaric realised that we were still stuck with exactly the same stitches for kniting and crochet that we started...
View ArticleTangling it All: Make, Bake, Create
It's March and as I am not a hardy gardener, March is the beginning of my growing year. Which means that we have been along to the allotment and I've (yes me!!!) dug a bed over and harvested a load of...
View ArticleGeo Bake Off – Geologist Despair
I mentioned the Geological Society's Bake Off to Jean - this is the result - she's been planning it for weeks! The girls are seriously proud of this 7 cake monstrocity. They have certainly enjoyed...
View ArticleShakespearian Mock Tales
Last night we had the second ever Mock Tales - 2 hours of stories and writing creativeness with sticky non-alcoholic cocktails. They were Shakespeare themed as it was his 400th birthday at the weekend...
View ArticleA Flambe Lunch
So yeah - looks like I still can't really cook on my own. I'm fine with popping something in the oven to heat and nuking stuff in the microwave and even things that cook quickly in the frying pan...
View ArticleThe Jan Recap…
It's the end of January so what has gone on in the household snell-pym in the first month of 2017? For a start there was the end of Christmas, I am still making the last few Advent vids ready for...
View ArticleBig Food and Naps
Yesterday I did an hour of work and then went for my 9 am nap, this is supposed to last half an hour and is part of the new regime to make the head injury go away but... I woke up at nearly 2 pm having...
View ArticleCountry File Live photos 2017
Country File Live was an amazing event with just so much going on - because I was working there I barely got a chance to snap things as I passed - the girls and Al also had a fab time but still felt...
View ArticleThe Gardens a Mess but BBQ like Kings Anyway!
To sort out our drainage (clue - there wasn't any) our garden has had to be ripped up - I am quiet sad about this but electrics and plumbing where the priorities for the building works and everything...
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