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Heaven … chocolate heaven …. 25 Aug 2013 | 09:06 pm
Heaven … I’m in heaven … as Frank Sinatra used to sing – but my heaven is not dancing cheek to cheek, but rather stuffing my cheeks, hamster-fashion, with this wonderful chocolate tiffin cake ….. Ros...
Free bunny pattern for you 23 Aug 2013 | 07:51 pm
I’m so excited! Rosie and Dan are coming down this weekend and I’ve been busy in the kitchen all afternoon. Rosie is a bit of a chocaholic so we have loads of chocolatey goodies, as well as some sav...
Lunch in the summer house (but not for Daisy) 21 Aug 2013 | 11:25 pm
Today my friend Lesley came for lunch in the summer house. We first met when she had her lovely shop “This’n'That” in Totnes, and for several years I had a table at her Nostalgic Mix fairs. Lesley h...
A Nice Pear … and some apples too! 18 Aug 2013 | 01:44 pm
I can’t help but feel a little autumnal … the summer seems to be drawing very quickly to an end, although it’s still only mid-August. The weather has turned cooler and cloudier, whilst up in the wood...
Lunch Club Tea Party 16 Aug 2013 | 01:35 pm
It’s lovely living in a small friendly community, where in general people know one another and where we are happy to keep an eye on our elderly and vulnerable neighbours. One of the nicest community...
Lots happening at Bustle & Sew 13 Aug 2013 | 07:07 pm
There’s lots happening in the world of Bustle & Sew this week! I’ve started to analyse the results of the magazine readers’ survey and, as I think I mentioned in my last post, I am collecting all the...
Summer rushes towards autumn 10 Aug 2013 | 05:25 pm
Summer is now at its height and our roads are packed with caravans, coaches and – on Sundays mostly – touring cyclists. There’s a real feeling now of carpe diem – everyone is definitely seizing the d...
Daisy & Ben 7 Aug 2013 | 11:17 pm
My furry friends perfectly captured by Jacqui. Keep up with all her news and new illustrations too over on her Flapdoodledesigns blog. xx Share/Bookmark
Fairies at the bottom of our garden! 4 Aug 2013 | 04:28 pm
Picture the scene …. a warm(ish) summer’s afternoon in the summer house at Coombe Leigh. Feeling relaxed – cup of tea, a biscuit (or two!) and some gentle stitching. Then the peace is shattered as t...
Flapdoodledesigns – Seed Packet Giveaway 2 Aug 2013 | 01:02 pm
This morning, we went to the beach at Strete Gate for our early walk and I was struck by how quickly the year is progressing. It seems only a little while ago, rather than two or three months, that t...
