Well it is the run up to Christmas so we have been getting crafty but have been very lax about blogging about it. Sorry. Here are a few photos of the things that I have been making recently, I will go into more details on some of them in their own posts later. Food Stuff: Kicked off with Christmas Puddings… We had… Read more »
I showed you this bag of Jewellery on Monday from a recent trip around the charity shops. Once I went through the bag it was obvious there was a LOT of bits in there, some more impressive than others. Well here is a run down of what was inside and some thoughts on what I am going to do with… Read more »
Monday: I started pattern making for a new Latin Dress Tuesday: A day full of home improvements. Today we have three sets of double glazing replaced. Wednesday: I adapted the one Pot Pasta dish for tagliatelle and chorizo with a creamy sauce. Thursday: I had one of our lovely mini Camembert roasted for dinner with some of my Aunts home… Read more »
This weekend I have been busy making stuff from a ton of windfalls the my parents brought down the other weekend and trying to preserve some of the produce from our garden. I made Rosemary Jelly with all the Rosemary ‘branches’ which were lying along the floor. Quince Jelly (with apples) from some of the Ornamental Quince from my parents… Read more »
There have been a number of recipes flying around pinterest for one pot pasta dishes and I thought I’d try one out, with my own spin… One pot pasta inspiration http://pinterest.com/pin/29343835044940936/ This was the inspiration for my meal although I made a few tweaks based upon what I had available. For the veg I used frozen peas and sweetcorn, I used… Read more »
Disclaimer, This post is a little late! Currently all of my spare time has been spent sailing which takes me away from the house for long periods of time and when I do get back to the house blogging is unfortunately not at the top of my list. So here is the summer round up of the garden, with the… Read more »
I am currently battling with dentist induced numbness which has rendered the majority of my top lip useless, having had fillings done on teeth on both side of the top of my mouth in one sitting… I have feeling back in my nose but at one point that had gone too. Annoying but notched worse I have ever had, when… Read more »
This weekend is going to be my last relaxing weekend before I join the Pelican which means that it is very likely to be the last relaxing weekend before Christmas… When on ship weekends dont really have much of a bearing on the daily routine, the ship still has to be sailed 24hours a day regardless of what common practice… Read more »
Wow how time is flying, only just over a week left to go and I really am not ready yet, so much packing still left to do… Here is a short run down of the first two legs of my voyage which will take me up to Christmas. When I join the Pelican in Las Palmas I will be sailing… Read more »
Well today marks two weeks till my next big adventure. When I say big adventure I really mean life changing ‘holiday’ On the 16th I am going to fly to the canaries and from there I am sailing the Pelican of London to Salvador. Which in itself is a massive experience, but from there I then sail to Punta Arenas… Read more »
