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A good haul from the charity shop
Posted Feb 13, 2014 at Trestle and Bunting
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Doodle pattern
Posted Feb 10, 2014 at Trestle and Bunting
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Dictionary corner
I am something of a word geek. The office dictionary sits on my desk, and when a query about spelling or meaning comes up, I love finding out the answer. My true geeky tendencies then make themselves more apparant when I can't resist seeing what other words are on the page. The office is roughly split between those who like me to share any beauties I find and those who don't! Today's word was 'streamlined'...and 'stratum' and 'stratigraphy' were my follow ups. Here are a couple more delights from roughly the same place in my Dictionary of Historical Slang: strangle-goose... Continue reading
Posted Jan 8, 2014 at Trestle and Bunting
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Trying to tell me something
Posted Jan 2, 2014 at Trestle and Bunting
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Pincushions
Posted Jun 10, 2012 at Trestle and Bunting
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Marvellous May
Posted May 26, 2012 at Trestle and Bunting
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A change in the weather
Posted May 13, 2012 at Trestle and Bunting
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Unconsidered trifles
Posted Feb 12, 2012 at Trestle and Bunting
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Yo ho ho and...the joys of being an aunty
I spent much of yesterday in a series of death-defying battles against naughty pirates, monsters and monkeys...and the odd octopus. Each battle was interspersed with either a brief voyage by ship, a bit of digging for treasure and rescuing various friendly passengers. As Miranda's mother (Patricia Hodge) would say..."such fun!" I was helping to look after a very good friend's almost three-year-old for the day. H, N and I go back to university, which was (gulp) seventeen years ago. H was having a day out with her family and her partner had to work so N and I stepped into... Continue reading
Posted Jan 29, 2012 at Trestle and Bunting
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Sharing music...slightly scary
Posted Jan 23, 2012 at Trestle and Bunting
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A different place
Posted Jan 19, 2012 at Trestle and Bunting
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A busy weekend - Stir up Sunday
Christmas is coming. There, I've said it. I'm trying to make more of my Christmas presents this year, and I'm at that stage where it still seems a long way away, but I'm running out of weekends. Thankfully, the weekend just gone was a very productive one. I made: Two mug cosies; A sock rabbit; A Christmas cake; and Made good progress with a cardigan for my sister. Unfortunately, I can't share any pictures with you as I don't want any recipients taking a sneaky peak! I adapted a recipe from Marriage's Flour Millers...I had to change quite a few... Continue reading
Posted Nov 22, 2011 at Trestle and Bunting
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Thanks for the gorgeous pictures of our cows...they're lovely.
Friday Cow Blogging
Shade is valued by cows with furry mammoth coats, even on mild late-summer days. I promised the cows at Wimpole Estate I'd feature them in the next edition of Friday Cow Blogging. These gorgeous beasts greeted us as we drove down the entrance to the estate, and I knew I had to backtrack with m...
Baking...the new rock 'n' roll/stand up/science/interior decor/gardening etc, etc
I suppose I'm a year or two out of date with this post. Maybe the fact that we're in the early stages of series two of The Great British Bake Off means that baking long ago reached its cultural peak and is on its way back down the other side. Never mind fat...apparently, baking is a feminist issue now...surely a sign that cup cakes, macaroons and whoopie pies are terribly last season. But I'm with Sianyland on this one. Baking is something I enjoy doing. I like to try new recipes. I like to taste new recipes. I prefer to... Continue reading
Posted Aug 28, 2011 at Trestle and Bunting
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Lovely things
Posted Aug 14, 2011 at Trestle and Bunting
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It's my birthday and I'll cook if I want to
Posted Jul 27, 2011 at Trestle and Bunting
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Weird frustrated-by-slow-laptop-doodle of the day
Posted Jul 12, 2011 at Trestle and Bunting
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A progress report
Posted Jul 11, 2011 at Trestle and Bunting
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Favourite things #52 - Cakes you make in a saucepan
Baking can have a slightly intimidating air about it. For me, I think it stems from scary home economics teachers putting the fear of God into me if I forgot my ingredients, dared to grease my cake tins in an unsanctioned manner or caused my cake mix to split from putting too much egg into the creamed butter and sugar. [Actually, my home economics teachers, though scary, were great. Inspiring, actually, in there practical, no nonsense and assertive way...and I'll never forget my first ever pineapple-upside-down-cake...yummm!] Anyway, though I'm comfortable these days with the whole creaming-sugar-and-butter business, there is something... Continue reading
Posted Jul 8, 2011 at Trestle and Bunting
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An eejit
Leaving work yesterday afternoon, my mind was full of thoughts of the evening and weekend ahead. Not that I had anything particularly exciting planned, but that was the point really...what was I going to do with my lovely free weekend... I was also rather absorbed with thoughts of dinner...I'd bought some filled pasta while I did a bit of shopping at lunch time, and I needed to decide on how to serve them...would simple pesto do, or should I make some tomato sauce... It was a lovely evening, too - sunny, bright and fresh; and though my shopping bags were... Continue reading
Posted Jul 2, 2011 at Trestle and Bunting
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Celebrating the sunshine
Posted Jun 29, 2011 at Trestle and Bunting
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A whole other side to crochet
Posted Jun 24, 2011 at Trestle and Bunting
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Thank you, mystery lady
Posted Jun 22, 2011 at Trestle and Bunting
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Procrastination...thief of time or root of creativity?
Posted Jun 13, 2011 at Trestle and Bunting
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Delights
Posted Jun 4, 2011 at Trestle and Bunting
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