Quinces, the prized Autumn fruit. I was lucky enough to be delivered a box of my mum's beautiful big quinces last week. What a treat! So far I've made deep rosy coloured poached quinces and a delicious quince and cinnamon jelly. I used Belinda Jeffery's Slow- Cooked Quince recipe, which... Continue reading

Autumn is on it's way, I can just feel it peeping through. My favourite time of year. I've been stitching a lot lately, possibly due to my wonderful new studio but also partly because Rosie is no longer a little baby. She's nearly one and the new tiny baby days... Continue reading

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Hello there My brand new sewing room arrived on the back of a truck last week. It was possibly my most exciting moment of the year so far! It's nothing fancy but it's seriously practical and has sooo much space, I'm in heaven. A few weeks ago I also... Continue reading

January's been ticking by at a steady pace out here. With watermelon, swims and lots of tennis on tv. I haven't been feeling too inspired to cook lately, though I did make a jar of labne balls (which is simply strained yoghurt) and am now adding them to everything I... Continue reading

I've wanted to start a blog for a while now, so here it is! It will simply be about life and the things that I make. +++++++++++ With the Christmas buzz over, things have quietened down and settled back into our usual routine. I stitched up a couple of new... Continue reading