Withdrawal symtoms
I am getting withdrawal symptoms! it's only been two days and I find I need to post a blog!!!
Today a friend came with her two daughters and we had cake!
We had a good gossip and as the girls watched Coraline I showed her how to make a button heart.
I made my jam yesterday with the damson pulp. (I used some of the jam in the cake today).
I loved the pattern it made as I mixed the jam sugar and pulp in the pan.
Heated it gently then boiled it till it reached setting point.
Then I filled the jars.
I gave a jar to my friend as she left.
It was a lovely day and as I waved them goodbye from the bottom of our drive I had a smile on my face. Then I turned around and saw this......
It was time to clear out the garage. Some of the stuff in there was put in there on the day we moved here 5 years ago and never seen the light of day since!
So the rest of the day was sorting three piles. One for the tip, one for the charity shop and one for the loft. We got half way through before giving up and going in for tea.
We had the last of the blackberry and damson crumble for pudding.
I have been making a notebook cover too.
A little row of houses.
Applique and hand embroidery.
It's not all neat and tidy but I like it that way.
I enjoy making the covers. My God-daughter, Emily liked her bunting by the way and her sister put in her request for some for her Christmas present!
So a making and baking sort of few days.
I am off to London on Friday, did I tell you?
Yes!
So not sure when I will post next.
Bye for now.
Ooh, my mouth is watering at the sight of that lovely cake and jam. How wonderful. And what a gift to send your guests off with - a jar of your jam. Sounds like a lovely day - apart from the trying to sort out the garage ;-)
ReplyDeleteYou've made my mouth water too. Yum!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely colour your jam turned out. That notebook cover is beautiful - wish I could do that! Do tell how DO you make a button heart - what is it? I'm intrigued.
ReplyDeleteJane
i'm quite hungry now~!!~
ReplyDeletedoes cake count as a healthy lunch or maybe that tasty looking pudding . . .
i'm curioius too; how do you make a button heart?
your notebook cover is very cute.
seeing your garage makes me realize that i have a similar project calling my name . . . i've ignored it for quite some time but it seems to be calling a bit louder than ever now . . .
:-)
libbyQ
come on Lyn , time for a button heart tutorial me thinks ??? Hope you have a lovely time in London
ReplyDeleteI do love a make and bake day! The notebook covers look lovely and tactile - I especially like the roses over the door! The jam looks the colour of pink grapefruit - so delicate and beautifully presented. Oh yes, and do tell us about the button heart! x
ReplyDeleteCould you come and bake for me. You have made me very hungry. Except for the cleaning you sounded like you have a wonderful day.
ReplyDeleteDonna
Oh how yummy. Your jam looks wonderful and your cake looks delicious ... can't describe how nice your crumble looks either (did I tell you I'm doing weight watchers at the moment ... LOL!). I'm licking my lips and imagining the taste of them ... you're driving me crazy!!!!!
ReplyDeleteYour notebook cover is gorgeous. I enjoy reading all the different crafts you do, you can turn your hand to so many, and they are all lovely.
Have a great time in London ... look forward to the diary.
I love your notebook cover, have been wanting to try this for ages - it's pretty and homely and I want one!
ReplyDeleteHow come everything you do looks so perfect? Jam, cake, sewing & drawing!!!!! Super talents! I swear you have more junk than me in your garage!!! xxx
ReplyDeleteOh, there is just so much prettiness here! Your houses are so deligthful and sweet. And there are so many tasty mouthfuls tempting us here on your blog. You have a cozy time don't you? :)
ReplyDeleteHappy trip to London!
hugs from Emily xoxo
yum, cake, jam and crumble!! when can i come for tea?
ReplyDeleteHello.
ReplyDeletei have been trying to stay off the computer so as to get some things sorted (not happened) finished (yep, just the ends to sew in) but I seem to have missed loads. The bunting looks fantastic and the cake and crumble, yum, to die for.
x
Great cake and yummy looking jam! The little note book cover is lovely and the garage? - well rather you than me but good luck with it all.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely productive day, I bet you felt fab when you went to bed after that day :-)
ReplyDeleteI love what you have done with the note book!
ReplyDeleteThe cake and jam... it all looks too yummy!
DEBBIE MOSS
So busy and productive! It's lovely to see what you've been doing. The thing about my pictures of floor tiles is that I would have WANTED to take photos of them pre-blog, but I wouldn't have known what to do with the photos! It's fantastic to have people to share things with now.
ReplyDelete♥Olá, amiga!
ReplyDeleteConheci seu cantinho... amei!!!♥
É lindo, criativo e muito agradável.
Tudo de bom para você. ♥
Beijinhos.
Itabira♥♥
Brasil♥♥
Your jam looks awesome and well done on cleaning out the garage. It is nice to get some stuff cleared away.
ReplyDeleteYou have a delightful blog...I've just enjoyed a good look around!
ReplyDeleteNow off to see your art blog....
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ReplyDeleteThat cake looks yummy!!! And the jam does too.....
ReplyDeleteMy garage looks just like yours but I just think, I can't be creative and.... tidy....can I? Love the notebook cover
Finally, thank you for putting me on your 'Blogs I Love' - I am truly flattered!!!
Rachel xxx
I enjoyed your post, such a nice day and then suddenly ... the garage (my garage looks just like this)
ReplyDeleteThe book cover is lovely.
Suzanne xxx
My garage is worse than yours!
ReplyDeleteWe used to have a type of damson tree and I made pots and pots of jam and then nobody ate it! I was clearing out the downstairs cupboard last week and found a hidden pot from 2001! Still edible, but still nobody wants to put it on their toast, and I'm trying not to eat toast and jam!
Your book cover is absolutely lovely, what a great design, I love the trees. xx
Love all the making and baking. Enjoy London.
ReplyDeleteI can really smell that cake and the jam.... enjoy yourself in the big smoke !!
ReplyDeleteeeek! Homemade jam! Cake! There was me thinking about dieting this week...(and if you believe that!)...Love the cover too! x:)
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