Drawing Lessons by a Homeschool Teen
by other means
eating blue stars

  • curry and Lion
    Rather Red Curry - recipe here - didn’t intend writing it up but it turned out so good. All that was left to photograph was Davie’s bowl for work the next day and…

  • Happy 2009!!
    May it be a wonderful year for us all Random from the last week or so: from an idea by Riaz - cream of mushroom with added asparagus seem to have had a penguiny theme going on this Christmas… btw the chocolate ones were totally amazing, possibly the smoothest chocolate weve ever had… now [...]

  • Christmas 2008
    Had lovely time with family menu added by request :)  starter: honeydew and cantaloupe melons with pomegranate. main: chestnut and red wine pate encroute - a Rose Elliot recipe from Vegan Feasts; fennel and carrot in white sauce (mustard, tahini, stock cube in mix); roast potatoes; sprouts; sage, rosemary and onion stuffing; redwood offcut sausages [...]

  • yet more festive food
    above by Moonrabbit Lucy above idea pilfered from Pamela … and to balance things a bit with all the rich food flying around this time of year, a healthier dish - pasta with raw sauce. Sauce consisted of a few tomatoes, 2 carrots, 3 cloves garlic, tablespoon olive oil, fresh rosemary and marjoram from [...]

  • Yule pics
    that branch blew down in the recent winds and landed at the back door, perfect for breaking up and strewing one of the roasts there is the new one from redwood with rice and cranberry stuffing: Dragon Layer Cake idea stolen from Jumbleberry jam though she’s done it as a trifle which looks lovely [...]

  • Solstice sunrise
    Wishing you Light :D 

  • MuLondon
    A quick mention for these absolutely gorgeous new vegan organic moisturisers, no preservatives and no water so they’re concentrated making them nice and frugal too. Very pure ingredients. I am favouring the lavender one after a bath - I need all the help I can get to look less haggard this time of year Charlotte [...]

  • seasonal and busy
    not exactly festive but I took these pics in St. Nicholas churchyard the other day and I like them Went to the panto at HMT - outside, beforehand: We sat in a box - was amazed to discover that it was almost the same price as the stalls would have been for all of us. [...]

  • merry happy wishes :)
    Two cards for all you lovely blog readers as we couldn’t choose between them!! Santa’s flight and a winter scene Wishing you all good things

  • strange little post? darkness, sausages and pies
    It seems much darker than usual this year… will be pleased when the Solstice has come.   The seasonal redwood order was placed - these offcuts were a real bargain, that’s a lots of sausages for £5 Also many bargains in Woolies this morning, felt a bit sad but the staff seemed very chipper, supportive of [...]



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