I meant to post about this ages ago, but what with my computer being banjaxed I am only getting around to it now. I have a severe lack of vases in my house and on Valentines Day I recieved a single red rose from Sir (part of the Marks & Spensers Valentines Meal Deal - it was soooo good!) and didn't know what...
One of my all time FAVOURITE animals has to be the ring-tailed lemur. I just love them. They have so much character. Sir and I took a trip to the Belfast zoo recently and I took a few snaps: This guys stance made me laugh so much! I love their bright yellow eyes And their long stripey tails...curled into a question mark Another...
As part of my goals for 2010 I wanted to get out and see more places in Northern Ireland. So Sir and I set off a little while back on a nice crisp Winter's day to visit Scrabo Tower. I've been to the base of the tower before but have never climbed it....does that mean I can or can't count that towards achieving...
I decided to try a new recipe which I found off one of my favourite food websites: BBC Good Food. This is actually the first time that I have ever tried to make meatballs (of any variety) and I was nervous that they would all break up in the sauce with too much stiring. But it all turned out beautifully and I was really...
I loved the brooch which I had made for my friends birthday i knew I had to make one for myself. This time I used a heavy duty fabrc from Ikea, so its a lot more rigid. Its nice to try out the brooch with different fabrics and I do like it in the heavy stuff, but I think flimsier fabric suits it...
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Sunrise view from Whitehead, Northern Ireland Just a quick post to draw attention to the fact that I've added a couple of new 'pages' to this blog. 1. About: a basic run down of all the different subjects I plan to cover in this blog2. 2010 Goals: I've dedicated a page to this as I want to make sure I actually achieve them...
One of my goals for this year was to visit at least 4 new places within Northern Ireland. I believe there is a lot for me to discover about this country and I'm looking forward to exploring! So I can tick off one out of 4 as Sir and I had a wee trip to the very sweet seaside town of Strangford, which...
My friends birthday was coming up and I was trying to think of what to get her. She is quite a 'crafty' person herself and loves making her own cards in particular, so I thought she might appreciate a 'home-made' pressie! So I set about making a tote bag (since this was my latest achievement - see previous post!). This time I decided...
*Holding my breath as I write this...the computer might crash!* Well as I mentioned in a previous post, life has been ticking along, even if my computer hasn't, and I have a bunch of things I've been wanting to blog about but haven't been able to. So here is the first one... I had had an idea for a tote bag with a...
I decided to treat myself to a few new sewing patterns since I just got a promotion in work (yeay me!!)! Since I made my goal for the pattern challenge (see previous post) to make three summer outfits I knew I needed some more patterns to work from so after finding the Sewing World website, and discovering they are having a bit of...
