Poppy Patchwork

Christmas day, daughter did her table, normally my role, but this year I spent my time with the children, who had far too many gifts and loa...

 This is my brothers cake, I cheated and used simple purchased decorations, along side are my individual cakes they are a bit deep, the bala...

 The knitting ladies have been busy again, these bollards are at the top end of the prescient, they are the first thing we see when walking ...

I love all the foliage at this time of year, mine is all silk and years old, I have always been Pagan in my decorations, add in candles to m...

 Oh my goodness, what is going on, she has constructed this huge thing, it looks like a tree, but not one I have seen before, what is it doi...

My 2023 book arrived this week, the printers are always very fast, I got another copy of my older brothers book, his has gone missing, he do...

George had his 6th birthday on Saturday, he had a party a few weeks ago, we spent the day with them at their home, as did grandpa and grandm...

 Monday we woke up to lovely blue skies, the temperature had dropped, so whilst it looked nice, it was cold, I spent most of the day inside,...

My cactus in our downstairs bathroom is full of blooms again, I love this plant, the shade of pink is very striking, I feed it twice a year ...

 I've used the same cake recipe since the late 70's, the only change I make is to leave out the almonds, thus allowing me to eat som...

 It's that time of year when I start to prepare for Christmas, last year I was given a brilliant recipe for mincemeat, a fruit based (no...

Christmas eve was wonderful, everything just happened, the children were excited as expected, our Chinese meal we booked early as the local ...