small kitchen tales

  Happy Birthday to a lovely friend today, I hope you can pop round and say hello to her, she's got her tiara on to celebrate ♥ Happy Friday friends, hope to see you at the market tomorrow .  I need to get off the computer and start baking now.... ✗ ♡

After seeing Amelie's library bag there was a "why you not make me one?" request from Aidan, so I have started on his work of art and promised him it will be done next week as the next couple of days will be a bit chaotic around here. There will be some serious baking going on for my favourite market on this Saturday.   If you are in the area it is a great little market to visit. Happy creating wherever you may be and for some seri o us creativity pop over here Enjoy the sunshine my friends ♥  ✗ ♡

these little toes that sneak in during the night I have to edit to add that this is Aidan that sneaky smile that makes my heart smile wearing daddy's shoes because he loves it so much   the boy being home on the long weekend and enjoying his brekkie outside in the beautiful autumn morning sun  yummy hot soy chai with honey home made hot cross buns and I especially love that after an anxious few months, I can finally sleep knowing that it can just be stress that makes you feel sick Hope you love waking up to the simple things around you. Enjoy the long weekend and the last few days of the school holidays my friends ♥ ✗ ♡

Why did you start blogging? After having my children a lot of things about me had changed, I was no longer just me but someone’s mum, someone’s whole world so to speak.   I loved this new me but I the old me was still in there and longing to express herself. Wanting to do what I love, I started blogging two years ago as a visual diary, I am more about visual expression over written, and I always have been. It began with a love of baking and a desire to share my baking adventures.   It made me take photos and I really wanted to be able to share them with others even if I had no idea whether anyone would want to keep reading. I can tell you that it has been one of the best experiences in the last two years and I haven't had any negative experience from it so far.   What makes you keep blogging? It keeps me motivated; it makes me look at the world differently. Since studying visual arts and p...

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was the first week of school holidays and it was good to be able to wake up without the alarm and the stress of routine last week I finished off Amelie's library bag using some beautiful fabric I won from this lovely lady and am SO happy that she loves it   last week we had a sweet little friend come for the day and we made and decorated cupcakes and baked some gingerbread cookies, especially cats with m&m eyes and last week we made some pirate cupcakes for a lovely friends sweet boys 5th birthday belt made by Curlypops so this week I promised Aidan I will start a library bag for him as well and also sign up here for a cushion cover swap. If you are interested, pop round to Vic's and sign up , everyone is welcome . Could you also please pop round to Nikki's and see if you can help. What are you up to this week? Hope it's filled with fabulousness ♥ ✗ ♡

Nothing much happening here today, kids are painting, I am stitching, I am cleaning the fridge, I am thinking about making desert with the apples at the bottom of the fridge I am thinking about putting the kettle on, I am loving this cooler weather, I am loving the kids paintings drying outside, I am admiring my rainbow hair and heart What about you, are you up to anything exciting, wanna stay for a cuppa, I'll put the kettle on see you soon ♥ ✗ ♡

  sorry Cam ♥ some real wordless fun over here enjoy ♥ ✗ ♡

was so jam packed that this week I just want it to be as boring as possible.   I know it's not going to happen, but I can wish can't I last week was the last week of term and Easter happenings were all around I baked some Easter gingerbread for the kids at school   I made an Easter bonnet for Amelie using a flower tutorial from here (I originally saw it on someone else's blog but I cannot remember where, if it was yours please let me know)   I had an order for a 60th birthday cake which I absolutely loved making  gingerbread numbers and a chocolate layer cake so this week, I intend on using the yummy homemade soap I received in the mail, thank you for the surprise sweet lady ♥   this week I am going to bake some naan bread from my new cookbook from the loveliest of friends ( you are awesome) which I am absolutely loving and this week we are going to enjoy the first week of school holidays and I will be smiling as I am SO proud that my ...