• House

    Another room completed

    Or more or less completed. When we moved in, I had to get my study with my PC up and running as a priority. I have a lot of “stuff” – mainly crafting…

  • Food

    Focaccia

    R’s sister bought me a kit for making a “Garden Focaccia” for my birthday. I made it today and it turned out really well. Note the perfect crumb structure beloved of Paul Hollywood.…

  • Other,  People

    Birthday

    Happy birthday to me! I won’t say how old I am, but I was born in 1966 (hold on a second, doesn’t that mean….) Anyway – R and I went to Lidl for…

  • Renovation

    Another woodworking project

    This bookcase used to stand on top of a desk in my grandmother’s house in Blackpool. Unfortunately the desk was thrown away years ago and the bookcase has been in a garage for…

  • Other

    Halloween

    I had my family round for Halloween (and a sort of combo with my birthday which is on Tues). For the first time I laid the table in the dining room with the…

  • Victoriana

    Plate for tomorrow

    We inherited a strange piece of furniture. It looks like this. I just discovered what it is actually for – it is called a “Canterbury” and was used in Victorian times (this one…

  • Cupar

    Another lovely sunset

    Another fantastic sunset – hard to believe how incredible the views are from our upper story. I would never have thought it when we moved here, and I don’t know if it is…

  • Travel

    More beaches

    I went into Edinburgh this afternoon. Once again I marvelled at the wonderful Fife beaches. Miles and miles of untouched pristine sand – and no one on them. Not surprising at this time…