If He Can Do it……..

I am gradually moving old posts from my earlier blog over here. This one about birthday cake was written a couple of years ago and I hope will inspire you to make one too. I got what I hoped for my birthday; a day off from chores. One friend brought lunch and another cooked tea, how lucky was that. I also had this amazing cake made for me by my 12-year-old son. Not your run of the mill sponge jazzed up like his Mum would do, oh no, he made a chocolate...

Gluten, Dairy and Sugar Free Brownies

 It’s an interesting perception that if it’s gluten or dairy free it’s healthier for us.   Hm…….. I’m not convinced. Have you seen the lists of ingredients on the processed packaged stuff on offer in our supermarkets, it’s alarming. I can’t even pronounce some of it far less know what it is. If it’s processed it’s processed and that’s all there is too it, and if it’s full of...

We need…….or do we?

“We need a pencil-case for all the drawing stuff”. “Yes we do, I’ll get one next time I go shopping”   This is the very thinking needed to keep the wheels of the global consuming machine turning. I don’t want to be thinking like this, driven by a society and culture I don’t even agree with, but I am a product of my generation, brainwashed into thinking my wants are needs and that a little purchase here and...

Making A Wrapping Paper Tree

A pretty picture you could give to anyone:   1. Gather together: Various sheets and odds and ends of wrapping paper you like. (I collect bits and pieces of paper from all over and keep them in a box ready for projects like this as well as making cards etc) A sheet of white paper Glue – a glue stick is probably easiest. Sharp scissors A pencil 2. Make yourself a nice drink, if you’d like some music put it on, and create a pleasant space...