Lesson Eighteen: Desserts of Olde.
I had a wealth of things to bring to Grandma’s this week: 1. A jar of Dukkah. 2. A tin of Salmon. 3. Ms. Vesty. The first is a gift from my weekend… Read More
What is true self control?
My friend in high school used to make Mars Bar Slice. I would always beg her to make it, for any occasion that arose, but when she (subtly) handed me the recipe,… Read More
Lesson 17: How to Identify a Modern Song
Ok, so after some extensive correcting on Grandma’s part (of my mistakes… yes I let her do the fun bits), we’re back on track with Ms. Vesty. I’ve absolved never to watch TV… Read More
Lesson Sixteen: How to be 82 at 28
Despite the lack of evidence to back up this theory; I like to think my tendency to behave like a Nanna is endearing. When I drive 20km below the speed limit, when… Read More
2012 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The new Boeing 787 Dreamliner can carry about 250 passengers. This blog was viewed about 1,200 times… Read More
Christmassy Goodness: London II
Just a quick update before Christmas… been a busy bee this week making Christmas decorations and knitting… I made this Advent Calendar using print-outs from the amazing Zugalerie Blog, I recommend you… Read More
Boozy Knitting and Lamp Porn: London I
I’ve commenced on Project ‘Make-Shit-That-Other-People-Would-Buy’ this week. The London weather is making this much easier to manage, without my fingers sticking to the wool and the heat making me partial to the… Read More
Lesson Fifteen: If These Hearing Aides Could Talk…
We changed it up a bit this week and I went to see Grandma for lunch instead of dinner (I know, all you employed lads must be soooo jealous. Never mind that I’m… Read More
Lesson Fourteen: Trudge On.
Well it’s been a bit of a trying week… being unemployed is surprisingly not as glamourous as it sounds after a while, and when I began losing interest in crafty activities that pretty… Read More
Lesson Nineteen: How to spend your pocket money in the 1940′s.
Just a quick update this week, to show you this growing girl: She’s coming along! Last week I actually remembered to take her to Grandma’s who was most impressed with my progress and… Read More →