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  • Hippo Birdy

    Well, I am another year older. You can tell by the pink doughnuts. A very dear friend presented me with them as my towering, sugary birthday cake. Fab. I ventured into homemade sushi via jam tarts, blueberry cakes and iced biscuits. All washed down with tea and coffee from my charidee cups. And my lovely…

  • Mind your Manors

    OK, so I couldn’t help the title of this post. We went to a very good friend’s house today for a lovely day of picnics, screaming children, cups of tea, splashing in rivers and general mayhem. The difference being that this beautiful house is over 30 miles away from us and the aforementioned friend has…

  • Round to it

    A pictorial summary – there’s quite a lot going on but I’ve had root canal work today so in not at my most vivacious. Photos will speak for me today. Here we have: An embryonic crochet snail Some cakes for Elders French class (red, white and blue icing) A prototype simple shift dress based on…

  • Splish splash

    No, the title isn’t down to the weather. I will draw a waterproof veil over that. No, today was notable for the fun I had with Elder down at the local pool. It’s been so long since we had the chance to go and now I’m getting more sleep and looking after myself a little…

  • Fresh star(t)

    Life has been a bit tough recently but there’s always room for cake. Always.