For years Gib has yearned to have pants like Dark Cloud's from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon . In about a week he needs a costume for a...

A while ago over at Sixteen Bluebirds , Fi said: "Please tell me I'm not the only one who tries to pronounce the word verification ...

I spotted Jess ' Just a Minute post and it reminded me to do mine! I missed last month's but I hope you will forgive me. This month...

Ok , so to finish from yesterday ... After you have your nicely infused vinegar, strain it through some muslin and set aside. Rinse and wipe...

Another thing I like to make for Christmas presents (and for myself) is pickled onions. I'm getting them done now because it's at le...

I don't make or even eat pies very often (they're a little rich for me and I need to keep a bottle of Mylanta handy afterwards!) , ...

This is going to sound incredibly lame, but I hate getting my hands dirty. I hate getting dirt under my nails. I hate my hands feeling dry a...

This is a bit of a work in progress in the garden at the moment. We're trying to clear the backyard of blue periwinkle. Blue periwinkle ...

Even though I put forward the topic this week, I actually had no idea what my favourite thing from nature was! However, after much thought,...

Well it took me about half an hour to finish off the bag after my frustrations from the other night. I have to say, I was rather pleased wi...

Gib and I are celebrating our 3 year anniversary today! Hooray! Um, it means I'll be a day late in doing my This is... post (my first la...

I should know better than to sew late at night, and especially after a glass of wine. But yet, I still decided to roll with it, eager to get...

Ooh I was stoked to be asked to name this week's This is theme. Over the past week or so I've been hanging out in the garden, head...

I'm a little late jumping in on this, but Meet Me at Mikes is having a Week of Happy! but I have at least been thinking happy thoughts ...

The cool thing about having a blog for me is that it's kind of like a lab book. I can detail my methods, make observations and see how t...