Monthly Archives: April 2012

Back in Time …

Last night I stepped back in time at a Vintage Inspired evening put on by The Purple Polka Dots Present … It was a fun fundraising event for Debra, a charity of whom I doubt many of you have heard. … Continue reading

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The Drugs Don’t (always) Work …

I try to remind myself regularly what this blog is supposed to be about, but you know, it’s me … my writing, my words, and inevitably you’ll see bits of me that aren’t all crafty, vintage, recycled, upcycled, re-purposed, home-spun, home-grown, … Continue reading

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Silent Sunday #11

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Girl Time

It’s still the Easter break and my eldest has a habit of doing his own thing leaving me and the youngest to entertain ourselves. One day this week he disappeared off to do some baking with a mate, I can’t … Continue reading

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Silent Sunday #10

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The Last Supper

So, the last supper of My Vegan Lent was simple, mushrooms on toast. Simple and delicious. With 3 and 1/4 hours left of this lent challenge, the funds raised stand £30.84 short of £480. We (that’s me and my 11yo … Continue reading

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Eating out, as a Vegan …

I promised I would let you know of my experiences eating out as a vegan. Today is day 45 of my 46 day My Vegan Lent. Over a usual 46 day period I would maybe eat out somewhere between two … Continue reading

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Following the lead …

I haven’t forgotten about My Vegan Lent, honestly. In fact, there are only four days left of it! I will blog about eating out as a vegan later on. For now though, I want to share a little something I … Continue reading

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Mollie Makes – Crochet Rose

Well, it’s taken forever for me to figure out the instructions for this rose. I am so dim at times. It turns out that if you just DO – without thinking too much – it works perfectly. I wore this … Continue reading

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Silent Sunday #9

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