This Weekend

So this weekend Mark and I went up to Manchester for the wedding of two of our greatest friends from University. It was a beautiful weekend and we were very lucky with the wether.

So we came back via my mum and dads (not really onroute) but it was very good to see them.
One reason to go back that way was to pick blackberries to attempt to make blackberry vodka (along the lines of sloe gin, well infact exactly the same receipe).






1 1/2 pints Vodka,
3 oz granulated sugar
1lb Blackberries

leave for 3 months in a dark room and hope for the best.

I'll let you know how it turns out!

ISE4

Yesterday i found out that my pal, the lady that i knitted for in the International Scarf Exchange had nominated me to be a 5 Star Pal! As you can guess i am so very pleased that my pal was so delighted with her scarf that she felt she could nominate me for this!

Am chuffed to bits.

What did they turn out to be?

I am sure that you have all been waiting with bated breath as to what the pink bit of knitting was going to turn out to be below well here you are - no need to keep guessing.

First of all they knitted up to be these:

And just for scale (and comedy value):

And then the washed up to be these:

This is my very first go at felting and i must say i am quite pleased. they did knit up reasonably fast but did take 4 goes in the washing machine to get them to fit.

They are made from Lopi Roving yarn, 100% Icelandic wool details of which can be found here.

They do make my feet look ever so slightly like pixie feet!

Home for the weekend

I went back to see my mum and dad last weekend and what better gift to take them than some home made profiteroles! i am still getting used to our oven which as far as i am concerned is temperamental and unpredictable, but the out come was successful and thoroughly enjoyed.



Fill with cream and serve with chocolate sauce.