Monthly Archives: March 2006

Lazy birds.

When my mom was here, I was focussed on finding a pothos plant. I know they’re very common, and there’s nothing really exotic about them, but they’re one of my favourite houseplants. Because they are so common, though, I had … Continue reading →

When I went to the Country Living fair last weekend, I saw some lovely little hanging jars — some had candles inside; others had little bunches of cut flowers. We asked the seller what they cost, and she told us … Continue reading →

There are a LOT of charity (second hand) shops in Leigh. It follows, then, that my mom and I went to a LOT of charity shops in Leigh. I left most of them empty handed, but I did snap up … Continue reading →

I’ve been in Leigh on Sea the past couple of days, but my mom and I went to Kew before heading out east. Surprisingly, I had never been to Kew before this past week (perhaps it’s less surprising when you … Continue reading →

I got this pretty little tea light holder at Liberty the other day, but there’s no information about the artist on it. It’s very nice, though: Glowy. Also, I made this a while back, and it’s just been sitting on … Continue reading →

Some pictures to tide a person over until the next crafty update. I had to bluri-glowify these to make them look a bit groovy, because they’re actually low quality snaps from my camera phone (taken on a bus). I can … Continue reading →

I had was going to do 12 of 12 (twelve pictures of your day on the twelfth of the month) this past Sunday, but then it wound up being a sort of crappy day, so I didn’t really feel like … Continue reading →

First things first — new bird prints! Nice and springy colours, these. The outline is actually a very dark green, not black, and I really like how the colours look together. I’ve got thirteen to sell, and six have already … Continue reading →

Wondering what I made for lunch today? Well, I wouldn’t want to disappoint you. Parmesan Carbonara, minus the parmesan. I got the basic recipe from one of those cheap cookbooks (the vegetarian one) Borders always has on their bargain shelves … Continue reading →