..and with it, the end of Nablopomo and the pressure to post every day. I can't say I will miss it, as it has been quite a struggle. I've managed to put something up every day, but sometimes I've cheated by posting something the day before and...

The hat has finally been presented to its recipient - only to come back home again with me for a little alteration. That's the problem with making something as a gift, although I had the measurements I couldn't try it on for the full effect until it...

I love this weighing scale, it is such a perfect example of a well-designed, functional and yet beautiful item, that I thought I would share it with you. I bought it a couple of years ago on a whim - I didn't need any scales but I saw it in the shop...

The granny referred to in the title is actually an amalgamation of both my grannies, only one of whom is still alive (and still baking cakes, in her nineties! Forget supernanny, she is supergranny!) It was supergranny whom I learned the recipe from -...

Last Thursday I passed a place in Strood, Kent, where real Christmas trees were on sale. Today at work I got my first Christmas card. Is this a record?