Homely H. posted an article on A Homely Heroine - Dec 3, 2009, 1:20 pm
Chop up apples, onions and dates blitz in the blender add sultanas add cayenne pepper, ginger, brown sugar and a pinch of salt pour in the white wine vinegar stir thoroughly leave for 36 hou...
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Homely H. posted an article on A Homely Heroine - Dec 1, 2009, 4:19 pm
Ahhh, a week by the sea... even in November it's very relaxing. I had a lovely week with mum, who was very pleased with her scarf, thanks for all your kind comments! Though I did sweeten the gift ...
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Homely H. posted an article on A Homely Heroine - Nov 23, 2009, 2:03 pm
I finished my Mum's birthday present, Haven in Lavender Ice (Rowan Cocoon). I've folded it in half in the photo above, as it's very long, I used three balls of Cocoon, which as ever i...
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Homely H. posted an article on A Homely Heroine - Nov 22, 2009, 5:06 am
Am I the only one who sees something cooking on TV and has to have some? CJ - What have you been doing? Toby - Well cooking this chicken took some time. .................... CJ - I'd like to lear...
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Homely H. posted an article on A Homely Heroine - Nov 11, 2009, 4:05 pm
I have just acquired a copy of 'Jane Austen - A Literary Challenge' by Helen Barton. It's been fun to flick through and test my knowledge of my favourite novels, but, I am not a true Jane...
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Homely H. posted an article on A Homely Heroine - Nov 4, 2009, 5:34 am
I sort of forgot to do my 'quarterly review' at the beginning of October, so I won't call it that anymore. So, books I've read Aug - Nov 2009; currently reading ~ Suite Francaise by I...
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Homely H. posted an article on A Homely Heroine - Nov 4, 2009, 4:45 am
So in the last week I did that mythical thing, I found some truly good television programmes to watch! I highly recommend watching 'Beautiful and Damned' and 'Hooked on Hollywood' here...
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Homely H. posted an article on A Homely Heroine - Oct 28, 2009, 11:14 am
Freddie the elephant ~ a present for my one year old cousin, who I'll be meeting in November during a week-long holiday in Brighton. It's exactly the same pattern as Peanut. Country Threads is...
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Homely H. posted an article on A Homely Heroine - Oct 21, 2009, 10:51 am
James, dressed as Lord Nelson (you can't really see, but he has long hair tied back in a queue with a dark velvet ribbon)
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Homely H. posted an article on A Homely Heroine - Oct 21, 2009, 10:20 am
James's hand-drawn (with a quill) map of the battle Julian Stockwin himself Naval artifacts Julian Stockwin signing books James's hand-made signs, others included the Lower Gun Deck for the...
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Homely H. posted an article on A Homely Heroine - Oct 17, 2009, 1:41 pm
Having never embarked on the whole christmassy-menu-plannery-thing before, I was surprised to be informed by one of my fellow booksellers that he had already baked his christmas cake. Apparently tis ...
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Homely H. posted an article on A Homely Heroine - Oct 16, 2009, 5:27 pm
Tomorrow I'm going to mess around with my hair a bit and attempt some regency styles in prep for Wednesday. I usually just tie my hair back for work, and I'm generally not very proficient, so ...
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Homely H. posted an article on A Homely Heroine - Oct 8, 2009, 2:54 pm
I found myself spending a lot of time working at the Bath Children's Literature Festival in September, which I loved doing, although admittedly I had one of the best gigs in town, at the Mission T...
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Homely H. posted an article on A Homely Heroine - Oct 7, 2009, 7:10 am
Thanks for the comments on my previous post, I hope you will forgive me for being terribly lazy in not responding individually, I really do appreciate them. So, the most exciting news first! During ...
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Homely H. posted an article on A Homely Heroine - Oct 1, 2009, 11:37 am
...to see out the last days of summer tarte au citron, from my french table victoria sponge cake hint: turn the bottom layer of sponge upside down before spreading with jam, and maybe then it won&...
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Homely H. posted an article on A Homely Heroine - Sep 2, 2009, 10:42 am
I played risk at the weekend with three competitive male friends, a bit geeky, but so much fun! I filmed a few funny bits and made a home video, set to a war-movie soundtrack. I was in a wartime fram...
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Homely H. posted an article on A Homely Heroine - Aug 4, 2009, 5:25 pm
I just saw the new Coco Before Chanel film, its beautifully done. The acting, the music, the atmosphere, and the costumes ~ oh the costumes! Is it wrong that I want a Breton shirt, to crop my hair an...
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Homely H. posted an article on A Homely Heroine - Aug 2, 2009, 5:02 pm
Well, that was quite a slump wasn't it? Apart from bonnie, which was tiny, I've done no knitting since March. March. But recently I found myself surfing Loop's pretty website, investiga...
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Homely H. posted an article on A Homely Heroine - Aug 2, 2009, 11:41 am
I have my Sundays back, after 6 months of bookselling on the quietest day of the week, I get to kick back and relax with the rest of the world. Ahhh.... Have you seen this book by Therese Laskey? I l...
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Homely H. posted an article on A Homely Heroine - Jul 31, 2009, 3:23 pm
On the 21st August it’ll be two years since I started this online diary. I’ve made some good friends, and have been inspired and encouraged by many talented women, and I’ve had a lot of fun too....
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