Felt the Love

Felt hearts with vintage buttons and vintage lace and an awkward little blanket stitch.

Hung along the door frame with a little piece of bluetack - they are so light they won't fall down.

And wrapped in some second hand tissue paper for gifts.

Brown Sugar Oaty Splodges

I get super hungry at night.

I only ever do a daily shop so I never have anything in the fridge or cupboard except typical pantry items.

So, I cook oat cookies. 

Oat cookies of any variety possible.

I don't measure. I don't use a recipe. 

I just get a noodle bowl and fill it with ingredients, stir, get the right consistency, then taste the batter. If the batter is good, then the cookies will be good. Well, that's the idea anyway.

Tonight...

Brown sugar, old banana, currant, coconut oat cookies.

Ingredients:

1 scary old banana

A dumping of brown sugar

A dumping of wholemeal self-raising flour

A couple of handfuls of oats
Maybe a little more self-raising flour 

A dumping of coconut

A dumping of currants
A bit of old custard powder

A splash of milk

A slick of rice bran oil

More brown sugar

Fingers crossed. Taste. Yum...

Then I splodge spoonfuls of the mix in baking paper, keeping space between each splodge. Shake brown sugar over cookies. Cook at 180 degrees till I think they are toasty.

Such a technical feat.

So delicious.

'Where's my cookies?'

'Coming dear'...grin...eat...yum...Happy.

Sea Shells by the Sea Shore

The non-stop rain has meant a blooming of the most wonderful fungi...

Seaweed like a mini tree...

 A bucket found in the sand used to collect shells. A little paddle in the water...



Marks in an old trunk made by insects? Reminding me of an ancient text.

Happy Monday

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Birds of a Feather, Christmas Together

After such a long time of not posting, my photography has gone a little downhill. It was hard to photograph these little ceramic birds. I have made them for Christmas presents - a touch of blue and green and a rubbing of gold dust. I have heard other bloggers say the same, but after making presents and decorations I feel no desire to buy anything - no tinsel, no nothing. It's a nice feeling.

Meditation and Discipline

As a break from marking and reporting (and consequent utter brain drain) I have been crocheting and making felt heart decorations for Christmas (more to come).


However, yesterday I thought ENOUGH - I need a day off from marking and reporting. I need a day just enjoying my teaching practice. And so I did exactly what the kids were doing - realistic representations of scientific specimens.


Yes, I feel so much more relaxed, and ready for a full weekend of catch up reports. Sometimes all we need is that little bit of time out.

Lost...in art

A well worthy link for you.

Lost At E Minor

For creative people like us ;-)

Never Say Never...Ever

Never was a pink girl. Never.
Tomorrow at work we wear pink for breast cancer awareness. I have a new pink scarf with black polka dots. Perfect. And a pink T with glitter. Even more perfect.
And a vintage brooch with pink rhinestones.
It's summer. A new page here. Guess what? It's pink. With lolly stripes.
What is going on please? I think I am starting to love pink.
I sense this may continue for a while.

Happy summer
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