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baking

Red Onion, Feta, Cheddar and Rosemary Muffins

Sunday, March 25, 2012
I completely forgot to mention that my Saturday Morning also involved baking these delicious mini-morsels of savoury goodness. They're caramelised red onion, feta, cheddar and rosemary muffins. I've been craving something like this ever since the EEWI Bake Sale at Spitalfields a few weekends ago when I sampled some of Clare's savoury feta, chive and cheddar muffins. After eventually giving into the savoury...

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knitting

Full of the joys of Spring!

Sunday, March 25, 2012
Lately I've been working a lot. That includes nights, weekends, early mornings - just about every time a normal person should be sleeping or not sitting at their work computer. If you're cooking dinner, I'm frantically checking my files. If you're fast asleep on the couch, I'm putting the finishing touches on my last designs. It's all a bit much really. This weekend...

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craft

Springtime Crafting with the EEWI

Friday, March 23, 2012
It's WI time again and this week our lovely EEWI (East End Women's Institute) committee arranged some Springtime Crafting. There were biodegradable origami pots for seed-planting to be made, lanterns to be decorated and strung up (made from used tins), and flower arranging. We really are in the swing of spring here in London: the weather is warm and cosy, the sun is...

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baked goods

East End W.I. Bake Sale at Spitalfields

Thursday, March 15, 2012
Do you remember me telling you all about the late-night baking I did for the W.I. stall at Spitalfields Market for International Women's Day? Well. We all met up very early at Liverpool Street's Spitalfield Market in Ye Olde London Town. I drank coffee and oohed and ahhed at the bunting, and Veronika and Colleen did all the hard work setting up. I...

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holiday

Prague sightseeing: show and tell

Thursday, March 15, 2012
Prague was magical. It's the kind of city that is filled with beautiful things, where the old and new live side-by-side, and where folklore runs amok with rampant glee in the streets. (The golems, though, are hidden in the rafters of the Old New Synagogue). We were lucky with the weather. The last time we went we almost got frostbite, but this time...

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Drawing Jane: the Jane Austen Centre in Bath

Thursday, March 01, 2012
I know, I know. I've been awfully quiet. And it's not just you, I promise: it's work. It really is. I've been working double-shifts every day to try and finish things up for demanding clients and other whatnots. So you see, I really can't upload a blog post every day and meet my deadlines, can I? It won't happen again. Nosiree. In the meantime,...

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