Monthly Archives: May 2013

Sponge cake and ‘flooer’ buttons

Posted on May 25, 2013 by Iwona

Neil’s Maw and Paw were coming for cake and tea last Friday pm so I baked a sponge cake with our hen’s eggs and layered it with our gooseberry jelly and fresh cream, then sprinkled with icing sugar. It went down … Continue reading →

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Flowers and paint

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Iwona

So I’ve taken up watercolours again after several years absence – why did I ever give this up? On a cold winters day to be working with such pure colour is incredible and at this time of year when the … Continue reading →

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Some new beads

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Iwona

These were made with foils and translucent clay which I made up into  necklaces using brass spacer beads and findings. The last image is of beads threaded with leather cord and gorgeous silvered glass rondelle spacer beads. I love trying … Continue reading →

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Lunch!

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Iwona

Picked fresh from the polytunnel 5 mins before eating.

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Spring has sprung!

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Iwona

Neil rotavating the beds ready for sowing and planting. Impossible to practice the ‘no-dig’ method on such a large scale so we’ve had to resort to tilling annually. Good to see the garlic finally coming through! Some new lambs.

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