BlogHide Resteemsflowertron (73)in cooking • 14 hours agoMicrowave Poached Egg - 21 February 2025That's the result of a quick and easy experiment I carried out recently. I saw on a You Tube short that you could poach an egg in the microwave in a minute. As I’m not that confident when…flowertron (73)in cooking • yesterdayApplesauce and Walnut Bread - 20 February 2025I had some applesauce leftover so I had to use it up before it went off. I found this recipe for Applesauce Bread on Pinterest and it had a link so I followed that. I read all the…flowertron (73)in wales • 2 days agoTesco Cafe, Aberystwyth - 19 February 2025Smashed Avocado on Sour Dough Toast -- Pot of Decaff Tea and Oat Milk After our walk on that Eastgate road in Aberystwyth we quickly made it back to the supermarket where we’d parked the…flowertron (73)in wales • 4 days agoCaru Aber Mural, Aberystwyth - 17 February 2025Despite the gloomy weather on Saturday I enjoyed my brief visit to a coastal town called Aberystwyth in Wales. My friend and I were curious to see the beach on such a gloomy and overcast day…flowertron (73)in crochet • 8 days agoCrocheted Sushi Roll - 13 February 2025That's my finished Galentine's gift ready. I avoided making two heart earrings and opted for making a mini ('vegetarian') sushi roll instead : I love sushi. The first step was to get…flowertron (73)in crafts • 10 days agoGalentine's Gift Box - 12 February 2025Yesterday I wrote a post about making a little present for Galentine’s Day. I made a crocheted heart shaped earring . On 14 February we celebrate St Valentine’s Day when couples give each…flowertron (73)in crochet • 11 days agoCrochet Earring - 11 February 2025With St Valentine's Day or any of its variations, Galentine's Day or even Palentine's Day , around the corner I decided to crochet something fast for my friends. I'll tell you how I…flowertron (73)in knitting • 11 days agoSweater Project #4 - 10 February 2025I’m happy to report that the first sleeve is well underway and I’m hoping to complete that today. I’ve made a point of knitting more than my 5cm target just to get things done. The angle of the…flowertron (73)in knitting • 14 days agoSweater Project #3 - 7 February 2025All this knitting has been a bit of a slog to be honest and I still have to start the two sleeves. I have for the most part managed to knit more than 5cm a day but the sweater still hasn't grown…flowertron (73)in knitting • 19 days agoSweater Project #2 - 2 February 2025Last time I finished my post with the photo above. I’m truly happy to report that I’ve knitted a lot more since then. I continued knitting up to where you have to join the V for the…flowertron (73)in knitting • 21 days agoPurple Gnome - 31 January 2025I temporarily stopped the V-neck sweater knitting process because I was commissioned to make a gnome that will be given as a present. I jumped at the opportunity to knit another gnome with…flowertron (73)in knitting • 25 days agoSweater Project #1 - 28 January 2025A couple of days ago I wrote about an Earl Grey and Lemon cake I made. Today I’m writing about a different type of cake. Above and below you can see yarn cakes that I bought recently at…flowertron (73)in cooking • 26 days agoEarl Grey and Lemon Cake - 26 January 2025When I read this recipe the other day I knew I had to try it. The thought of accompanying a cup of my favourite Earl Grey tea or London Fog (which is basically the same) filled me with joy.…flowertron (73)in sewing • 28 days agoMaking a Gingham Bag #4 - 24 January 2025Close-up of the finished bow. I wrote about my plan to remake and improve the strap here . This included adding wadding to the strap both for comfort but mostly to strengthen it. This…flowertron (73)in crochet • last monthCrochet Coaster #2 - 23 January 2025Close-up of my finished coaster. After finishing the front of the fox coaster I had to decide on how to finish the messy back. One option I could take was to crochet a plain green colour…flowertron (73)in crochet • last monthCrochet Coaster #1 - 22 January 2025I saw this sleeping fox ages ago on Pinterest. The picture just showed up without me even searching but I liked it so I tried to get a pattern for it. The site was in Korean; I tried to…flowertron (73)in manchester • last monthA Visit to Manchester #1 - 21 January 2025Timeless train journey. I really enjoyed my recent short visit to Manchester. It was only a brief visit to meet and catch up with a couple of friends. Despite that we managed to fit in a…flowertron (73)in sewing • last monthMaking a Gingham Bag #3 - 18 January 2025Unpicking and having to change the broken needle were the main issues with this project. I followed all the steps set out in the instructions of the pattern. I needed to add extra steps because…flowertron (73)in sewing • last monthShortening Jeans - 17 January 2025This pair of jeans just needed to be around 1.5 cm shorter at the hem. My friend tried them on wearing her normal trainers to test the correct length. She’d already washed them once and as you…flowertron (73)in sewing • last monthMaking a Gingham Bag #2 - 14 January 2025Above is a close-up of the classic black and white gingham fabric that my friend bought for the bag. The actual gingham is very small in real life. The fabric has nearly no stretch vertically…
