Nappy Wrapping....

Have bitten the bullet and have deicded now I have my new swanky sewing machine, I'm going to have a go at using it to make a couple of nappy wraps for DD2. I'm currently bidding on some fabric on ebay suited to the task, and if I win, shall be embarking on the project next week, will post up how I get on. Shall be using velcro, as I don't want lining up press studs to get in the way of sewing,cutting and aligning. Perhaps when I've got my nappy stripes.

Farewell, Nibbles

DD1s hamster, Nibbles died in the run up to Christmas. We now have two new members to the family, who are using his previous accomadation. Chinese hamsters, called Yin & Yang. The are very small, about mouse size and dont grwo and longer, only possibly plumper. Chinese hamsters, it turns out are actually members of the rat family and not hamsters at all!

DIY Rusks...

2kg self raising flour
250g marg
4 cups sour milk ( just add some lemon juice to milk to get the effect)
2 beaten eggs
1 and 1/2 cups sugar - if you want or a half cup still makes them palatable

1.Rub marg into flour.
2.Combine eggs,milk and sugar.
3. Knead together
4. form long cylinders on a tray.
5. Bake 55mins at 180 c
6.cool
7. dry overnight in a very low oven....or just for a few hours.

Silence Please

DD1 just managed a whole minute of silence for rememberence sunday.

DD2 was asleep, so was quiet too.

Hamster Dance

DD1s hamster - Nibbles - escaped. I went in to her room to feed him this morning, and obv after she'd come and woken us up at 7.30, he'd made a bid for freedom. The cage door had been opened (It's a wire job which has a clip. The hamster had leant against it and opened it up.) and there was no sign of him.

After much frantic searching of her room, we discovered him hiding out under the wardrobe. DD1 has a pine slated wardrobe with canvas cover, so thankfully he was easier to spot. After 45mins of pleading, he eventually moved out from under the wardrobe and was caught and placed back in his cage. We then put cable ties on the offending door and will be using the other access point from now on.

Friday night goes with a bang.

Well, TH and DD1 have just been to local rotary clubs firework display, at middle school in town. The bangs were a bit loud but the colours were very pretty, apparently. DD1s favourite were the green fireworks. (See piccies to choose your favourite!)

Yet more pickling.

Have been busy again, making a fig, apple and sultana chutney. With apples gathered off a tree on common land, and figs from our tree (!) The sultanas had to come from the local health food shop, but a 66% free chutney isn't bad scoring.