knitted slippers

i am jolly chuffed with myself.

whilst relaxing in my boudoir on sunday i started what i have been meaning to do for too long. scraps of wool knitted into a rectangle as long as your foot (and as wide to cover it). once casted off, fold the rectangle in half longways and sew one end (this makes the heel of your slipper). at the other end, sew from the folded tip up to the middle of the rectangle (from folded edge to unfolded edges in a slope). this creates two flaps either side of that seam. fold these down and sew them flat. add a crochet flower for decoration. (i nearly put a bell on instead as they look like slippers the pixies would wear)

skip around your home in your new slippers and feel like one of the little people (wings and a tutu would be a good addition at this point)

calm

whilst i am faffing about before bed at night, lottie has been listening to an audio book and doing hama beads. just watching her in a moment of utter calm and concentration is heart-warming.

i recommend it.

biscuits

our biscuit tin was empty and as we all know "a drink's too wet without one"

so dough-making and rolling and stamping out fell upon our kitchen

lottie made mini toadstools for ellie and gingerbread men for herself

(and very nice they were too)

a lovely day

a new peg bag, some hearts on string, instant latte, cath kidston heart, retro mug and tin and some chocolates that are not in the photo as i've already scoffed them

i made lemon meringue pie as the celebratory dessert which i shared with HRH The Queen Mother and Princess Anne

(my mum, gawd bless her, bought me a chicken and some beef mince so that's this week's dinners sorted)

happy mothers day!

i have announced to my darling children that i will be staying in my royal bedchamber all day tomorrow but they may visit me and bestow gifts...i have made food, they just need to heat it themselves...i simply must adhere to the strict mothering sunday rules that state no parent of the female persuasion is to rise from her place of slumber...

to all mums everywhere, may your day be filled with love and chocolate

"mum, i want to bake"

there comes a point when sweet things you no longer want, it is savoury you desire, and more importantly, MEAT...today's cooking was pastry-making and pie building...lottie has learnt the half fat to flour ratio for pastry (and the fat is butter AND lard)...beef, garlic, onions, mushrooms, gravy as the filling...175C for 40 mins...the pastry is heaven-sent, the meat is tender and my mouth is in a very happy place...very probably and utterly the best beef pie my palate was very pleased to be introduced to

mmmm

today i is feeling poorly...lottie seems to have bestowed her germs upon me and they are mutating...i feel like a mucous monster but for the first time in years my chest is tight ha ha!

lottie worked hard toward her badge 7 at trampolining yesterday then one of her bouncy friends came round and they did puffy paint, made recipe books, ate sweets (of course), cuddled the pets in the tent (doesn't everyone have a tent in their lounge?) and played hide and seek

i do believe that afternoon of activity comes under the realm of 'socialisation' thus disproving the nonsense people spout about the lack thereof in homeschooled/unschooled children (nuff said)

have a great day whatever joys come your way x