The night is dark, the curtains closed and all the lights are dimmed. I'm watching Supernatural and contemplating sitting on the floor to do some sewing when a movement catches the corner of my eye ( Read more... )

It's been, by my standards of late, a whirlwind few months.

All began with an expedition ( to find silver, tea, and pearls )

Wow ( Read more... )

Following on from yesterday's efforts I bring you More Exciting Kitchen Adventures! No, no actual blowing things up this time although there was things very nearly catching fire ( Read more... )

So much for my quick lunch. There are bank vaults in Switzerland that are easier to break into than this can of salmon.

The can opener has gone round and round it numerous times, puncturing it just enough to allow liquid to dribble out if the can is tipped sideways, but not enough to get the lid off, so now I have a kitchen that smells slightly of ( Read more... )

I found this late last night on Calapine's journal when I was too zombified to do anything productive, and thought "Hey! That's quite neat. I think I'll do that." The longer I worked on it the slower I got till I was almost gave myself qwerty face. You can tell because my answers get shorter as the night wore on...

( Book meme )

Know you of anywhere I might find Bubble Tea in England?

Had some in Oz and now I really want some more but am having difficulty tracking it down. Suggestions?

Our rubbish collectors just went past and emptied the rubbish bins.

They're only one and a half weeks late, and dumping the recycling in with the rubbish...

But I've been in enough housefires by now to know that fires are not always that delightful.

I do have places to go, but the weather's decided to let it snow, let it snow, let if snow.

And with all this snow and treacherous ice* what's my biggest concern? Is it heating? Lighting? Cooking ( Read more... )

I accidentally bought eight pairs of shoes while in Australia ( Read more... )