A good read.

I love a good book, this is my most recent read.

One Day by David Nicholls.

He also wrote Starter For Ten which is a cracking read too. Be warned though, you'll need tissues, it's very moving. Having said that I am quite soppy.

Happy reading!

In the garden

OK, so I'm no Alan Titchmarsh but I have been growing tomato and cucumber plants-the first things I have ever grown other than cress.

They're coming along quite nicely! Hopefully with a few more days of sun my tomatoes will ripen and the cucumber (just the one, but it's a big'un) will be ready to pick. Incidentally, how do you know when to pick a cucumber?!

Well anyway here is the cucumber, resting on a bit of foam-it's that big!

Tiny toms

And this little chap keeps visiting.....

Finally, another charity shop find, 20 pence's worth of loveliness.

Treats.

Thought I would share some lovely treats with you!

Mini soap from Covent Garden, wood blocks from the V&A and the weirdest notebook ever. Oh and a cup that Ma and Pa bought me as a holiday souvenir from their trip to the Lakes. Gawjus.

I love London.

Ahhh I really do love London! Had a look round the V&A museum...possibly my favourite museum ever and saw Vivienne Westwood in the toilets (would've got a photo but not really the place where you can whip your camera out) Then had a spot of lunch in Hyde Park and a mooch around Covent Garden. A very lovely day..back to work tomorrow! Boo, hiss.

Tomato plants are coming alomg well too. Will be self sufficient in tomato-based chutneys, sauces, salads and jams by August.

Oh and look at this:

http://missedconnectionsny.blogspot.com/

Pretty lovely, eh?

New typewriter

Hello lovely new typewriter.

Isn't it lovely? And only 3 quid from a Salvation Army. Baaargian.

Need to make stuff. Have been massively busy with work lately, crafts have been abandoned. I haven't even baked any cakes!

Here's a nice website though:

http://www.presentandcorrect.com/

I would buy everything if I could!

Krakow

I have just returned from a lovely few days in Krakow, it has to be one of my favourite cities I have visited-gorgeous!

Beside the seaside.

Just got back from a few days in Whitby. It was lovely, we did lots of walking and the view from the cottage was brilliant, you couldn't ask for better views! Also enjoyed some proper fish and chips, a fat rascal and a trip to Scarborough.

I have also been making more badges, experimenting with Japanese flower printing techniques and attempting to make a stuffed dog.

All in a days work!