Life should be like this, once in while!

This sums up what I want life to be like for the boys, countryside wooded walks, messing with mud a water. Imagining fantasy worlds deep in the undergrowth. We had a gorgeous day out last Saturday at a wonderful UN-commercial place called Wilderness Woods in Hadlow Down. It was so perfect and so much fun was had by all. Lots of deep breaths of country air, perfect. Dens were built, picnics were eaten and imaginary worlds were created.

Whilst writing this I am having a sneaky early elevenses with a yummy scrummy piece of Mocha Cake. My mother used to make this in huge batches when ever we used to go Guide camping and now I have mastered the recipe. Its very rich so small slices is recommended with copious amounts of tea!

MOCHA BISCUIT

Biscuit base

5oz Porridge Oats

8oz Margarine/butter

2oz Cocoa Powder

8oz Sugar

5oz Self Raising flour

Melt butter in saucepan and add remaining dry ingredients. Stir really well and pour into greased square/oblong tray. Cook in oven for between 20 - 40 mins, you want it to be slightly soft/chewy in centre. Remove from oven, whilst cooling make the fudge icing.

Fudge Icing

1 Tablespoon hot water with 1 teaspoon of coffee powder

8oz Icing sugar

2oz Margarine/butter.

Melt butter, add the icing sugar and coffee and stir really well over heat then pour over biscuit base. Let it all cool and cut whilst still in tin into small slices. And enjoy!!!!!!!

I need to sort out my chaos known as ribbons, buttons, beads and threads!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is what my corners in my home generally look like.

Oh, before I forget I had a lovely coffee and chat with Kim from Ragged Roses and look what I got!!!!!! I could not take the corsage off my cardi as its just too perfect. And also she gave me one of her lovely pom poms - I wish they smelt like they look -Many little buds of roses! Thankyou Kim.

Just received my copy of Country Living - I wish my patio area looked like this........

And sew time passes by ...............

Fairy Skirts galore!

Well sorry again - I have had 2 very busy weeks, sewing my heart out and had 2 excellent school fairs! These fairy skirts went well, such fun to make and seeing my little boys modelling them was a giggle. Tee hee - they really didn't mind, honest!!!

Now that they are behind me, I can get on with some very delayed projects, this being the mammoth one.
I kindly offered my help to a friend who was constructing this patchwork. She did all the hard small piece work but was at a loss as to how to go on and make it bigger - this was were I came in and suggested big squares on the outside using the materials she had already used. Easy I thought.........Oh oh oh..........6 months later......I have now managed to do the outer squares, and started sewing in the detail. Oh my, its harder than I realised! Still going....I will get it done.

Here's a girly TeePee I made to sell at the fair, I might put it in my Etsy shop soon - watch this space. Below you can see me trying to stop the wind and rain blowing stock, teepee, gazebo and myself from flying off!

(May I say that my little sister was a complete star helping out that day, cheers me dear! X)