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Welcome to April 2021! It’s spring and we can sit outdoors, socially distanced, with people outside of our household this month, so yay for that! We had a new patio built in the winter and we will be enjoying a lot of tea and cookies in our yard as we wait for the world to … Read more

Hi everyone! Hope you’re all doing well on the first Monday of the spring! As of this post, I have 4,301 posts on the blog, written over the last twelve years!* Yep, this is a massive blog with loads more information than you can imagine. I have formulas on here for everything except cold process … Read more

It’s March! Time for cherry blossoms and geosmin, the smell after it starts to rain, and warmer days we can spend outside in our back garden with our new outdoor heater (finally). National Crafting Month in March 2009 was the inspiration for what I consider the first official post on the blog on February 28, … Read more

Hi everyone! Sorry for the silence the last few days and missing the Newbie Tuesday for the 23rd, but it feels like life has been really chaotic around here! It’s been a weird month with taking the first week off, then feeling a bit like I’ve been playing catch up for the rest of February. … Read more

Hello, everyone! I’m back from a week away from my computer, and feeling much more relaxed. I did a lot of reading – I had two days where I lounged around with a cuddly pup and read for more than 4 hours and 5 hours respectively, which were glorious! – but didn’t get a lot … Read more