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Hill Top CAL ::

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The lovely Joanne of Not So Granny, is hosting a crochet a long over on Facebook at the moment. The pattern is her gorgeous Hill Top hat from Issue 10 of Simply Crochet, which is also available as a single PDF download.


Inspired by the thought of crocheting along with a group I excitedly ordered my yarn last week. I went for Fyberspates Scrumptious DKJoanne used in her original sample, in the plum....

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Our Dream Holiday ::

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A couple of years ago, before Milo started school, we dreamed of taking a trip across Europe, visiting various cities and friends along the way. It was going to be spectacular, our first proper holiday as a family and create the kind of memories that stick with you forever. But for whatever reasons, life got in the way, finances were never quite right and it just didn't happen.

One day though I...

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Weekending ::

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It feels like we had a long weekend this week, because Friday seems to have added itself on to the beginning there. As it was half term, Halloween and the mr took the afternoon off work, Friday definitely merged itself into our weekend.
Milo had his best friend stay over on Thursday night for the first time. He's been to others for sleepovers but never had one here before so as you can imagine...

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Angel Delight Shortbread :: A Recipe ::

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When I was a kid my sister and I adored Angel Delight, I think one of the things we really loved was that we were able to make it ourselves. Kids love to cook generally and love the independence of being able to do it by themselves. Milo has since inherited this same love and proudly measures out the milk, adds the packet, whisks the mix, carefully pours it into single serving bowls and pops it in...

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This Week ::

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A round up of some of my favourite moments from my Instagram this week ::

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