Author Archives: Lindsay
Mr Stork: Ciconia ciconia
The last of the birds! I am now up to date and ready for the Parrot of next month’s issue of CrossStitcher. I have to say, I don’t like this one, and the Seagull as much as the other ones, I prefer the bright colours of the bluebird, and lovebird, and budgie. I finished the […]
Cherries and Cherry and Almond Pie
Each time we drive to Tahoe, we go past all these fruit stands by the side of the road. The benefits of living in Northern California I guess! GIVE ME TASTY FRUIT! Anyhow, this time around on the way back we actually stopped off and bought some stuff from the Dixon Fruit Market. Oh. My. […]
“Hana” Bag.
So, this weekend we spent in Tahoe with Brother M and his girlfriend, I made hobnobs to take with us, and further varied my coconut hobnob recipe….. Absolutely the best yet. I have updated my original recipe accordingly. Treat yourselves. Anyhow, I was chatting to my Mum via the internets this weekend. Gotta love it! […]
Mr Seagull: Larus argentatus
One more birdie after this one, then I am fully up-to-date! Until next issue. (And next issue is a super colourful parrot! That is definitely being stitched) In the lab I used to work in back in the UK, one of my co-workers got slightly mad whenever anyone would refer to a bird as being […]
Apricot and Ginger Upside-down Cake
I am a collector. A collector of souvenirs. Some of my souvenirs are small, like fridge magnets and those little snowglobes, but I also collect recipe books. A whole load of recipe books. I have the more practical recipe books, like my beloved Delia, but my souvenir books tend to be a little on the […]
Crochet One-Skein Wonders: My Spiral Mesh Bag
Last week I passed by ASCP Technologist exam in Microbiology. One hurdle down, only another giant one to go. But as a little treat, my lovely Mr M bought me a new toy to play with, and play with it I have: Yep. It’s a Silhouette Cameo. I haven’t done much with it yet so […]
Double Chocolate and Coconut Chunk “Icecream”
It feels weird calling this icecream when it doesn’t involve any cream. It’s more like Chocolate and Coconut frozen coconut milk dessert with chunks of chocolate and coconut. But that doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue now does it? The desire to make icecream, and the subsequent creation of this dish of joy arose from […]
Sewing Double: Grainline Scout Tee
My second double this month! After selflessly sewing two Negronis for Mr M, I decided to test out the new pattern I bought the other day and make something for myself! I bought the Scout Tee pattern after attending my first Bay Area Sewists meetup and chatting to one of the other attendees, who recommended […]
Sewing Double: Colette Negroni
This weekend was a laidback sort of weekend, we are between visitors so just caught up on a few things, and I also spent some of it sewing! Yup. It seems that now is the time for tackling all those long ignored patterns and bits of fabric. I finally made my bombshell swimsuit and lakeside […]
Crochet cushion inspired by Pinterest
A few weeks ago I was looking through things I had pinned on Pinterest, and wanted to start you know…. actually doing something with some of them! This post I pinned because I loved the way the cushion is constructed, and how the colours go together: It is made out of regular granny squares, but […]
Baking, Making, and Crafting 