Monthly Archives: October 2011
Scrummy Vegan Chocolate Birthday Cake
For the past two birthdays, Lil L has asked whether we can make a home-made vegan chocolate cake as his birthday treat, rather than one of those fancy shop-bought birthday cakes. Three reasons why I’ve considered this to be great news… 1. It … Continue reading
Filed under Baking & Desserts
WIAW – What I ate in Nottingham!
Happy Wednesday everybody! Hope you’re all having a great week It’s Lil’ L’s birthday today… he’s 8 already! Where did all that time go? Scary! Just before we head out for his birthday trip, I thought that I’d show what we ate last Sunday for this … Continue reading
Filed under Biking, Breakfast & Elevenses, Dinners
A Wonderful Trip to Sherwood Forest
As soon as school was out on Friday, we packed the car, hoisted the bikes onto the roof, and set off for a mini break to one of my favourite places in the UK, Sherwood Forest. This forest is most well-known … Continue reading
My Little Saviours
Okay, time to reveal the source of the ’challenges and opportunities’ (known to others as ‘frustration’ ) that I encountered Tuesday night and Wednesday morning… Here it is… It looks so innocent doesn’t it? Some might even call it ‘beautiful’. Before it … Continue reading
Filed under Buddhism & Meditation, General wittering
The Big Budget Challenge – Week II
I’m now in my second week of ‘The Big Budget Challenge’ hosted by the lovely Laura @ Keeping Healthy Getting Stylish. I did okay in Week I, but Week 2 has been even better Here’s a run down of my top ’money … Continue reading
Filed under Baking & Desserts, Being Frugal, Growing Fruit & Veggies
