Raspberry crumb bars

 

wow made some raspberry crumb bars today and it was delicious.   It was soo easy to make and the end result didn't fail to disappoint anyone. 

 

 

raspberry crumb bars  

 

 

I rubbed half a cup of butter (unsalted) in to a cup of flour and added 1/4 tsp of baking powder 1/2 cup of brown sugar, 1/4 tsp of salt  and 1 cup of rolled oats.      A thin layer of this mixture then went in to the tin and then a 500g punnet of raspberries went on top before finally finishing with the remaining mixture.

 

After cooking for 35 minutes they were ready to enjoy!

 

I took this recipe from Pinterest but  I did adapt it slightly.  Have a go!!

Julie
x

Just a blanket....

Hi,

I thought I would tell you about another blanket that I am crocheting.  I decided I wanted to create just a simple blanket but did not want it to be too plain.  Looking at crochet stitches I came across the daisy stitch and have incorporated this within my blanket.  It looks great if I do say so myself!  I have used a tweed effect wool and it has created a lovely effect.

It is quite a straight forward stitch and you hook through the centre of the stitch and bring a loop up so you have two loops on the hook.

 

Then you slip the hook through the last loop from the previous stitch bringing another loop up so that there are three stitches on the hook.

 

Next you hook through the second stitch along on the previous row and bring another loop up so there are now four stitches on the hook.

 

After that you hook into the next stitch to bring the fifth loop up onto the hook.

Finally you draw the thread through the five loops and chain one to complete the stitch.  Then all I have done is to repeat this process across.

 

It has created a lovely effect especially with the tweed effect wool.  I will upload some more photos when I have made further progress.

 

Bye For Now

 

Von x

cushion

 

I finally got round to making another cushion for my bed.  I simply made a plain cushion and then used buttons of different shapes and size and sewed them on to the cushion in a heart shape.

 

 

I am going to make another one of these and then my mission to make cushions is complete.   Time to think of the next project.  

 

We recently visited London to watch the fantastic Mama Mia show performed on stage and also fitted in a visit to Madam Tussauds.   What a great day we had.  We all had  great laugh having our photos taken with the wax models of lots of different celebrities.  Would definitely recommend a visit to both the mama mia show and Madam Tussauds if you haven't already been.

 

Here are some photos of the celebrities  that we took at Madam Tussauds....  see if you can recognise who the celebs are, some of them of course have some very big clues!!......................

back again soon
Julie
xx

 

 

Worcester Cathedral and Blanket Progress

Hi,

    I can't believe how busy I have been since I came back from our short caravan holiday the other week.  While we were staying in Broadway we visited the city of Worcester and it's beautiful Cathedral.  As we walked up to the building we were struck by the stunning exterior....

 

We spent quite a length of time wandering around the inside of the Cathedral.  We always visit the Cathedrals of the cities we visit.  There is just a lovely serene feel about them.  I personally love the stained glass windows and I was not disappointed by Worcester's in any way.

 

I love the bright, vivid colours...

 

 

...and the shapes of the windows.  I always stand marvelling at the workmanship.  Amazing!

 

The other aspect of Cathedrals that draws me in, is the tradition and history behind them.  I am fascinated by the tombstones of significant people linked with the Cathedral or city.  I find it interesting seeing the differences according to the period of history.  These are just a few of those in Worcester Cathedral.

 

 

 

This tombstone stood out for me with beautiful brasses inlaid on top. 

 

 

 If you are visiting Worcester the Cathedral is well worth a walk around.  While I was away I managed to carry on with the blanket that I am making for my daughter.  I continued making the next round of squares.  This time I chose the Octagon Tile from my favourite book "100 Bright & Colourful Granny Squares".

 

I managed to make 28 of these and then crocheted these on to the main blanket.  It is looking very bright and colourful now!  My daughter loves it!  It is her design and what she wanted so I think that helps!

 

 

 

So on to the next round ......

 

I will let you know how I get on.

 

Bye for now

 

Von x

 

 

 

Caravanning in Broadway

Hi,

Just come back from a lovely few days staying at the Broadway Caravan Club Site in Worcestershire.  It was a great few days and time for a much needed rest.  The caravan site is situated on the edge of the popular village of Broadway, which is very much the traditional English village.

The village of Broadway is not far from the town of Evesham and the houses are built from the traditional Cotswold Limestone.  The village is known as "The Jewel of the Cotswolds" and it most certainly was a stunning place to visit.

Many of the houses date back to the 16th Century.

The village has a wonderful array of shops and art galleries to visit.

There was even a traditional ice cream seller with their ice cream wagon on the high street.

The village is only a ten minute walk from the caravan site and with plenty of cafes, pubs and hotels there are plenty of choices for a bite to eat.

If you are visiting this area it most certainly is worth a visit and we have already decided to return.  There are lots of places to visit locally including the Broadway Tower, Evesham and Country parks.  We, also, visited Worcester during our stay which I will tell you about in another post.

Bye For Now

Von xx

St Giles Hospice

Hi,

We went for a quick visit to our local hospice this week.  St Giles Hospice is based in Whittington near our home town and is extremely supportive to local families that are suffering with a family member through terminal illnesses.

We, unfortunately, lost my Mother in Law to Breast Cancer in 1994 and found the Hospice a great support during this time.  We regularly donate to the hospice through their lottery.  From this they emailed us with their recent campaign to plant a sunflower memorial for previous patients.  We took this opportunity and went to visit the memorial garden they had created for this month.

It was a little overwhelming to see the number of flower plaques in the garden but a really lovely gesture by the hospice.  We managed to find my Mother in Laws flower and all commented on how much she would have liked this idea. It was a lovely way to remember her and we will be able to collect the plaque to bring home in June.

We already have decided to place this in an area of the garden as a permanent memorial to her.  

Thank you St Giles Hospice.

Bye For Now

Von x

Spongebob Squarepants Cake

It is my sons 9th Birthday in May so I set about making him a SpongeBob Squarepants cake to celebrate the occasion.    I love seeing the children's reaction when they see their birthday cake and Joss's reaction to this one was lovely ... a huge smile and a nice big hug.   Aaaah what better reward for a mum.

 

There always seems to be a birthday in our family and what a better excuse to get together, celebrate and eat cake!!    The bonus is that even with eating cake last week I still managed to lose half a pound at Slimming World!! 

As part of the birthday boys celebrations we went on a visit to the Yorkshire Wildlife Park.   It was a fantastic day out and was so lovely to see the animals there in such huge enclosures and so well looked after.   Here are some pictures of one of the Tigers and one of the lovely Polar Bears ..

Would recommend a visit if you haven't been.   Definitely one of my favourite places we have visited.

Julie

xxx