Some like it hot

Made with love

My brother and his wife pickled these olives. So damn delicious. Thank you.
We have to ration ourselves or it would all have been eaten in one sitting.

A gift for a gift

Trish made all those lovely bowls for me but wouldn't accept any monies in return. Instead I made her a dress. Hope she likes it.
I downloaded a Frida-inspired image off the internet and made a gift bag.

Making my own wrapping paper

Making up bath salts

We have made up bath salts as stocking fillers. Smells divine and is really easy to make.
You'll need some jars or bottles, Epsom Salts, coarse sea salt, dried herbs and essential oils.
In a large bowl mix 2 parts Epsom salts to 1 part coarse sea salt, add the dried herbs, we used lavender from our garden, and a few drops of your preferred essential oil. We used lavender, duh!
Mix thoroughly and scoop into the bottle. Add a label and and wrap up for Christmas.

The lavender we made up for the ladies and for the men we mixed mustard (Google how good a mustard bath is), rosemary and thyme.

Unbearable love

My purchase from Inkwell. Illustrated by Nikki.

Family meal

My family came to visit Sunday. Wonderful day.
Menu: homemade bread with spicy tomato soup, beer roasted leg of pork with roasted baby potatoes, red cabbage, carrots and peas, chocolate pudding with custard or cream, and ginger cake with coffee (or tea).