Anknel and Burblets

dreams come out my ears and go round my head and i read them.

  • Rosie Flo’s colouring books

    Funnily enough, in my favourite little studio next door – the one I see out the window of my little room, were once produced the Rosie Flo colouring books (which are more than just colouring in books because you draw faces, arms and legs and backgrounds too). I found this out the other day when…

  • sfgirlbybay interview

    There’s a little moi-interview over at sfgirlbybay today and a house tour too. And tomorrow I have an exciting story to tell about Rosie Flo’s colouring books. Stay tuned.

  • The family annuals

    A job I finally did while we waited for Edith to arrive – a time when I had a couple of spare days on my hands – the two blurb books I’ve had sitting in the to-be-done pile – one for over a year now – our family annuals. We chose landscape softcover with premium…

  • 02

    Yellow melamine bowl £2 from Habitat after my interview at the Beeb this morning. And as soon as I get some money Astrid gets one of these.

  • 01

    I just stumbled upon yellow week at Erin’s. Funnily only yesterday I was thinking to myself there’s something about yellow here as we got the train to Richmond, leaving our daffodil filled house, avec child clad in yellow and yellow pram bag. Heck, I even wore my citrine necklace for the first time in over…

  • Hello 44

    We’re back kiddos. www.44timestwo.com

  • our house

    After everyone left yesterday I had about five minutes to race around taking a few photos before we had to put the house back to (toddler proof and messy) normal and collect Astrid from childcare (so quickly I entirely forgot to shoot the living area and any part containing nice furniture). Look out for the…

  • Astrid says

    …how many cakes have you baked since the last one? A: quite a few. Astrid likes cake. Especially the new ones mummy has been baking. From her new cookbook – Off the Shelf. The recipe for raspberry and peach tart that mummy has totally changed, using almond meal and spelt flour and different berries each…

  • Joomla menu items

    Today I forgot how to make menu items show up in Joomla. I typed in can’t make menus work in Joomla, menus not showing up in Joomla, menus not working in Joomla. The secret was to create : sections categories articles menus menu items then create modules as well. The secret lies in creating modules…

  • Snow

    Wow, this is even more snow than when it snowed and snowed back in 2002. I read somewhere this is the most snow since 1991. Kevin said childcare would be cancelled today to which I replied, ‘no way, why would it be cancelled. Let’s pack extra socks, gumboots, scarf, mittens…’ um, and would you believe…

  • The good cake

    Soon I shall bake another berry tart just like this one – a new to me recipe from my Christmas book, Off the Shelf by Donna Hay. I’ve substituted the one and a half cups of self raising flour for equal parts almond meal and spelt flour. Not forgetting to also add the baking powder.…

  • The Edith report

    Edith – 1 week old  I know from most of the photos it looks as though Edith is always asleep in her moses basket. Well, that’s all been a big ruse. Much of the time she’s been firmly attached to one or the other boob. If not that then crying. I always remembered Astrid being…