Rhubarb & Rose Compôte
Recipe for a fragrant rhubarb and rosewater compote, to keep in the fridge for livening up smoothies, pancakes or plain cakes. An utterly delightful flavour combo and a taste of The British Isles.
Manchester to Brest, Brittany: an off-season itinerary for the end of Winter
Travelling in the off-season of winter, itinerary for 7 nights in Finistere. Winter hikes, thalasso therapy, eating crepes, visiting medieval towns and castles, and admiring the early sunset in pretty port towns.
Swedish Kokosrulad (coconut roll cake)
Recipe for Swedish Kokosrulad, a coconut roll cake filled with a custard buttercream.
Sewing ultra wide leg flat-front trousers in black single wool crepe from Burda 6966
The simplicity, elegance and sophistication of sewing ultra-wide leg flat-front trousers in single wool crepe. Lessons learnt and pattern additions.
Leeds to Pembrokeshire: 4 nights in Winter with mountain biking and boutique hotel
Itinerary journal of my winter break in Pembrokeshire. Where we ate, what we saw and how we enjoyed biking around the countryside
Leeds to Krakow - 9 nights in Winter for language learning
Travelling in winter, my itinerary for 9 nights in Krakow learning Polish.
Leeds to Turin - 4 night city break in Winter
Travelling in winter, itinerary journal of our stay in Turin, Northern Italy
Leeds to Warsaw: an off-season, Winter city break itinerary
Travelling in winter, my imagined itinerary for 3 nights in Warsaw. Eating modern Polish baked goods, visiting the Royal Garden of Light and a city tour in a Communist-era Fiat126p.
Sewing a herringbone wool dress from Givenchy 1970’s Vogue Paris Original 1950 pattern
Working with a 1970’s Givenchy Vogue Paris Original pattern, sewing a dress in herringbone wool. Main lesson: get more knowledgeable about fabric weights and gsm…..it not enough to know the fibre…
Manchester to Tallinn, Estonia - 5 nights in Winter
Itinerary journal of a winter city break in the Baltics, departing from Manchester. Where we ate, what we saw and how we enjoyed the young-meets-old cosy capital of Estonia.
Leeds to Seville and Vejer de la Frontera - 7 nights in Winter with biking and city break
Travelling in winter, journal and itinerary of our 3 night Seville city break followed by 4 nights biking around Vejer de la Frontera in Cadiz province