Cookie-Scone-Muffin-Love

The first Kitchen Victory of 2012. I’d show you pictures, but there is nothing left to see. One of my ambitions for the new year is to let loose a little. In the kitchen, and in life. So, experimentation and free-stylin’ bakery goodness are on the agenda. Today’s result? Imagine the union between an oatmeal … Continue reading →

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Vintage Jewellery Bookmarks

So, Homemade Christmas: It involved many adventures and even some failures. Seriously. Worst. Jam. Ever. But, at least you can take heart knowing if I can do it, these must be the simplest projects on the face of the earth. Coordinated I am not. Skilled I am not. But full of love I unabashedly am. … Continue reading →

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a fresh start

Hello, world. Yes, I have tons of how-tos from Homemade Christmas with which to regale you. And oodles of tales of the practically perfect holiday spent with family. And much joyous news to kick start this fresh, bright new year. But you know what? I’m finally over the jet lag and it’s too sunny to … Continue reading →

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Blissful Brownies, Life’s Necessary Luxury

Hypothetically, if One woke up one dreary grey Tuesday morning to find life populated with heavy-duty cramps a messy house unfinished Christmas projects a pile of chores a looming work deadline and six eggs that were about to go off One could quite understandably take this last issue as the most pressing item on the … Continue reading →

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Date Night (or, Free Movies on the Internet)

We’ve had a crazy few months. What with all the travel we’ve been doing and then spending our spare moments beavering away at Homemade Christmas. We’ve hardly had a minute to breathe. So, in an effort to reclaim our lives, last night was Date Night. No chores. No Christmas. No planning or futures or budgets. … Continue reading →

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Kitchen Catastrophes

Let me tell you a story. Not that long ago, I couldn’t cook. Not a jot. In college I once tried to bake a potato in the microwave. I didn’t even poke holes in it. I was truly culinarily challenged. There is still an infamous night, not as long ago as I’d want to admit, … Continue reading →

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Homemade Christmas

Can I just tell you how excited I am for Homemade Christmas? Sure, it’s because we’re poor. Sure, I’ve had at least two major meltdowns, blubbering about how my crafting skills are not up to the task and will not adequately convey my love. I’m over it. I’m excited. It’s been a month of brewed, … Continue reading →

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Homemade Christmas: Cookies

Today was the first morning of winter. I know this because it’s the first time this season I’ve felt the overwhelming need to lean out of bed, grab my clothes and shove them down under the duvet. It’s like warm socks from the drier, but a full-body experience. In a word, awesome. It also gave … Continue reading →

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Homemade Christmas Part I: Snowflakes

While Scotland is wild, blustery, wet and cold, there is almost never snow*. So, Homemade Christmas 2011 started with making our own. The recipe: paper, scissors and some simple geometry (don’t cringe).

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Shelley in Edinburgh

I live in a city built on books. It comes with many glorious perks. But how did I only find out today, exactly 7 years and 3 months after I arrived, that Percy Bysshe Shelly shacked up with an under-age minor [with whom he was eloping], a certain Harriet Westbrooke, in a flat on George … Continue reading →

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