Chez Spud

Thanks to The Domestic Sensualists via Julochka via Julochka’s grandmother for the gift of Banana Bread. And a special big thanks to Julochka’s daughter, Sabin, for her inspired addition of vast chunks of chocolate to the recipe. Such insight at the tender age of 9! Banana and chocolate go together like, er, banana and chocolate. [...]

Saturday…I helped my lovely friend Katherine relaunch her deli business at a local farmers market and it looked like this…

Sunday…Diggy’s 3rd birthday…I made a birthday cake, the first one I’ve ever made (and one of my 39 before 40 tasks)…it turned out better than I dared hope and tasted pretty good (faints in amazement)

And then [...]

I love tea. It’s a love affair that’s evolved over time and has involved occasional flirtations with coffee but me and tea are now going steady. I have standards and these are they: builder’s tea (strong as you like and ideally one tea bag to a cup, then pressed against the side for extra za-za-zooooom), [...]

God came to visit Chez Spud today. I was so unprepared, just dashing about trying to get us all suited and booted and out of the door for a baptism. I was wrapping a gift for baby Sofie when BAAAAAHHHMMMM in He came. Actually I invited him in, but by stealth.  I suddenly realised,  whilst [...]

Right…I’m putting the kettle on, let’s have a cup of tea and a good old natter. And let’s break open the cake while we’re at it shall we? Seems a pity to leave it there, uneaten, unloved…it’s calling to us…
This post is for the lurkers out there…hello to you! Won’t you say hello back? I’m [...]

Inspired by Christina’s blog today, 10 simple things that make you happy on June 10.
1. The first cup of tea of the day
2. Stripes
3. White things
4. Order

5. Heart shapes

6. The colour purple

7. The beach

8. Nostalgia

9. Sunshine

10. Sleep

I’m a can’t cook won’t cook kind of person. I can just about manage to feed my children otherwise all cooking is the responsibility of MrSpud. He went away a few weeks ago, the neighbours ending up feeding me one night out of sheer pity.
Alas there are times when my can’t cook won’t cook mentality [...]