Clothkits are back!!! Kay Mawer from Chichester is breathing life into the legendary British brand that started small in Lewes in the 1970s and grew and grew and grew and grew, and then went into hibernation.
I think there was a great divide in the town of my childhood between those who ‘did’ clothkits and those [...]
Archive for September, 2008
Make Time – Clothkits Revival
Posted in Shop news!, Something caught my eye today, tagged cloth kits, Clothkits, dressmaking, Kay Mawer, kits, lucy wallis, make time, sewing, sweetie bracelet, sweetie necklace on September 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Tarts of one sort and another………….
Posted in Recipes, tagged blueberries, easy, food, hope and greenwood, quick, quick and easy, raspberries, Recipes, shortbread, strawberries, summer fruits, tart on September 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
There is no reason why Miss Hope (of Hope and Greenwood fame) should be the only tart on this blog!!!
I don’t have her sauce, but am able to offer you lovely readers a quick and easy Summer Fruits Tart for you to wow your guests with, next time a generous pudding is required. This one [...]
Quick and easy after work curry
Posted in Recipes, tagged curry, family, food, quick and easy, Recipes, red onions, spinach, swiss chard, tomatoes on September 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
A genuinely original recipe that I made up myself yesterday that was truly delicious (if I say so myself) and which it is my pleasure to share with you. I hope that for one day at least if will answer for you the perennial question, “what shall we have for dinner tonight?”
The inspiration came as [...]
Busy, Busy, Busy…………………..
Posted in Shop news!, tagged Add new tag, jewellery, lucy wallis, ribbon wrapped bangles, rose earrings, www.lucywallis.co.uk on September 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
New! New! New!
I have been busy, busy, busy making lots of new delights for the shop…………………………………….. SOOOOOOOOO exciting!!
Do visit www.lucywallis.co.uk and let me know what you think.
Have a wonderful day………………………………………..Love Lucy x
Lemon curd
Posted in Recipes, tagged Add new tag, family, food, lemon, lemon curd, Recipes on September 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My revolting son came home from his new senior school yesterday saying, “Mum, Mum, I’ve got a recipe for artificial sick – do you want to know it?”. Needless (I hope) to say my answer was, “Absolutely not, thank you”, and to his credit he refrained from telling me anyway as I’m sure he was [...]
Su Blackwell’s book cut sculptures
Posted in Something caught my eye today, tagged art, book cut sculpture, su blackwell, www.beautifulthings.co.uk on September 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Wow! Interestingly there is no talk of an Indian summer this year – more like early monsoons, and the heaviest of them right on cue at 8.45am and 3pm!!!!!!!!!! All those back on the school run nod knowingly as we pack our virtually un-worn vest tops away for another year.
On a more cheerful note (which [...]
Beautiful places and beautiful things
Posted in General ramblings, Shop news!, tagged Add new tag, holidays, jewellery, lambley farm, lambleyfarmcottages, lucy, lucy wallis, lucywallis, northumbria, www.beautifulthings.co.uk, www.lucywallis.co.uk on September 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Long time – no write, where have I been?
I have been taking some time off and enjoying the wilds of the far north of England with my gorgeous family and some faithful friends; walking on Hadrian’s wall (didn’t read the ‘don’t walk on the 2000 year old wall’ sign until we got back to the [...]
