Kitchen Gadgets

I'm a sucker for kitchen gadgets. I recently acquired a few more, to help with all the chopping, slicing and dicing that I am doing as we move towards a more whole food, plant-based diet. Dicing gadget - which does so much more As I have mentioned before, I follow Chef AJ on…

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Totnes Show 2019

Today was the annual Totnes and District Show. This is the first time we have been for many years - somehow we never seemed to manage it. It was a very much smaller affair than the Devon County Show but it was still a great little show, and I was delighted to find…

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Downstairs Loo Decorating Now Completed

Mark, the decorator, came back this afternoon to finish the job. It didn't take long to do two coats of paint with a break between, because it was a hot day and the paint dried quickly. The walls below the dado are now a rich dark green which really complements the jungle wallpaper.…

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A Doodly Birthday Card and some Teabag Art

My second post today. This afternoon, I made a birthday card, using one of my watercolour doodled birds. I began by measuring and drawing some lines as cutting guides so that I could separate the birds. Then I could use them in projects. The birds after I had cut them out. This is…

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Decorating the Downstairs Loo – the Wallpapering

The fun began today when Mark, the decorator, began to paper our downstairs loo. This once dingy and boring room is now anything but! The room is very small, and despite the cramped conditions, Mark worked fast. He had soon completed papering the ceiling with the gorgeous dark blue wallpaper covered with silver…

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Decorating the Downstairs Loo – the Work Begins

I approached a painter and decorator in April after the new loo was installed, but he was unable to begin until now because he was so busy, and needed to take advantage of the good weather to complete outdoor work. This is how the loo has looked for the past three months. He…

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WOYWW 527 Healthy and Delicious Food!

A foodie WOYWW post this week! My desk has been my kitchen. Cooking Here are some of the things I've cooked this week. I have been following Chef AJ on Youtube, the inventor of the Ultimate Weight Loss Program, who is a vegan chef who espouses the "SOS" diet - no salt, oil…

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