The butterfly element of my nature was definitely in full flow this week, I flitted from one thing to another. Do you have days or weeks like that, where you cannot seem to do too much of one thing?
I had a craving for really chocolatey cookies this week and remembered I had pinned a recipe for sumac chocolate cookies.
Sumac is a wine-coloured ground spice and is one of the most useful but least known and most underappreciated. Made from dried berries, it has an appealing lemon-lime tartness, so is ideal in fish recipes. In Iran, they use it as a condiment, putting it onto the table with salt and pepper. Used in these cookies it enhances the chocolate flavour but cannot actually be tasted itself.
Whilst I did a little more of my spiral crochet, I also decided to use some of my yarn stash to make a ribbed rectangle, which depending on my mood when I finish it will either be a pumpkin or a hat! Watch this space 😂 Oh I am also making a cowl or scarf depending on whether I get bored. Like I said Butterfly nature!
My creative skills also turned to sewing this week and I have made a number of purses as Christmas gifts. I bought myself a press stud tool which is simple to use but is going to be very useful.
This coming week I will create a tutorial on how I made these and post on next week’s blog, if anyone would like to make some. They really do not use much material. I can make 3 out of a fat quarter.
As you know I have created some fun workshops for my dog training business and having attended the murder mystery evening last week I decided that for my Birthday in January I would like to have a party but with a fun element. Therefore I have created a Break In To Room. It is flipping the concept of an Escape Room, so rather than getting out, my guests will need to get into the dining room where all the party food will be.
As you know I picked all of the tomatoes off my plants and have had them on my kitchen window sill ripening. They have nearly all done so and as I will never get through them all before they start going past their best I have decided to dehydrate them and then pop them in a jar with olive oil and herbs. Just like sun dried tomatoes and then I can continue to enjoy them into the winter.
They are still in the dehydrator but will show you the finished product next week.
I am beginning to feel in the mood for decorating again so I think the hallway will be getting a makeover soon. This week I will hit Pinterest and get some inspiration. Until next week have fun.
Stepping Into Sixty and Out Of The Comfort Zone 