Make It Monday 29th July 2024

Lemons - perfect for juicing!

​Good morning!

It has been very cold here, and very wet. I know it's winter, and it should be cold and wet, but I must be getting old because this year I've really felt both!

We kept the house warm with the fire going. Someone asked how much we pay for firewood - we don't! During the summer we collect firewood, bring it home and let it season for a year so it's nice and dry and ready to burn. It's not a chore to us; we turn it into a day out with a picnic lunch, and who doesn't enjoy a picnic?

I made pizza bases, using the bread maker for the dough. 

All our meals were cooked from scratch, using what we had on hand. No one was hungry and no one turned their nose up at any meal. 

I juiced lemons and froze the juice. The peel wasn't nice enough to zest, but it was perfectly good to drop into a jar of vinegar for lemon cleaning vinegar. 

Veggie peelings went into the freezer to make stock. 

I picked more rhubarb and stewed it, then froze it. During summer I'll mix it into plain yoghurt for breakfast. 

Not much happening in the garden, thanks to the rain and the cold. Keeping on top of the weeds is keeping me busy for a few minutes each day.

My lavender (don't you love how it's "my" lavender) is looking gorgeous. I picked a few more stems  to strike. They are really easy to do, and who wouldn't love a pot of lavender as a gift? I know I would.

No sewing done, not even mending last week. 

Last week I had sorting and tidying the craft room on my to-do list and for the most part it has been sorted and tidied up. I still have the fine detail sorting to do this week and then everything will be organised and in it's place, easy to find and use. That's the plan anyway!

A lot of time was spent in the craft room, making samples, and writing up tutorials, and cutting and packing card kits for my Card Buffet yesterday. It was a really nice afternoon, beautiful women creating beautiful cards, letting their inspiration take over and making my designs their own. It was a lovely way to spend a cold and wet Sunday afternoon.

​What did you make, bake, grow and sew last week?