On Christmas day, I had planned to change all the candles to white candles and spray the ivy silver, but having discussed the Christmas menu's and table with my mother this evening I will be using gold spray instead.
Thursday 9 December 2010
How many days to Christmas?
On Christmas day, I had planned to change all the candles to white candles and spray the ivy silver, but having discussed the Christmas menu's and table with my mother this evening I will be using gold spray instead.
Saturday 4 December 2010
Steam Glorious Steam
My bid to become a domestic goddess.
I hate cleaning so anything to help me do that or speed up the process is a bonus, I have recently ok not so recently started watching teleshopping channels. I actually find it relaxing. And steam seems to be the new focus, "clean with steam and save hundreds of pounds as you won't need to buy any more expensive cleaning products."
I was bitten and bought one last week, it's amazing in the kitchen I have already tackled the cooker hood, the hob and the knobs, the oven, in one seating of less than an hour. All the areas above are now finger squeak clean until I cook again.
Sorry if that sounded like an Ad but I really am that impressed.
I took it to the bathroom as we have floor the ceiling white tiles. I was pleasantly disgusted to say the less with what came off. I know at the start I said I hate cleaning and that I true but don't misunderstand me. I regularly clean all the bathroom tiles by hand. I can happily say that my new steam cleaner is fantastic. Well almost, I can't bring myself to use it in the toilet when I know I also use it in the kitchen.
I hate cleaning so anything to help me do that or speed up the process is a bonus, I have recently ok not so recently started watching teleshopping channels. I actually find it relaxing. And steam seems to be the new focus, "clean with steam and save hundreds of pounds as you won't need to buy any more expensive cleaning products."
I was bitten and bought one last week, it's amazing in the kitchen I have already tackled the cooker hood, the hob and the knobs, the oven, in one seating of less than an hour. All the areas above are now finger squeak clean until I cook again.
Sorry if that sounded like an Ad but I really am that impressed.
I took it to the bathroom as we have floor the ceiling white tiles. I was pleasantly disgusted to say the less with what came off. I know at the start I said I hate cleaning and that I true but don't misunderstand me. I regularly clean all the bathroom tiles by hand. I can happily say that my new steam cleaner is fantastic. Well almost, I can't bring myself to use it in the toilet when I know I also use it in the kitchen.
Thursday 2 December 2010
A recipe for the smell of Christmas
I don't know Christmas is like for the rest of the population but in my home Christmas has always had a smell. Of fresh pine, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and citrus which is hard to create without the fresh pine tree in the house and the baking of my mothers black rum fruit cake.
This year we are doing without both, the pets behaviour last year means that there is to be no tree. Lack of time means no cake! So...
I tried, like the alchemists of old created a simple recipe.
Fill one small saucepan with water and put on the stove top.
Place two small nutmeg pods and 1tsp. of cloves in a mortar and pestle and bash.
Sprinkle the contents of the pestle into the saucepan.
Add a 1/4 of a stick of cinnamon to the saucepan.
Take two limes or lemons or oranges, slice one up and put into the saucepan, with the other cut in half and squeeze the juice into the saucepan.
Bring the entire measure to the boil.
At this point you have two options, allow to boil continuously adding more water as necessary.
or turn off the fire and relight periodically.
The mixture needs to be changed when it turns chocolate brown or after about 2 to 3 days.
And all cheaper an a Glade candle.
This year we are doing without both, the pets behaviour last year means that there is to be no tree. Lack of time means no cake! So...
I tried, like the alchemists of old created a simple recipe.
Fill one small saucepan with water and put on the stove top.
Place two small nutmeg pods and 1tsp. of cloves in a mortar and pestle and bash.
Sprinkle the contents of the pestle into the saucepan.
Add a 1/4 of a stick of cinnamon to the saucepan.
Take two limes or lemons or oranges, slice one up and put into the saucepan, with the other cut in half and squeeze the juice into the saucepan.
Bring the entire measure to the boil.
At this point you have two options, allow to boil continuously adding more water as necessary.
or turn off the fire and relight periodically.
The mixture needs to be changed when it turns chocolate brown or after about 2 to 3 days.
And all cheaper an a Glade candle.
Monday 22 November 2010
Curtain Candy
There are many wondrous things in the world for a child and generally the most wonderful was the sweet shop. I never thought there was a sweet shop for adults until this weekend. The curtain shop – now this may seem to be some kind of theme with me but I haven’t owned curtains for some time.
I think I was a little afraid, ever since the blackout blinds in my bedroom. What a huge mistake!
Let’s go back to the curtain candy, all these years I have been buying from retailers who generalise styles for the “beige people”. The “beige people” are today’s version of people, who, in the past who painted there walls magnolia for fear of making a mistake, but are now filling their homes with mass produced stuff for the same reason. I use the word stuff after some consideration and without hesitation to describe the things we buy, that we like, but don’t make any emotional connection to.
Back to the curtain candy again, hundreds of types of fabric and patterns, tens of styles of curtain construction. I spent the first few minutes with my mouth agape as I browsed, but surprisingly it did not take me too long to find the look I wanted.
Now at this point I felt the fear and ran away, it seemed too easy and I like to procrastinate. I went back a few hours later to ask more questions and was satisfied, and so ordered my new curtains - not exactly! That was Saturday and today, Monday I ordered them and placed my 50% deposit. In 10 days to 2 weeks I will have my curtains.
I think I was a little afraid, ever since the blackout blinds in my bedroom. What a huge mistake!
Let’s go back to the curtain candy, all these years I have been buying from retailers who generalise styles for the “beige people”. The “beige people” are today’s version of people, who, in the past who painted there walls magnolia for fear of making a mistake, but are now filling their homes with mass produced stuff for the same reason. I use the word stuff after some consideration and without hesitation to describe the things we buy, that we like, but don’t make any emotional connection to.
Back to the curtain candy again, hundreds of types of fabric and patterns, tens of styles of curtain construction. I spent the first few minutes with my mouth agape as I browsed, but surprisingly it did not take me too long to find the look I wanted.
Now at this point I felt the fear and ran away, it seemed too easy and I like to procrastinate. I went back a few hours later to ask more questions and was satisfied, and so ordered my new curtains - not exactly! That was Saturday and today, Monday I ordered them and placed my 50% deposit. In 10 days to 2 weeks I will have my curtains.
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