Building a new life in this quirky, historic and diverse corner of East Sussex. Battleaxe raves, rants - and recommends. Hastings Battleaxe has a rant. Cornwall - and back home to the Mini-Beast. And this one from 2016 has some lovely photos. Hastings Library - what a beautiful place! .

Tuesday, July 7, 2015. Beans, a Bathroom, and a Beetle for Good Measure. What do you get when you mix garbanzo beans, a bathroom renovation, and a red beetle? A post about my summer. Here it is, already July. The summer is flying by. Summer is the time we do a lot of grilling and I begin to crave salads. Yesterday, I finished up a bowl of tabouli. Answer - garbanzo, tomato, basil.

we are off to Yorkshire for a week. hope life is treating you well. Sunday, 9 August 2015.

Monday, 10 August 2015. Mostly struggling with a baby with eczema, which really has impacted on every aspect of family life? Links to this post. Sunday, 24 May 2015. What I have been up to a little gardening.

My husband likes to be outside and would much prefer outdoor chores to indoor ones. I pretty much do the majority of the indoor chores unless something needs to be fixed so it is a pretty even trade-off. This means he usually mows the lawn while I am doing something equally as exciting like laundry. We share the fun around here, lol. Have you ever taken a blogging break or considered one? .

Enjoying Life One Sip and Stitch at a Time . Tuesday, January 10, 2017. Winter days are finding me nestled inside, hard at work with my hands, hooks, needles and sumptuous fibers. These fingerless mitts are identical in pattern to the Alpaca. Now, one would think that, especially during the Winter, for those of us who live in areas that get bitterly cold. An actual full coverage mitten would be preferred. Let me just say right here and now, if any of you want those from me, I do.