Ephemera 28nov23I just turned out the soap and cut it - still a bit soft, or maybe it's always like that? Either way, very interested in how the palm oil has gone from a vibrant orange to a mellow peach. It still smells delicious with the rose geranium essential oil.26nov23I made soap! I used: lard, olive oil, and palm oil (leftover from my yam pottage phase). I added rose geranium essential oil for smells, and also used rosewater for the liquid. It smells lovely. 🥰 I hope it turns out well. It takes a really long time to cure though...10nov23I just finished making this Dropje body warmer out of Harris Tweed for my hiking. It's actually a bonus project that I pieced out of leftover fabric from an Arare pullover I am also making from this lovely tweed. The pattern doesn't match and the waistband has seams where it shouldn't as I really had to stretch the remnants to be able to make this. Super glad I did.26oct23Finding myself in the chapter on Gwen John in this gorgeous book by Annabel Abbs.01oct23Looks like I can find a way to have holobiont walks. I found this gorgeous mushroom on an absolutely beautiful walk along part of the North Downs way today.30sep23I stopped using liquid soap, shower gel, shampoo, and conditioner several years ago to eliminate some single-use plastic from my life. Now I love to try different soaps. These ones from Zaytoun come with extra added ethics.29sep23I grew some mahoosive sunflowers in my garden this year. Shame I didn't photograph things when they were in bloom.23sep23I really do love hiking. Had no idea how lovely Kent is until recently.16sep25Walked the entire Canvey Island coastal path in the last of the September sunshine today.10sep23Gorgeous walk out from Dover and into the valleys for some September sunshine.28aug23My neighbour recommended this beautiful book to me. I'm excited to try some of the walks. Highly recommend this book if you're looking for countryside walks accessible from London by public transport.27aug23Some beautiful ponies on today's New Forest hike.22aug23Whilst this book has placed that disgusting continental habit of mixing wine and coke into an historical framework, it still does not excuse it.20aug23Another gorgeous walk along the South Downs to Seaford.19aug23I made some bulletproof coffee for the first time and it's pretty good. I think I will make this my normal morning coffee.18aug23The NHS needs to be renamed the National Disease Service. 😡15aug23Putting grommets in £60 per metre Harris Tweed is the definition of nerve-racking.13aug23My new favourite blessing.25jul23I've had this book for a while but not gotten around to reading it. However, I dreamt about it last night, so decided it was time to start.15jul23Made myself a new bookmark. 🥰 My first time cross stitching anything since I was a kid. 🤣 I got the pattern from this awesome book. Share this Page