Lets Start Again

Ok, so im pretty rubbish at this blogging thing!

Life got busy as we have started to settle here in California. We have been out and about a lot, plus lots of lovely everyday living.

About 2 months ago we moved… again. The first house we were in was lovely and big inside but unfortunately I could not get on with the location (or the noisy neighbours), so we downsized and got our perfect location in downtown San Carlos. It’s a cute little town full of restaurants and boutique stores. A real plus is that we can walk Myles to his day care, no more morning tears about having to get in the car, yay! We also have a yard to play in which is so great.

With downsizing, I really don’t have the need or space for furniture projects so after finishing my last already planned project I stopped looking for bargains. Instead I swapped sanding and painting for baking and knitting.

I love love baking, the whole process is relaxing, the smell always makes me smile and whilst pregnant I figure I can get away with an extra treat or two J

Bread is something I have really started to work on. One thing we really miss is English bread, its simple yet scrummy flavour. Here they seem to insist on adding honey, corn syrup, molasses etc, you name it, and it’s probably in the bread. Not everything turns out perfectly, the new house has a gas oven which is all new to me, so I seem to need to make at least two attempts at any recipe to figure out the best timing, but it all still tastes good and Pete seems to be happy eating anything!

The other great thing about baking is Myles loves to help me. Its so nice to make things together and he will try everything as we go, so a lovely way of getting him to try new things without bribery.

Knitting, well its not as fast as baking but I find it a great way to switch off in the evening. I really enjoy knitting but I am far from being very good. I still stick to very simple items. My plan is to eventually find a group that I can learn from but for the moment you tube will having to suffice.   

So, my plan is to share with you my projects, and you can nag me to speed up on the knitting (so a blanket doesn’t take 3 months)!