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Meet Ernie

June 2, 2009

Ernie is our Border Terrier who was one in September. He has changed our lives in many ways, ‘mostly’ for the better. He gets around 2 hours of walks a day which is good for him but also good for us as it gets us out into our beautiful local surroundings and we get to see things […]

The First Al Fresco

June 1, 2009

Our first barbecue of the year. Long may it continue.

Claire’s Marmalade Tea Loaf

May 29, 2009

This is my version of a ‘Derbyshire Tea Loaf’ as featured in the Fabulous Places Blog. Make a pot of tea for you and your cake. Drink a cup yourself and pour another cup of hot black tea over: 5oz sultanas (I don’t like candied peel or raisins but use mixed dried fruit if you […]

Walnut and Lime

May 29, 2009

Tired of the tangle of necklaces and earings lying around the house, Ed designed and built this beautiful jewellery box with American Black Walnut and a base of Lime.

Spring Seedlings

May 29, 2009

These are the Pak Choi Seedlings back in April 09. Now they are big enough for us to use them in salads. We may let some graduate to be proper plants soon. In contrast these are the last of our winter vegetables that I have just harvested. Savoy Cabbage, Curly Kale, Broccoli and Purple Sprouting […]

Welcome to the Things We Make Blog

May 29, 2009

Ed and Claire like to make stuff. Furniture, food, flowers and any number of other things. Take a look and see what we have been up to. We are new to blogging so it may take us a while to add some interesting stuff.