Taste of Britain Tuesday- Pancakes 30/8/11

For todays Taste of Britain Tuesday, I chose the humble pancake.

British pancakes are different from the Canadian type I am used to. The main change is the thickness of the pancake, as well as the topping. They do have a similarity to French crepes as well...The batter in a British pancake is quite runny, compared to the thick Canadian batter.

Traditionally pancakes are eaten with lemon and sugar.


Right, thats enough writing about pancakes, eating them is far better.

Stockholm Sweden- 29/8/11

The second last port of our cruise was Stockholm.

(Post continued from my first cruise post ages ago!)

We first stopped at the Vasa museum to hear the amazing story of this ship...


As Stockholm is comprised mainly of small islands, we took a hop on, hop off boat to the islands.


Of course, no trip to Stockholm is complete without a trip to H&M!


Stockholm was pretty awesome. It was beautiful and unique- a return trip is a must. I could have put many more photos up for this post, but kept it simple.

The sail away from Stockhom was also beautiful. We cruised by thousands of islands on the way to open water. Some so small they housed a tiny cottage, and others larger with roads and numerous houses. If it wasn't raining it would have been a better view, but still fantastic.

Cycle Sundays- 28/8/11

Back from a great trip to the cost, here is the cycle sunday snap for now. More to post later. Happy bank holiday!

Taste of Britain Tuesday- Pie 23/8/11

Today I've chosen a very British dish...that I don't eat! Pie.

Well let me correct that, I eat some types of British pie, just not the ones with red meat like steak & ale (my Mom's fave) or pork pie. Granted most of the common pies have red meat, but I have had a chicken & mushroom pie from time to time.

A pie sure can fill that void you may have, and is great on a cold winters day. Add some chips and baked beans, and you are set.

Any pie fans out there?

Looking back on this weeks blog posts, its all about sewing and biking. I realize I've not taken many pics around town for a while, and since I have some new followers (hello!) I should make sure to keep this blog well rounded and interesting for all.

Which reminds me I've still not blogged about the final two ports of our cruise, Stockholm and Copenhagen. I will be sure to do that asap.

On that note, August is almost over (can you believe it!) and I am off for the rest of the week, so a break from the blog for me. Enjoy your week!

22/8/11- Cosmo Complete!

The Cosmo bag is complete!

I blogged about this project earlier on this week, and completed it today. These aren't the best photos, but you get an idea of how the first project went.

The bag was labeled as 'easy' in the book, and once I got the hang of the instructions and the many many pieces, it was a great starter project. I also got some help from this blog Jem Jam, as she had some great photos of the many steps involved.

Overall shape & look of the bag:


The side view & exterior pocket:


The inside lining, which also has four side pockets:


The bag is very roomy and I love how it turned out. Onto project two!

21/8/11- Cycle Sundays

Stop and smell the roses...

19/8/11- Moo!

A while back on another fellow bloggers site- Crafted by Lindy, she mentioned these stickers she had recently received from a company called Moo.

I know that stickers and printing on stickers is not a new thing, but this seemed like such an easy way to personalize cards or letters, and a fun thing to do as well! It also brought me back to my days of collecting stickers. ah...

I decided to create a little photo sticker book with some of my snaps. It arrived, and look how cute it is!