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Banana Bread - because it makes the world go round

I have been meaning to post this recipe here for a while as I am often asked about it. While I have only ever baked it with gluten-containing flours, I am sure GF whizzes can use their choice of flours and add more 'milk' and an egg to help bind ingredients. It is such an adaptable recipe that it might be worth an experiment or two.

May Days

I walk through my little village almost daily, generally at the other end of the dog lead from Bruce. We head for quiet lanes and field margins. Our pace is dictated by his mood or mine. Occasionally he will forego smelling every blade of grass and stone wall voluntarily; other times require persuasion by one means or another.

In the Durham Dales

We’ve been on a lovely jaunt - a midway-between-birthdays treat.
New experiences all round. First stop on Saturday morning was to deliver Bruce to kennels. He packed a toy duck and his meals for a two-night stay.

Rooted in the Isles

I spent most of my teenage years and early twenties living on the island of Lewis in the Hebrides. Mum and I made good use of the tweed outlet shop in Stornoway for sturdy yarns to knit with and remnants to make clothes and furnishings from. I remember she sewed me a hacking jacket which I loved, but neither of us were exactly skilled tailors nor of skinny model proportions, and Lewis was quite definitely not a fashion hotspot.

Welcome

In this space I aim to share behind-the-scenes happenings, the hiccups and hurrahs in my creative life, the occasional recipe, musings on the joys of small-scale walking and wandering, an interview or two, and other words as they spring up from my overactive imagination.

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Back from a mini trip to Oban, Mull and Iona where the air was fresh, and the skies clear (most days). 
Walked along shorelines and past fields full of wildflowers, watched sunsets across calm waters, took four ferries, tested cake assiduously, and acquired a little yarn.

Most importantly I made great connections for future @rowantreetravel tours🤗
🌈Good morning!
A woolly rainbow start to this rainy day
A new selection of dyed vintage wool blanket pieces is in the shop…
Making time for creativity…
It may look like my life is full of it - stitching samples, designing kits, printing, creating tours et al.
But time for me stuff is always limited, and too easily squandered.
This morning I watched Jane of Snapdragon Life as she ran an hour long session entitled About Time. She spoke such good sense!
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Good morning! 
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Sunshine, birdsong, peace
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More precious than ever
A very fine extended Sunday brunch and knit/stitch session with pals, followed by a less fun weed-attacking session chez Tart. 
These irises ask for nothing and delight me every year 🤗
🌻🌸🪻🌿
I’ve missed my stitching! 
Working on a little sample for a new mini kit, listening to birdsong (and unprovoked barking🐾) on a sunny Friday afternoon. 
Simple pleasures 🪡🧵
I succumbed to some lovely wool threads naturally dyed by @woollenflower when I saw her last week.
Together with salvaged flowery tissue paper from a wee @asapoth purchase they make a pretty picture with another treat to self.  @porridgebrain Josie George’s new book was waiting for me when I got home 🤗
The inspiring studio of Jane Harlington, @bluepigstudio 
One of my favourite memories of the Outer Hebrides tour🤗

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