Slow Living 2012 - November

It's been another very quiet month here at The Hookery. Not so busy on the slow living front, but little bits here and there. And every little helps, right?

Nourish

I put my baking apron back on this month and there has been a near constant stream of ginger cake.  I came across a recipe for pear and ginger pudding in Country Living Magazine and have been a tad hooked on it. I missed one of the ingredients out the first time I made it (the milk) and ended up with pear and ginger brownie. I wasn't disappointed!

There's also a recipe for pear and cheese tarts, which I also made and recommend. The leftover pastry made sausage rolls which I'll also be making again. It's been a month of good eating!

Prepare

Another month without stocking up on anything. Unless presents count? I did my Christmas shopping a while ago and appear to have presents for me leftover...

Create

More work on the ripple, more baubles, some cross stitch and quite a few catnip mice...

Discover

More of a rediscovery actually, but lately I've been working on something from a book of French style cross stitch. I bought it a while ago after drooling over it in a bookshop and doing that page-stroking thing for long enough that the store assistants started looking at me funny. I finally sat down to make something from it (more about that later, it's a present for a friend, so you're not allowed to see it before she does) and it was a  delight. Also, don't tell anyone, but it was really quite enjoyable to do something other than crochet for a bit. A change is as good as a rest, eh?

Enjoy

This month was the month for what has become an annual pre-Christmas get together with some friends. We usually pick a town or city and descend for a couple of days, but this time we had it here in my wee cottage. It was very cosy, with lots of card games, a frosty morning walk, plenty of tea and cake and good company. It was lovely to have the cottage full of laughter, chatter and friends and to be honest, it feels a bit empty now...

So there you go. Not the busiest slow living month, but a very enjoyable one nonetheless. Don't forget, you can catch up with lots of other slow living posts over at the slow living blog.