I've been promising the children we would make bath bombs, so yesterday we got round to making some, we use soap moulds to put the mixture in as I find them easy to use and the bath bombs pop out really easily. They are simple to make mix 2 parts bicarbonate of soda to 1 part citric acid, then add your choice of colour and scent, we made them unscented as some of the children have sensitive skin. Then add a few drops of water and mix, you don't want the mixture to be too wet, think just damp sand, so when you squash some together it just holds it shape. we bought the colours from
Bath-Bomb.Com
Press down firmly into your moulds and then pop them out onto a flat surface and leave to dry.
Putting out the washing this morning, I could hear what sounded like a lot of rustling, going to look expecting to fine a couple of birds, instead found lots of bees on our raspberries busy at work. I can't remember the last time I saw so many bees in our garden, it's a wonderful sight.
I am working through my selection of cookbooks, I love to try new recipes but realised I had collected up rather a lot of cookbooks and some of them I had never used. So I have been going through them and writing down a list of recipes that I like the sound of, so it's easy to look at the list of each book and see what we might try next. Found it was a good way of finding the books where there is only one or two recipes that I liked the sound of, so easy to try, if they didn't work then the book was passed on, or where there where lots of ingredients we don't normally use, don't mind buying the odd new one but not lots as they tend to go to waste, so now down to one shelf of cookbooks. Anyway this week we tried out Hugh Fearnley whittingstall's
Sticky Jamaican Ginger Cake taken from his
Everyday cookbook, it is very yummy!
Finished L's purple coat, fully lined with some lovely soft fleece, when she spins round the skirt flares out, she loves it. I know winter is a long way of but have a feeling I could be facing more surgery on my hip so wanted to make sure it was ready and hopefully enough growing room to get two years wear out of it, like the last one I made. Now time to think of some summer dress sewing.
Seeing all those bees is wonderful, as are your sewing skills! The purple coat is lovely, and I would have loved a coat like that when I was younger. (Actually, I would still like one just like that even though I'm far from young!)
ReplyDeleteThe bees are a welcome and wonderful sight, there used to be a time when my lavenders would be covered in bees but not so many these days. Thank you, I do love the purple coat, have had more than one of my friends ask if I could make it in adult sizes too but the pattern only goes up to age 7 so slightly too small!
ReplyDeleteYou're right - you don't see many bees around - glad theiy found your garden!
ReplyDeleteSo am I and hope the bees keep visiting, we've been planting lots of plants that should attract them.
DeleteI love those bath bombs - so pretty! Great idea re moulds. I think my daughter is planning to make some to sell at the Christmas fayre at school, but we should get practising before then :-) Looks nice and easy. Thanks for sharing. The coat is amazing - well done! Great to see all those bees. Your garden must be a good spot! The cake looks yummy too.
ReplyDeleteI've found the soap moulds easier to use, the bath bomb moulds seem to more rigid or at least the ones we have had were. They are really easy to make as long as you don't make the mixture too damp. The cake is really yummy, we've not had bees like this in our garden for years, so it's fantastic to see so many.
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