I have always enjoyed a bit of crafting, and now I am trying to do COVID19-inspired crafting to keep myself from total boredom and as…
I don’t know about you, but I find that humour and a bit of silliness help me to cope with the stress of life. And…
Like many people trying to survive during the COVID19 pandemic, I have been doing everything I can to keep myself safe and healthy. And, like…
Regular readers will know that my PhD Dreams have been an important part of my life for a few years now. And excitedly, my PhD Dreams will…
I love beer. But I bet you probably knew that by now. Especially if you follow me on Untappd. I also love cooking and making edibles from scratch. I…
Once again, my work day saw me walking to-and-from my office for all-important errands. And, once again, I seem to have stumbled into a charity…
I love tater tots. I love, love, love them. They are an amazingly delicious treat and I would eat them all the time if I could. Only…
Way back in October 2012, I started to work on an afghan that was intended to resemble a faded flag. Only my Mum came to visit a couple of…
When I was back home in America on my holidays, I was offered a couple of dresses that didn’t fit just right. But as the previous owners were…
There’s something very berry nice about a wee nip of flavoured vodka on a cold winter’s evening. Only if you’re a starving PhD student who is working hard to trim…
I spent yesterday in Glasgow visiting the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum. It’s one of those places I can return to over and over again. In fact, I’ve…
[Note: This was originally posted on my PhD blog, FrancesRyanPhD. Not all posts from there are shared here, so go on over and check it out…
One of the (many) amazingly delicious meals I enjoyed growing up was tamale pie. It was a basic, no fuss, no frills meal, but it…
I started off Valentine’s Day yesterday by opening up a lovely box that was filled to the brim with love. It wasn’t a box of…
Sock monkeys, sock monkeys, and more sock monkeys! When I made my first sock monkey last year, I didn’t really envision myself making another. But last…
After several weeks of mulling the idea of purchasing a sewing machine—but hesitating because my meagre budget wouldn’t allow for anything decent—I lucked out and…
About two years ago, I bought a lovely skirt for about £5 at a charity shop. It was ever-so-slightly too large, but it was pretty…
For most of my life, I’ve felt as if I’ve lived on the wrong side of fashionable. And, I’m sure, most of the people I…
I decided to get a bit crafty this Christmas, but wanted to attempt projects using only supplies I had on hand. So, I dug through…
With Christmas just around the corner, I decided I’d do a bit of experi-mint-ing with my truffle recipe to use up some broken candy canes I had.…