Happy New Year! To start 2016 I thought I would take a brief look back at my 2015 goals and let you know what I’m planning for 2016! To remind you, my goals are here, and my 6 month review from June is here.
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Giveaway: Cupcakes from the Primrose Bakery
A few weeks ago, a friend was having a clear out of all kinds of cooking and baking magazines, books and baking tins -many either used once or in some cases, not at all! I happily took them off her hands (two big boxes!) in exchange for a donation to a local charity, and enjoyed…
Mess in the Ness Giveaway Winner
You may remember last month that I held my first giveaway! Jodie from Every Nook and Cranny was the winner drawn at random. I thought I’d share what I collated together for Jodie’s package of goodies: While this isn’t technically a baking prize, I always think it’s handy to have a notepad around to jot…
ABM DSLR Basics Course – (1) Focus
I’ve finally got round to starting a course which will help me learn more about how to operate those manual settings on my DSLR Camera. I can’t believe it’s taken me this long to start, but hopefully with the longer days ahead of us I can have a good run at the course over the…
The first Mess in the Ness Giveaway
In line with my 2015 blogging goals, it’s time to announce details of my first giveaway! In the last year or so I’ve really committed myself to blogging and in particular, finding my niche as a foodie/baking blogger. I’ve also found that my readership has grown and I’ve made some lovely blogging connections along the…
My #SpringtimeSurpriseProject parcel
In January I signed up for #SpringtimeSurpriseProject – run by Lucy. The idea of the project is to spread a little springtime joyfulness by sending a small gift to the partner you were matched with (you are asked to fill in a short questionnaire so you can give the other person an idea of your…
The last (and belated) post of January Joy – Capture the Memories
As my January Joy recap hinted, I still had a project to complete, which I didn’t really get time to sit down and do until this week! I go through bursts of printing my photos, but normally they just sit on a memory card or cloud somewhere for ages until they get forgotten about. So…
The ‘One Lovely Blog’ Award
At the weekend I was kindly awarded the ‘One Lovely Blog Award by Linda Huber. All blogs awarded this badge are encouraged to write seven facts about themselves and invite up to 15 other bloggers to carry on the tradition. My seven facts are as follows: 1 – When I was five I fell over and…
#JanuaryJoy roundup
Well, that’s January been and gone. I know some people really struggle with January, especially after the excitement and bustle of Christmas, but I really don’t mind it. The nights are getting longer already, there’s opportunities to enjoy real warming comfort food and it’s a good chance to get organised for the year ahead. I’m…
Cooking the Books: Green Coriander Chicken Curry
I’ve managed to get through a few recipe books in my 2015 Cooking the Books challenge (though I have failed miserably in not buying any new recipe books – I bought three and was given two!) The book that I’m featuring today is one that was bought by Mr B just before Christmas. Madhur Jaffrey is…
