I love the start of a new year. Each month I love to write a round up of what I’ve been making and my analogue hobbies. This helps me to see what I’ve made, and holds me accountable for projects half started or bought. This year I’m calling my series The Monthly Thread. August’s post is all about rhubarb cake and cosy colouring.
The Monthly Thread: rhubarb cake & cosy colouring
August might just be the busiest month of the year for doing everything and nothing. With time away in Ireland it felt like we were out and about a lot this month.
Reading
I read the wonderful The Midnight Guests by Alex Hay. I always enjoy his books but this was the best story so far. I’m sure I always say that, but I enjoyed the strong female characters and the glamorous 1920s setting of a central London hotel. The events take place over 24 hours which meant this was a fast paced novel with plenty of twists and turns.
Making
At the start of the month we went out picking blackberries. We only made it out once but picked a lot of fruit which we washed and put in the freezer. I baked my favourite rhubarb, lemon and ginger cake.
My teen and I love our cosy colouring books. They are one of the new crafts I’ve tried this year and now I have a couple of different ones, as well as a lovely selection of colouring pens.
I used the paper book I made from the latest the teabreak project as a place to hold all the little bits and pieces we picked up on our epic 10 day trip to Ireland this summer.
I tried another new craft this month, floral themed paint kids from DIY Artclub. The pictures were quite small so I was painting really small areas. Both the teens finished one, but mine is still a work in progress …
Visiting
We spent 10 days in Ireland, visiting Dublin and Cork. My favourite place we visited was 8 Henrietta Street in Dublin. A Georgian townhouse has been partially restored to tell the story of its inhabitants. It was a really wonderful way to explore the history of the city, and kept us all enthralled as we listened to our tour guide. The last rooms were set up as a tenement and the occupier had been a dressmaker. I loved her room with her sewing machine in front of the window and the half finished dresses hanging up.
