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This evening I went to a jewellery party. The jewellery was made by the host, Deborah. All the money raised will go to a project in Nairobi,Kenya. To find out more about this charity go to /www.seedsowing.co.uk/ 

This morning Steve and I went over to Hitchin, a town near St Albans. I wanted to look around the market that is held there on a Tuesday. It's a very picturesque Hertfordshire market town with narrow little streets leading off the old market square. Lots of interesting little shops. We found a lovely bakery called Quotidian, 13/14 Sun Street. They bake in-house traditional French, Italian and flavoured breads. We bought a mustard and cheese loaf, chocolate and nut cookies and chocolate and pistachio biscotti we took them home for lunch. I can say they were all delicious.

I crocheted these roses from a pattern featured on The Dark Knit  It was very easy to follow even though I have never crocheted from a pattern before. I found out what the abbreviations in the pattern meant. I then found tutorials on how the stitches were formed. It all made sense eventually and it was easy.

We went with great expectation because we love their TV show, but the live show was very poor. At times you glimpsed their genius but for the most part they rested on their laurels and it was very disappointing. The show was tipped too far towards their music and the comedy felt like an add on. The transition from cult to mainstream is often the death of shows like this.

I made this cake for Ashley's birthday. It really is the easiest carrot cake recipe. I cut-out the recipe from the Family Circle magazine in 1983. It never fails to please and it's so moist. It will keep for two weeks without the frosting if wrapped in cling film and stored in a tin.

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