Comments on: Who is your inspiration?

By: tracey nichols

tracey nichols — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 15:25:35 +0000

Thankyou for this recipe, it seems so easy! I’m going to give it a try over the weekend…

By: redpossum

redpossum — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 12:50:58 +0000

Wow, i love your blog! it’s so cool! you’ve an inspiration! (I’m not trying to suck up, i promise!)

My mum used to make ball gowns and wedding dresses before she got arthritus in her fingers from all that detail work, and i think i used to watch her and steal bits of fabric from her scraps (well, actually i KNOW i used to steal those bits, and i think she probably did too, but she turned a blind eye).

Also, my dad was pretty strict about TV, it lived in a cupboard and only came out on Friday and Saturday night, which made me a weirdo amongst my friends, but at least it forced me to develop my creative skills! i hope to do the same with my own daughter.

I have stolen your “50 creative things to do this year” thing on the side bar! You have inspired me!!

By: PennyDog

PennyDog — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 11:37:18 +0000

I’ve nominated you for an award here: http://pennydog.wordpress.com/2009/02/25/lemonade-award/

By: Anne

Anne — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 08:29:25 +0000

My granny taught me the basics of sewing and embroidery, and although my Mum did knit and sew, it was practical stuff. I probably learned most of my ‘technical’ knowledge at school – at primary school the girls knitted in the winter and sewed in the summer – I think I did socks on 4 needles when I was about 9!! My Mum was a terrific baker (although she never used a recipe) but sadly that skill has passed me by. Both my granny and my grandpa used to make jam when they stayed with us every summer …. your post has taken on a trip to my childhood memories!

By: Kirsty

Kirsty — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 22:20:12 +0000

I never really picked up the crafty gene so I think it skips a generation. My grandma was, by all accounts, a “lady who lunches”. She was a model who came from a wealthy family so didn’t lift a finger to do much. My mum, on the other hand, was really quite crafty. She taught me how to bake (the one crafty thing I do, and I do it bloody well). However she also used to knit, do amazing tapestries, cook, and make the best raspberry jam I have ever tasted. The summers of my childhood were often spend fruit picking so that my mum could make lots of jam.

By: Fiona

Fiona — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 19:58:40 +0000

I just realised that I actually posted this via LJ and you probably wouldn’t get it, so here it is:

you know, I have exactly the same memories with my gran. My mum was always at work when I was wee and we lived with my grandparents, so naturally my gran taught me to cook, bake, sew and knit, whereas my mum can’t/doesn’t do any of them. It’s really strange how that happens though. I just wish I had more time to dedicate to those passtimes *sigh*.

By: Hannah

Hannah — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:16:36 +0000

Thanks for the recipe, I love lemon curd, I might have to get the hubby to make some(I’m an awful cook).

My Grandma was great at making things too I think maybe I get my need to be creating from her, I was never taught anything by her though, I started to crochet when I found a hook in her sewing basket that was left to me after she died. I get inspiration from other crafters on the internet too.

By: Eileen

Eileen — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:12:55 +0000

I’m definitely trying your lemon curd recipe, and I won’t let my disastrous jam making episode put me off.

My inspiration is definitely my mum, I remember baking cakes with her as a wee tot and having loads of fun.

By: Georgie

Georgie — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 11:12:14 +0000

I love lemon curd. I wish we had a lemon tree so I could make enough to actually preserve. I got a bag of lemons off a friend, baked a bunch of things with it and then made some lemon curd – which I ate in the space of a few days, glutton that I am.

By: chickadee cards

chickadee cards — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 10:01:15 +0000

Sorry, I meant nice story about your Grandma!