Knitting Tiny Clanger

Is it possible to be nostalgic for a time you never knew? I think it must be, because I'm a child of the 1990s but I have a very real longing and affection for the 1960s and 70s. The music, the fashion, the culture- I just want to be there and eat it all up! It's not all the cool, stylish stuff though I'm into, though- I also have a soft-spot for early 1970s children's television.

Tomato and Garlic Mushrooms

As I mentioned in my last post, I've recently become a vegetarian and I've been scouring the web to find some delicious veggie recipes. As well as being a great place to spend hours browsing all sorts of beautiful craft ideas, I've found that Pinterest is also fab for finding and sharing recipes. I had a whole heap of vegetables in the fridge that needed using up, including some portobello mushrooms, so I did a quick Pinterest search and, inspired by some goodies I spotted on there, decided to make stuffed mushrooms for my tea. They turned out really well so I thought I'd share my recipe here! 

Ingredients

• Portobello Mushrooms
• Tomatoes
• Garlic (granules and fresh)
• Onion
• Basil
• Cheese

Risotto Stuffed Peppers

About six weeks ago I decided to become a vegetarian. I’ll save all the reasons that made my decision for another time, but they’re all the usual ones. I didn’t eat a great deal of meat before, and I’m actually quite annoyed with myself that I didn’t go veggie before now because it’s a lot easier than I had expected. Since changing my diet I haven’t missed meat at all, however there are a few recipes that I do miss making, so in order to combat this I’ve recently been back through my cookbooks to see what I can substitute from my old favourites, and to pick of some vegetarian recipes that I may have missed or ignored in the past.

This Girl Can

It’s a Wednesday evening in mid-June and I am running. I’ve been running for 20 minutes and there’s still another 10 to go, but I’m not giving up. My heart is racing but I keep my legs moving because I’m nearly there. It’s only at this point that I really start to think about what I’m doing.

I am running. Me. Running.

Anyone that knows me well would know that sport and I have never got on. PE lessons were always my most dreaded time of the week, I have next-to no interest in team sports and until recently I hadn’t consciously exercised since I left school. However, that has changed. I always admired the people with gym memberships (or those that actually used them, at least) and I think part of me always wanted to be one of the “sporty people” but I knew that I wasn’t one and that it would hard work to make myself become one. I was one of the girls that stayed inside and read books, not exercised!

An Introduction

I am Georgia and I like to write things.

I’ve toyed with blogging before and for whatever reason I’ve never managed to stick with it, which is strange because since I was very small I’ve always been committed. I started ballet lessons when I was three and didn’t give up until I was eighteen, even though I wasn’t very good. I joined Girl Guiding as a Rainbow when I was five and I’m still in the movement now, fifteen years later. At secondary school I wasn’t just in a few concerts with the choir, I performed in every concert and production that was put on in the seven years I was there. For some reason though, blogging has never really worked out for me, but this time I’m determined.

I think the problem before was that I tried to stick to a theme or schedule, and when I couldn’t keep to it I got frustrated and gave up. This time I’m doing away with fitting things into neat boxes and I’m going to use this as a place to gather all the thoughts and ideas that don’t go anywhere else.

I am lots of things- a student, a knitter, a cat lover, a book lover, a baker, a feminist, a yogi, a Guider, a daughter, a sister, a friend. I want to add writer to the list, maybe this is the way how.

I am Georgia and I like to write things, stick around for more.

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