I'm so excited about this wonderful pile of books I just borrowed from my local library. With the cold weather and long nights now here, I'm really looking forward to learning more about perfume making and the world of scent. At the moment I'm dipping into a book here and... Read more →

{spoon carving knife in leather sheath with coal burn spoon} For the last month or so I've been obsessed with my new hobby of spoon carving. It was so much fun to take a log and turn it into a spoon using an axe and a knife. Since then I've... Read more →

I was trying to make chocolate crackles and I made toffee instead. Chocolate crackles are a staple at kid's birthday parties here in Australia but I have never made them. I don't think I've eaten them since I was a kid but I got this sudden craving. You know what... Read more →