Gotta love weekends!

Well yesterday I finally had the opportunity to make the sticky buns out of Annabelle Langbeins  'the Free Range Cook'.  Been wanting to make them for a while but needed an excuse to do so... otherwise the batch of buns would have ended right up in my tummy!  I think they turned out ok...

I'm much more the savoury kind of girl so these totally appealed.  Took them up to the men concreting at friends and they went down a treat.

Today I've made some rather overgrown courgettes (that reads 'marrow') into pickle.  Mum's famous recipe (well famous in our family anyway!)  and they've all come out pretty good.  Just have to work on getting the jars clean of any old stickers and labels and they're good to go.  All just about popped their lids.  I think there maybe one that doesn't want to seal - but that's all good as it can be used straight away!

And so now - about to tackle a sewing project for a friend.  She is dressing up in an outfit similar to her bridesmaid outfit from many moons ago.  Check out the main photo in the New Look 6383 pattern - and imagine it in maroon knit!  I've read the reviews and apparently it's a fairly easy pattern to make... fingers crossed!  :)