A pocket of my life

A recipe that we have been using for many years now is our pizza sauce, this certain sauce has distinct similarities to one that is used by a major pizza take away and tastes amazing. The recipe below makes 3-4 portions of sauce depending on how much you use and how much you simmer the sauce down too.  Ingredients 450g Passata 235ml Water 1/4 tsp Basil 1/4 tsp Oregano 1/4 tsp Marjoram 1/4 Sage 1/4 Garlic Powder 1/4 tsp Black Pepper 1/4 tsp Cayenne Pepper 1 tbsp Oil Method Add the passata and water into a saucepan on a low heat. Add all the hebs and spices in and mix well Add the oil, mix and bring to the boil Once boiling, lower the heat, then cover and leave to simmer, mixing every 5 minutes Reduce the sauce down for around 20 - 30 minuites This is now ready to use Any left over, freeze in pizza size portions and enjoy when needed. We really enjoy this sauce and will contiue to use this for many years to come.  Victoria x

Reading more in 2025 has not happened as much as I had hoped but I am loving this book so far. The magpie society two for joy is the second book of a two part story and I have flown through this one! The story is based in a boarding school on the south East coast of the UK where things aren't fully what they seem, Ivy and Audrey (room mates) are trying to find out how a friend had died, what the magpie society are and what is happening to the school behind the scenes.The chapters are written in the perspective of the two main characters, meaning you get two sides of the story from each friends thoughts and feelings. There are so many twists and turns which I have not seen coming and that have had me hooked from page one. I can honestly say that I am enjoying this story more than I did the first one, I feel more involved with the characters knowing there story.  with only 100 pages to go I can't wait to see where this story goes and ends too. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️ Victoria

We are half way through the summer holidays and we have been adventuring out the house into nature, during a camp at the beginning of the holidays Lils learnt about natural tie dye and has been teaching us all about it. We recently went on a walk together to find some blackberries for our choice of colour. When we got home we washed the blackberries, then boiled them in some water with salt, this helps the colour seep into the fabic better.  To prepare your fabric, you must dampen and wring out before tieing it. to create the patterns you can twist, twirl or fold in different ways before tiring in places to hold it together, we used pipe cleaners ourselves to keep it together. Once done, you put your pieces into the dye and soak for around 20-30 mins. We then left overnight in a plastic bag to help the fabric hold the dye in.  The next day is time to see how it worked, we started by taking off the ties and rinsing in cold water before putting the item on a quick wa...

This post contains an affiliate link Since moving from a flat to a house we have been slowly introducing Jack to the outside world, this is not something that we have taken lightly and are trying to keep him safe whilst learning how to be confident and happy outside. We have been trying out this new harness from  Stimulicat  and are impress so far. The harness itself comes in many different colours and sizes suiting all cats, we went for orange with it being a contast to his fur colour. the sizing is easy to work out, Jack in around 5kg which means that we use a size small harness. The harness itself has a velcro farstening, a safety lock and the lead links through two loops on each side of the fastenings, this to me feels safe and secure yet comfy for Jack. The harness fits nicely around him and doesn't feel like it restricts him at all, and he moves freely with it on around the garden. All in all I am very happy with the harness and will contiue to use this for m...