
If you like the idea of making a block for someone else and in return receiving a block made especially for you have a look at the BSA website and join in with us.
![]() This beautiful block arrived in the post the other day. It is my block for the January swap of Block Swap Adventure. This group is such fun to be a part of, I always receive lovely blocks and it is fascinating to see how other people interpret my request. So many different colours used to make this Cactus Block over the past year but they all work as a whole. Must start quilting them soon and get a bed quilt completed. If you like the idea of making a block for someone else and in return receiving a block made especially for you have a look at the BSA website and join in with us. Add Comment My partner this month asked for a Bonnie Hunter Crayon Box block. I had never come across this one before so I went straight to Bonnie's website to find out more about it. Of course I got distracted by all the lovely things on the site and it took me a while to work my way down to the block instructions. Once I found the instructions the block was simple to make. My partner had requested that the block colours should be red,white,and black. All my fabrics in these colours looked to Christmassy for a January block and so I was forced to go buy more fabric. Although I like the fabrics individually and it's a quick and easy block to put together this is not a block that appeals to me personally. I like scrappy blocks and I like string pieced blocks but this variation is not to my taste. I enjoyed making it for my partner but would not make it again for myself. This month's parcel came from Susan, who is a fellow Fitbit user, (more about Fitbit in another post). She sent me a lovely parcel, a great deal of which disappeared very quickly. I love peanuts, these were hardly out of the box before I was opening the packet and gobbling them down. Very Tasty. I don't know how Susan knew I have just bought the best pan ever for cooking risotto but it has become a passion this year and so when I saw this packet of Risotto con Peperoni I knew it had to be taste tested very quickly. It cooked up so easily and the kitchen smelled wonderful as it did so, the packet easily made four servings so on day 1 it was served hot with stuffed roasted peppers and on day 2 it was mixed with the vegetables that hadn't made it into the peppers, some tinned tuna, topped with a bit of grated cheese and heated through until the cheese melted. Delicious on both days. I will be looking for this when food shopping as it is so tasty. The teas were incredibly refreshing and made a lovely change from fruit tea or coffee. The carrot and pecan trail mix was put in my backpack when I went walking this week but didn't make it home. Very, very moreish. At least i was exercising so I didn't feel too guilty about eating it all in one session. I haven't tried the paella spices yet or the african pepper but neither has made it into the spice drawer. Both are sitting by the hob waiting for the first possible excuse to use them. I think the paella spices might be tried tonight as rice is on the menu and the pepper won't be long before it is tried. As usual this was a fun parcel to receive, I have never yet been disappointed with a parcel, and I have had the chance to try foods I have not previously known about. If you like the idea of getting a parcel full of foodie treats each month and would like to know more about it all have a look at This is Rock Salt for those of you in the UK and Europe or The Lean Green Bean for those of you in the USA and Canada. |