It's all go in the Pengelly Belly household!

Hello there, sorry it's been a while... how's everyone doing?

I'm still the same, still in plaster past my elbow. I feel that my cast is an extension of my arm now. It's amazing at how you can adapt, though there are still some things I can't do. As mother says, "at least you mouth and your legs work!!".... gee, thanks!

Anyhow, after my discovery of the blue and white sugar sifter in my local town, I had a little look on Ebay and won these original 1960s Devon Cream flour and sugar sifters for under £10.00! I love them and can't wait to use them.
 

love em!



check out the orange pattern!

Then mother goes into her cupboard and pulls out a vintage mixing bowl for me which used to belong to a lovely old lady who lived across the road from us who sadly passed away a few years ago. We adopted her as another granny to the family. So I now also own this...

i can't wait to get mixing with this bowl...!

I also managed to be a bit crafty this weekend, albeit a little help with cutting out and sticking, and made these felt brooches. The bigger ones are based on Dahlias and have vintage buttons in the centre.

hot pink with an amazing vintage button

zingy green, love it

little roses

And then today I was allowed to experiment with a new craft which I found at http://www.decoupatch.co.uk/. One hand, one paint brush, one pot of glue = lots of mess and a very sticky hand...but the results were worth it even though it did take me all afternoon!

gonna look so sweet in my (new) kitchen!

worth getting covered in glue!

 Did you see the "new" kitchen remark above? What's that all about then?!? Well, Mr P and I are relocating to Oxfordshire for the company he works with so that we can be together and he doesn't have to travel miles... so we are renting our house and moving to a lovely new house! It all happened very quickly, but we are on the move next month, so watch this space as I will be in new foodie / craft territory and closer to London for trips to Borough Market (squeal!).

Sorry for the long post, it's all happening here! Until next time!

Love Nic xoxoxo

enjoying the sunny weather...

it's glorious down here in cornwall today. after mother had finished washing / dressing me, i put the walking boots on (ok, dad had to do up my laces!) and i went out for a little bimble around the block via madron which is the next village on from us by a mile. madron is higher than our village so you can always guarantee a great view on a clear day.

dad let me borrow his little camera and strapped it to my hand. i popped into our local reservoir as well as it was so still and beautiful. the sunlight on the greenery looked lovely.

here are some photos of my little adventure...

the reflection at the reservoir



and again, the water was so still...



everything looking nice and green

the post box set in a cornish hedge at trengwainton gardens which is owned by the national trust

the view from madron looking towards newlyn and paul



the view to the left over mounts bay with st.Micheal's mount and the lizard peninsula in the background

 so there we go!

Cheerio,

Nic xoxo

i'm a lucky girl...!!

i must admit, staying with the parents during the week whilst still recovering from surgery isn't a bad thing - you get fed and watered, washed and powdered! please excuse the small caps as i'm still typing with one hand!

today mum took me into town, my first proper trip out in two weeks! i also treated myself to a lovely hairwash and trim at the hairdressers... nothing like nice hair to cheer you up!

anyhow... since we were ladies of leisure... lets face it, i can't run around at high speed at the moment... we bimbled into in a lovely shop in Chapel Street called Steckfensters which holds vintage treasures of all sorts and i came across this...

it's a lord nelson ware ceramic sugar sifter from the 1970's, brought for £6 by my mum for me. i really liked it. it's practical and different and i can't wait to use it! got to give it a clean first!



it's got a lovely pattern on the top as well

we also visited kitts corner which is a lovely little shop in chapel street that specialises in vintage clothing and jewellery and i came away with 3m of vintage 1970s liberty fabric for my stash! squealed with excitement when i came across it and only paid £9!!!!!!!

when i came home from town, i had another surprise! my dad, who is a very talented wood turner, had made me this...

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a new rolling pin, extra long, made from ash from a tree that came down in Newlyn Coombe in the mid 1980's.



excuse my knees! i had to take a photo of the end of the rolling pin with one hand!

he's scribed "newlyn ash" on one end, and a dedication on the other. Thanks dad, you're awesome! (he's also whipping up an amazing chicken tagine for tea tonight... I'll try to get the recipe out of him!

here's some of his work:

made from wood recovered from falmouth pier which burnt down a couple of years ago

a display of dads work at a local craft fair

wrist wise - all going well, new cast and new dressings and still stuck at a right angle, however i did buy a new sketch pad today to do some drawings over the next 6 weeks....

hope everyone is well, best wishes,

nic xoxo



getting by... just about!

just thought i'd give you all an update. it's been a week since i had my surgery to stick my wrist back together and i'm on the mend... slowly. ligaments take time to heal. still staying with my folks who are doing a wonderful job of looking after me - i think they have been taken back to my childhood what with mother having to help wash me and dad cutting up my food!

i'm taking the opportunity to read blogs, and discover new ones; plan new projects and look for new recipes, fabric etc.... thank god for the internet, though typing with one hand is painfully slow and annoying... and i can only type in lowercase! i'm hoping spell check might correct all this for me!

off to hospital tomorrow to have my arm redressed and a new cast. fingers crossed!

take care xoxo

No cooking for the time being!

Hello there,

Just a little message to let you all know that the Pengelly Belly is plastered at the moment... literally from my fingers to my armpit. Just had wrist surgery so no making, baking, crafting for a while... and it's soooo hard typing with one hand!

I'll be back, don't worry!

See you soon xoxoxo