Bread making workshop

My family love to eat bread very much, with the intention of baking my own bread for them, i went to a breadmaking workshop this morning, learning the art of bread making.

We are introduced to bread making, what are the basic ingredients and how to make a sweet dough.

Using the sweet dough recipe, we make Cinnamon Raisin bread, Curry Potato Tuna Donut, Coconut Flat Bread, Chicken floss Bun, Red Bean Bun and Hotdog Roll.


Coconut Flat Bread

Clockwise - chicken floss bun, curry potato tuna dount, hotdog roll, cinnamon raisin bread and red bean bun.

The Cinnanmon Raisin bread is the product of using a bread machine.

My favourite is red bean bun with sprinkle white sesame seeds. Jayne loves the hotdog roll and her daddy prefer the curry potato tuna dount and the hotdog roll.

I am very happy that Jayne and her daddy enjoyed eating my first batch of handmade bread.

My first package from Japan

My package from Japan arrived yesterday around 6 in the evening, moment after we came back from Jayne's school field trip to Chinatown. I did not expect the Postman will come at this hour, in fact it was the first time i had my package at this "odd" hour. Anyway i am very happy to see him, thank you, Mr Postman.

These are in the box -

4 balls of nicely wind up Sawayaka Cotton #15 ( a bery sweet light Pink).

2 balls of Cotton Neat

2 balls of Hamanaka Kawaii Akachan Pure Cotton

These are the Pierrot brand cotton yarn that I want to knit in such a hot and humid weather, thanks to my dear friend in Japan, for sending it over to me. There is a very cute green key chain too.

Arigato gozaimashita, Izumi.

Country Roads

What a wonderful song and beautiful scenery. Thanks Dustina.

Big Big Vesper

My Vesper is doing fine (actually) but somehow or rather, inside me, i m not happy with the size it is now even though it is a loose fitting top.

In order to make the Vesper not so baggy-looking, i need to overlap the pleats more, i have to rip off many rows of stockinette stitch.

It is the first time i use a life-line on my knit piece, i m glad that this life-line method comes handy.

Jayne enjoyed winding up the yarn for me, and at the same time, i taught her the use of the life-line and how it works.

Mr Frogging isnt not as bad as everyone thinks !!

Jayne's crochet granny square

Jayne was crocheting granny squares at the same time as I was crocheting mine.

I've help her to learn crochet, it was a pleasure to teach her, passing on my love of crochet to her. I'm sure she will in return pass her passion to her children too.

While looking at some of mine Crochet Today! magazines, I can tell from the look of her eyes and her sweet comments that she loves the adorable blanket for baby, beautiful granny square throw, classic afghan for the home.

I know what I will be doing next for her.

You may see her works in her Little Jayne's flower crafty corner .

Crochet granny squares exchange 2009

Make something using an unlimited amount of granny squares (and include 2 stash for your SECRET partner) was theme of the NNC Crochet Granny square Exchange 2009.


I've received my granny squares from my exchange friend, Usha from Malaysia. She crocheted 2 table mat, a pin cushion and gave me a roll of ribbon and a crocheted flower.

My exchange items were a set of table mat and 4 coasters. I put them all in a drawstring bag with a wooden crochet needle.


Hope she will like it.

Good morning Sunday aka Happy Father's Day

A sunny (as usual) hot, humid Sunay, the Daddy is teaching the Princess how to clean the bikes.

She is in charge of cleaning and polishing while the Daddy is in for the fixing here and there.

The Princess is dripping some oil to the chain to enable it for a smooth ride.

With a few repair tools and cleaning aids, our bikes are as shiny as gold.

We will be heading for the park later this evening to ride our shiny bikes.