New YouTube added to Brockstone Grasmere self catering cottage

Our guest, Graham Whyte, has posted these great videos of Brockstone self catering cottage on YouTube.
Why not take a look- leave a message too if you like!

Getting ready for Christmas

It seems early but on Squidoo people are saying we should make our Christmas lenses now, so here goes with two new lenses.
Herbal Christmas gifts

and
Scented Christmas gifts.

I've written about herbs a lot, so these lenses link to my interests- I've chosen things I like myself- lets hope others like them too!

Updating Lake District lenses, Grasmere Lakes Artists Exhibition.

The Lakes Artists Summer Exhibition takes place in Grasmere all summer.
Find more about this on 10 Things to do in Grasmere and 10 more things to do in Grasmere

From 31 July to 8 September, in Grasmere Village Hall.

Traditional Lake District Food

I was delighted to have a message on the lens from a local company delivering traditional lake district food locally from on line orders.
They are soon to go nationwide, so all in the UK will be able to get traditional lake district food delivered to their door.
How fantatstic!
In honour of this , I've updated my Traditional lake district food lens.

H P Sauce

H P sauce- an unlikely topic for a lens, but take a look, and scroll down to the Marty Feldman YouTube link if you feel like a laugh
H P Sauce - the Star of sauces

Not to be missed!

Sorrel herb, how to grow and use sorrel

I've just updated my lens on how to grow and use the sorrel herb.
There are lots of tips on how to grow and use sorrel.
I've added some new recipe links, and some articles about sorrel. Please leave a message if you visit.

The Ugly one now feels like Cinderella

My lens about celeriac,What the heck can I do with celeriac?, has received and Angel Blessing from skiesgreen!
Celeriac is known as "the ugly one", but now the ugly one has has angel dust sprinkled over it and now feels like Cinderella going to the ball.
Thank you Squid Angel.

Reviewing early Squidoo lenses

I've been working so hard trying to make new lesnes to reach the 50 needed for Giant Squid ( did I mention I made Giant!?) that my older lenses have been rather neglected.

I'm trying to go around then "fettling" them up ( as we say round here). In particular, the sidebar widget didn't exist when I wrote the early lenses, so I'm going aroung adding widgets everywhere.

Lenses I've refreshed today include White Moss House ( about my home, and business, White Moss House bed and breakfast, Grasmere, owned by William Wordsworth. )

I've also topped up a great recipe lens Grasmere Apple and blackberry crumble.. I

Whitemoss is now a Giant Squid!

I made it- Thursday 8 July, 2010- I got the email from Bonnie telling me I had made Giant Squid!
Brilliant!
Here is my lensography if you want to see all my lenses!Who or what is whitemoss?

Please take a look.

Do you play cards? Do your children play card games?

Here's a lens I wrote some time ago for Rocketmoms Session #3 Playing cards- a toy for life.
The gist of this lens is that if you play cards with your children, you'll have lots of fun together, they'll learn a lot, and they'll have a great skill to take through life.

I learnt to play snap and whist as a child. Most weeks these days I play bridge ( for fun- not too seriously). I still get so much fun from cards.
Cards, a Toy for life reminds you of the fun of playing cards.
Please take a look.

Barbados Vacation on budget

I love Barbados, but want to have a great time there without spending a fortune.
Here I share my money saving tips- Barbados money saving tips.

I'd love you to take a look at this and leave me a message.

Jamie Oliver Italian Food Hero seems popular

I wrote this lens Jamie Oliver, Italian Food Hero for a get cracking with Robbie and Bonnie Challenge,
I don't know how popular Jamie Oliver is in the USA, but he's proably the most populat chef here in the UK, and righly so in my opinion.

I love Jamie Oliver's programmes, recipes, and his campaigns to get us all eating better, but most of all I love his Italian food ideas, and was really impressed last year visiting his restaurant in Bath.

Anyway, see what you think -my Jamie Oliver lens is getting quite a lot of visits.

Karen Brown's Guides- find that special place to stay.

We run White Moss House , Grasmere ( once owned by Wordsworth) as a 4 star guest house. We are a special place to stay, but how do you find such places?
Well, try looking in Karen Brown's Guides. Personally checked out by Karen Brown and her team, based in California, the hotels and guest houses recommended in Karen Browns Guides are all small, personally run with care and love, and miles away from the big corporate, conference venue.
White Moss House is proud to be a Karen Brown recommendation.

Lens 51- Parlsey, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme

The song Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and thyme, means a lot to me, and I actually grow all these herbs in my herb garden- it's my 51st lens!

Recipe lenses on Squidoo

I've started to make a couple of lenses, at Bonnie's suggestion, of Rocketmoms lens lists.

Here are two I've recently made-
Rocketmoms Cookie Collection, and Rocketmoms bread recipes..

If you have any lenses I could add to either of these collections, please let me know.