acorns

October 24, 2009May 5, 2026 Julie (little Cotton Rabbits)38 Comments

Earlier in the week the postman brought me a wonderful package from Lilfishstudios containing a little present to myself to celebrate autumn.

It was so beautifully packaged in a vintage sewing pattern bound with twine, with a felted autumn leaf and owlish card as lovely little details.

Inside were pretty muslin bags topped with felt leaves and inside those a collection of gorgeous felted autumny acorns!

I’ve had my eye on these for a while and they are greatly admired by all here as you can see – I just hope the hodgers don’t gobble them up!

baking time

October 20, 2009May 5, 2026 Julie (little Cotton Rabbits)52 Comments

Here in the UK it’s national baking week (19th – 25th October). So I thought I’d share a link to my current favourite cake recipe – Dorset Apple Cake.

It’s the perfect autumn cake made with fresh-from-the-tree apples (I’m very lucky that our neighbours share their apple harvest with us).

I like to add 1 heaped tablespoon of mixed spice (cinnamon, coriander seed, caraway, nutmeg, ginger and cloves) to the recipe which gives it a wonderful smell.

What’s your favourite thing to bake?

autumn · general stuff

autumn

October 16, 2009May 5, 2026 Julie (little Cotton Rabbits)38 Comments

I know I’ve gone on about it before but autumn really is my favourite time of year. I love the colours on the trees, the picking of blackberries, apples and chestnuts, the cold mornings and the bright crisp days.

I also love the first daytime lighting of the fire after the summer, then curling up with my knitting and just enjoying being peaceful.

Hope you have a peaceful, relaxing weekend where you are.

PS: I took the pictures to remind myself how nice the room looks when it’s tidy – it doesn’t often look like this I can tell you!