A few days ago on this post, I asked visitors to the hannah-chan blog what I should do with a mini-amigurumi that I had designed and made. Some of you very kindly offered some suggestions! This made me think about the design and so I made some small changes before putting together a bear, a rabbit and a frog.

They are all brooches with proper pins attached to the back, although perhaps I will make some similar fridge magnets in the future, too. The new design means that, instead of looking down a little bit, they now sit flatter against your clothes or bag. I think they are very nice!

Three little brooches

I come from Japan, where we do not do very much home baking at all. Perhaps because of this, now that I live in England I am especially interested in baking. For example, I often make bread, but also sometimes cakes, pies, quiches and biscuits. I enjoy it very much.

Today I decided to make some maple syrup and pecan nut muffins. It was nice to eat them fresh with some coffee! The recipe came from Leith’s Baking Bible, which I think is a very good and interesting book. If anyone would like to know how to make these muffins, please make a comment and I will be happy to post the recipe here.

Fresh muffins

Well it is a tradition on a blog to include photos of your cat, so here he is for you to see! His name is Inari-kun and he is nearly five years old. “Inari” is a simple type of sushi which my husband likes very much. It is made from rice and fried tofu, so it is kind of ginger and white coloured. Unfortunately Inari-kun is quite a naughty cat!

Behind him in the photo, you can just see a little bit of his “sister”, Kurumi-chan. She is a black cat and it is quite difficult to take good pictures of her. “Kurumi” means walnut in English. She is much older than Inari-kun but is more adventurous.

My cat Inari-kun (with Kurumi-chan in the background)