One of the very first things I do every morning is to feed the garden birds. Before I feed the dogs… or my husband. No really. Birds in the garden bring me so much pleasure. I could sit and watch them for hours. We have seen four little families of pied wagtail chicks this year. Mums brought them to the bird…
A few days in lovely Cornwall was just what we all needed. Gorgeous beaches, long walks, and great food. We’ve been going to the Lizard peninsula for years and it’s where we recharge our batteries – dogs included! I knitted, I crocheted and I read. Bliss. We walked, we surfed, we swam, we walked some more. We came home ever so…
Yikes – I finally had the courage to upload a podcast. People have been encouraging me to do one for quite some time but it was a huge step. ‘Tis done Show notes to accompany my chattering – Wildflower book – The Concise British Flora in Colour – W. Keble Martin – this is a gorgeous book and there are…
Summer is slipping slowly by and autumn beckons. I’ll miss the summer barbeques and afternoons spent at the beach or in the garden but there is something so alluring about the autumn months and as I do as every season approaches, I think about what there is to look forward to…. turned up collars twinkle lights crunchy leaves underfoot foggy…
Embroidery increasingly occupies my days. There is something so therapeutic about putting little stitches onto fabric. When that fabric is a beautiful soft vintage linen, it’s even better. When that vintage linen is already beautifully embroidered, it’s a dream. Wondering whose hands embroidered this linen all those years ago occupies my thoughts as I add new stitches to the fabric.…
After all sorts of problems with my website including a virus, I’m finally able to post here again. The last couple of weeks have been super busy- all my energies have gone into studying and it’s such bliss to be able to devote some time to a little bit of sewing, knitting and gardening. The garden has started to reawaken, with…
Linking up with Sarah of the wonderful Say! Little Hen – sharing what is happening in my little corner of the world… We’ve not had any snow here 🙁 despite me willing the skies to send down a few flurries. It’s cold though and wrapping up warm and going for long walks keeps me happy. I marvel at the way nature copes with…
Happy new year! I love new year. A time for fresh perspectives and new opportunities. One problem. I’m a faffer. I wake up with a myriad of wonderful ideas that slip down drainholes, merge into fogged breath and skip behind the sofa. I need to grab hold of them. Lists help. I’m a list person. Everything goes on a list but I…
I’ve been unable to post here for ages due to technical issues with the website – happily now all sorted. The build up to Christmas was wonderful and going so well, but then someone pushed the fast forward button and suddenly it was a blur and it was Christmas Eve and there was much rushing around and panic. Hold on…
