So it’s been quite a while since I wrote a post for this blog, hasn’t it? Time was I would blog daily, full of inspiration and the joys of fabrics, making, and life generally. (Well, usually!) But time has flown … Continue reading
ups and downs
Tag Archives: family
what we leave behind
This morning I noticed something. I was actually sat on the loo (sorry if this is too much information, but that’s where I was when I noticed it). Funny how the loo is a place of contemplation, an enforced pause … Continue reading
past and present
Well December, haven’t you been a busy old month so far! Work has been frantic: my fingers ache from hand sewing, my feet ache from standing behind my stall at fairs, and my face aches from smiling. When Christmas does … Continue reading
fragile, scarce and precious
Well, I stayed away from my blog for much longer than I intended. I have had my niece, and then my sister and nephew visiting from Australia, and we have been doing some travelling – to Dorset, Cornwall, Northumberland, Derbyshire, London and … Continue reading
bone of contention
My dad, it is fair to say, was a bit of a hoarder. He kept a lot of stuff that my mum, who often referred to other people’s things as “clutter”, or “dust-traps”, would happily have cleared out at the drop of … Continue reading
christmas box
I came across this box at the back of the cupboard in my bedroom yesterday. It was my mum’s, one of several that once lived in her dressing table drawer. I thought as I unearthed it – “oooh, that’s pretty!” It … Continue reading