all the fun of the fair

Well, I never did get around to writing the second instalment of my post about my trip to Sweden, did I?!Ā It seems like a long time ago now, but suffice to say that I’m hoping to go back sometime, because … Continue reading

in short supply

modflowers: in short supply

There are many things that take me away from sewing. Despite the fact that I love it, I often find it immensely easy not to do it. Like most people, I have a backlog of “stuff that needs doing” – … Continue reading

tiny steps

So life with a dog continues… I never appreciated, as a child, the work my mum put into turning our dogs into the well behaved, well trained, well adjusted creatures they all were. But I tell you what, I do … Continue reading

patchwork hearts

modflowers: patchwork hearts

I like making things. I particularly like making one-off things. After all, mostĀ people don’t, as Ryan O’NealĀ demonstrates in What’s Up Doc, tend to like repeating themselves, do they? But sometimes I needĀ to make not one of something, and not even … Continue reading

like a house (not) on fire

If you read yesterday’s post, you’ll know that I’d beenĀ having a bit of a struggle with my latest doll project. Although today’s intentions were good, and I fully intended to get on with it again, Ā I ended up spending too … Continue reading

giveaway!

I am sorry to say I buy a lot less books than I used to. But then, I did used to work in a bookshop and get staff discount, which meant that not buying books just wasn’t an option. Nowadays … Continue reading