Dear Daughter I’ve made another patchwork square for your Dear Daughter quilt. This one is called Farmer’s Daughter. I fussy cut the bees for some pieces, but left others so they look like they are scurring under the centre pieces. It would have worked more effective if the red fabric […]
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Yule Log
One of my most favourite family traditions in our year, is the yule log. No chocolate icing or plastic robin involved. Just family, the fire place and our yule log. Every winter solstice, we select one log from our log store, bring foliage in from the garden and use it […]
Read moreDreaming
Can I just say how much I am looking forward to the end of term? We’ve hit that ready-to-stop state. I’m yearning to dance to the beat of my own drum. I want to come down in the morning in pajamas and stoke the fire. Turn on the Christmas lights. […]
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Autumn Equinox has passed and the season is changing. The rhythm of our lives subtly changes too. Falling into line. By stealth, stealing our evenings and refocusing our activities. I still sit out on our swinging bench each evening, after shutting the hens away, but not so long. Even the […]
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