Slow start this morning, due to a well timed inset day. No school for us, followed by a week’s holiday. I thought I’d sneak around downstairs and have a quiet cup of tea, before the rest descended. No sooner did I put the kettle on, than a voice from upstairs […]
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A little leather coin purse
Here’s a confession. My purse is held together with a hairband. I keep meaning to do something about it. The purse is pretty perfect for my needs, with just the right number of pockets and zips. It holds my cards, notes, receipts and pennies. All that I need. Only problem […]
Read moreMojo – my word of the week
Maybe it’s the slightly lighter evenings or the frosty mornings, but February is feeling good. I’m ignoring the fact that we’re still in mud season and my kitchen floor is matching the great outdoors. I’m focusing on the frosty, blue sky, sunny mornings when I can enthusiastically describe the weather […]
Read moreRed cardigan is finished – Yarn Along
I’ve finished my red cardigan. Final stitch completed last night. Needs to be blocked to stop the hem curling and sort out the shaping, but it is done. If you can hear the hint of weariness in those words, then you are spot on. This cardigan has started to zap […]
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