I used to make my own bread. It was fun, until it became a chore. Up to that point, I enjoyed the process. Preparing my work area. Seeing the ingredients turn from bitsy to smooth dough, and then bread. The joy of watching my family enjoy it. Yes, it fed […]
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Dear Daughter: About being Positive
Dear Daughter I’m back with another quilt block and letter. Your Dear Daughter quilt is growing. As is the clutch of letters. I really like this patchwork block. It’s called Rosebud. Somehow I’ve managed to flip the pattern over, which I’m fine with. Eye catching isn’t it? The red against […]
Read moreCreativity and being an engineer
Last year, I bought a Glowing House Set for my Middle daughter. I wanted something that coupled her curiosity in science and her artistic nature. It was both a craft and engineering project. Over the Christmas holiday, she sat down and made the houses. Putting the houses together, decorating them […]
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“Every home should have a marmalade day” – Mrs Brown
(cross-stitched jam labels for marmalade) I love how marmalade looks in a jar. Warm and colourful. Like a piece of amber. This weekend, we had our marmalade day. Middle and Youngest loved helping for the first time. Especially when it came to squeezing the oranges and cutting the rinds into […]
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