I’m sure it’s not just me who finds it difficult to go out and garden at the moment. As I write, the sky is grey and there is a hail storm. It’s been like that, on and off, most of the morning. Not motivating. Not one bit. Earlier this week […]
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Happy St David’s Day and how to make a welsh doll
How to make a welsh doll. Nerys explained for the 16th time that Norbert should not eat the leek, but she knew the dragon was only thinking about how well it would go in his cawl* this St David’s Day. She could see it in his eyes. *cawl: a welsh […]
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Yesterday, the sun was streaming through my sewing room’s windows and for the first time this year, I felt the call to do a bit of dressmaking. My sewing room is the old wash house. We did it up a few years back, but it’s not the cosiest room, so […]
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So you’re looking for St David’s Day Activities
St David’s Day is just round the corner. 1st March. Each year, I like to line up a new activity to help us celebrate our welsh heritage, along with the old family favourites. Tradition dictates daffodils and leeks, welsh cake and lamb stew, and not forgetting dragons, traditional attire and […]
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Maker of pretty things, living a country life in a 275 year old cottage, UK
