Every year, we have a toadlet invasion. Usually around the Solstice and after a downpour. The children can’t resist rounding a few up and taking a closer look. We keep the outside doors shut, as they are a curious bunch. They’ll hop in and look around. I’ve looked down, while […]
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Dear Daughter: About the Shrug
Dear Daughter Today I want to give you a gift. Not only another quilt block and letter for your Dear Daughter Quilt, but a gift too. First I had better prepare the scene. You are a caring girl. You care about how people feel. With your increasing confidence at your […]
Read moreKitchen Garden Update : HDYGG
(Children’s troughs) This year, I’ve had to cut my Kitchen Garden back to just the small garden. This is the one area of the garden that is fenced off. The dogs are barred from entering, as they tend to use it for digging practise. They are attempting to win the […]
Read moreHere I am. Making footsteps around the world.
(puzzling out a dressmaking pattern) Here I am…. Way back when I first started blogging, I used to join in with Garden Mama’s Wandering Wednesday. Everyone would take a photo of where their feet were – standing, sitting, relaxing in a hammock. (After the rain) I have to admit I […]
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Maker of pretty things, living a country life in a 275 year old cottage, UK
