(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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AlphabetPhoto: Z is for zebra longwing butterfly
This is a zebra longwing. We found this one in the North Somerset Butterfly House. Fluttering almost lazily around our heads. The photos from that visit still inspire me in my designs. The zebra longwing is the state butterfly of Florida. It not only warns its potential predator to leave […]
Read morePassing on Craft Skills
Some childhood memories stay very vivid. One of mine was going to a County Craft Show. I was about 9. The show offered workshops in various craft skills. I desperately wanted to do the lace making. It was full, so my parents suggested hand smocking instead. Turns out I was […]
Read moreShaun the Sheep in the City
Two years ago, we had so much fun following the Gromit trail around Bristol and beyond. The children discovered bits of Bristol they had never seen and I rediscovered how much I enjoy visiting the city. Always so much going on. When we heard that a Shaun the Sheep trail […]
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