F is for finishing flowers. These are hexi-puffs. Knitted up and now being sewn together to make a quilt. A Bee Keeper quilt. All 208 or so of them. This time of year, I love sitting outside with sewing projects, while the children play or chat to me, after school. […]
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Nightjar night walk
Have you ever taken your children out for a night walk? I’m not talking about times when you’ve trudged home in the dark on a winter’s day from an after school club or an evening event. For us, such walks usually entail carrying torches and dodging commuters driving home after […]
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E is for the exact art of embroidery and the exquisite taste of elderflower tea. A perfect combination. Not an earwig in sight. Inspired by Knitting Sandwich’s beautiful embroidery, I’ve dug up an unfinished project and added more stitches. Dates back to when I was a teenager. The choice […]
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The chances are that at some point in your life, you are likely to encounter someone who seems to cartwheel everywhere, instead of walking. Turns out that my middle daughter is one of these people. To her, an open patch of grass is yet another opportunity to see the world […]
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