After what seems like months of no eggs, one of our old girls have laid. Yeh! Not bad considering that there’s not a spring chicken among them. Five hens aged between 3 and 6 years old. Maybe they are feeling the days drawing out again.
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Skirt to tunic in next to no time.
Back in the summer, my mother passed on a skirt to me for “crafting”. It was long and swishy, but just didn’t hang right. It sat on the shelf, whilst I considered its future. The print is fun, so I knew the fabric could be used for something, but what? […]
Read moreSometimes handmade socks are like buses….
….because you wait two years and then two pairs turn up! I finished off two pairs of socks within 12 hours, this week. Both pairs for my very patient husband. Very patient. The striped pair was started almost two years ago. Variegated yarn is fun to knit with, but the […]
Read moreGrowing and Sewing
In between all the making and baking, this holiday, there has been playing and music making. Oh, I love our time together. Hearing the girls performing duets together just makes me hold my breath for a moment. They are growing. As I wander around the house, I hear and see […]
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Maker of pretty things, living a country life in a 275 year old cottage, UK
