Today, I put aside my flip top mittens. Even though the last one is tantalizingly almost finished. I bundled some crafting materials into my basket and headed to school. To start a crafting project with TF’s class. A class of lovely, enthusiastic 4 and 5 year olds, and a teacher […]
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Yarn Along -Fliptop mittens
I loved Val‘s comment, yesterday,about these mittens being fliptop mittens. It is just so apt and the best description for them! I’ve finished two pairs of fliptop mittens now and I’ve started the third. Fortunately, the children sorted out, fairly amicably, who was getting which pair. TF was determined that […]
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Over the weekend, we had our first hard frost of the winter. It turned the garden completely white. Feels like winter now! Yeh! (Smile!) We had a brief flurry of snow a month ago, but since then it has most definitely been mud season. This means that I spend most […]
Read moreRecycling shiny wrapping paper
Conversation with my Mother at Christmas: She: Oh, I’ll keep some of that red shiny paper back. I can re-use it. Me: Are you sure? It’s quite torn. (looking down at remains of wrapping paper after my children seem to have shredded it whilst opening their presents.) She: No. It […]
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Maker of pretty things, living a country life in a 275 year old cottage, UK
